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http://lightsailed.com/
Last activity: 28.02.2022
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"A powerful platform for developing engaged readers" ★★★★★ - Common Sense Media LightSail is the adaptive literacy platform with multimodal learning functionality that helps students, classrooms, and school districts exceed their literacy goals. LightSail holistically assesses and nurtures each student on their literacy journey throughout elementary, middle, and high school. LightSail students get access to personalized libraries filled with thousands of engaging, just-right texts to choose from. Our award-winning solution embeds standards-aligned and Lexile® in-text assessments that motivate students to increase the volume of their reading along with the difficulty of the texts they choose. LightSail teachers get real-time access to meaningful data about student reading behavior, comprehension, and growth so they can provide the necessary guidance to enhance learning and encourage a love of reading. Embedded features for hybrid, remote and school based learning; along with unparalleled breadth and depth of content, ensure equity of access and engagement for students of all levels. For more than 10 years LightSail has served classes and districts worldwide.
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Location: United States, New York
Member count: 11-50
Phone: +1 866-876-7323
Total raised: $18M
Founded date: 2012

Funding Rounds 3

DateSeriesAmountInvestorsDeal News
05.03.2016Series B$11M-finsmes.co...
06.05.2015-$3.5M-edsurge.co...
18.11.2013Series A$3.5M-finsmes.co...

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28.02.2022LightSail Introduces Online Bracketed Reading TournamentsMarch Madness bracketed competitions with LightSail Reading Tournaments Reading Tournaments are full...prweb.com/...
12.11.2019Here’s who won at the 2019 AppsAfrica Innovation AwardsThe 2019 edition of the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards were held last night in Cape Town with 14 winne...venturebur...
12.11.2019Here’s who won at the 2019 AppsAfrica Innovation AwardsThe 2019 edition of the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards were held last night in Cape Town with 14 winne...venturebur...
11.11.2019AppsAfrica Award Winners announced in Cape TownShare this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new...appsafrica...
07.11.2019EdTech ventures changing education in AfricaShare this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new...appsafrica...
09.10.2019AppsAfrica Innovation Awards Finalists AnnouncedShare this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new...appsafrica...
10.01.2017The Top 12 Highest Funded New York Edtech Startups in 2016While you might think a good idea can pay for itself, funding is an important thing to consider befo...tech.co/ne...
01.06.2016Sailing Through the Summer Brain SlumpOh, it’s coming. Along with summer holidays, a dark specter shadows many students—the “summer brain...edsurge.co...
05.03.2016LightSail Raises $11M in Series B FundingLightSail, a NYC-based edtech company focused on K-12, raised $11m in Series B funding. The round w...finsmes.co...
04.03.2016Daily funding roundup - March 4, 2016Snapchat bagged $175M funding; Oro received investment from Highland Europe; Wrap Media landed $4M ...vator.tv/n...
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