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| Nov 10, 2015 | Ben Franklin Approved $2.1M for 16 Early Stage Companies | |
| Aug 18, 2015 | ApprenNet held its first user conference | The latest Philly startup to hold a user conference is ApprenNet, the edtech startup that recently merged with San Francisco startup Handsfree Learning. Held last week at Drexel’s law school, ApprenNet’s “Gather and Learn” event focused on ... |
| Jul 23, 2015 | ApprenNet merges with SF edtech startup, but Philly office is here to stay | Edtech startup ApprenNet is merging with a San Francisco company called Handsfree Learning. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company will keep the ApprenNet name and its Philly office, but it’s getting a new CEO: Paul Freedman,... |
| Jul 22, 2015 | ApprenNet Finds New CEO in Merger With Paul Freedman’s Newest Edtech Venture | Never count Paul Freedman out. After his last venture to create an online higher-ed program closed shop after facing regulatory hurdles, the serial entrepreneur, who previously built and sold a student recruiting company to Hobsons, found a... |
| May 19, 2015 | UPenn GSE Pitch Fest Hands out $140K in Prizes | Ten startups, including five that are still more powerpoint than product, shared $140,000 in prize money at the sixth annual Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition, held last week in Philadelphia. New York City-based Kinvolved ... |
| May 15, 2015 | Rachel Jacobs’ family is creating a scholarship fund for female social entrepreneurs | Rachel Jacobs spent nearly a decade working in edtech and had recently become the CEO of Philly edtech startup ApprenNet before dying in the Tuesday night’s Amtrak derailment. In her memory, Jacobs’ family hopes to create a scholarship fund... |
| Apr 6, 2015 | ApprenNet just hired a new CEO. Here’s why that’s a big deal | Rachel Jacobs has her eye on Philly. Jacobs, 39, the newly-hired CEO of online learning startup ApprenNet, plans to leave her current hometown of Manhattan for Philly, but only once she gets the company to a point where it makes sense for h... |
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Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning apprennet.com, among them “Ben Franklin Approved $2.1M for 16 Early Stage Companies” (Nov 10, 2015) and “ApprenNet held its first user conference” (Aug 18, 2015).
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Yes, apprennet.com is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 17, 2015.