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panOpen is a platform that enables mainstream institutional adoption of Open Educational Resources as an alternative to commercial textbooks. It provides faculty with turnkey peer-reviewed content, tools for customization, assessment, and analytics, and a means of financially sustaining campus-based OER efforts, allowing faculty to lower costs and improve learning outcomes.
Overview
Location
United States, New York
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$2M
Founded date
2013
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 2
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| Jan 17, 2014 | Seed round | $500K |
Mentions in press and media 9
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| Apr 15, 2021 | panOpen Releases OER-based Courseware for Texas Government | A compelling collaboration. The faculty authors brought the writing talent, curation of open resources, and understanding of what works in the classroom; panOpen brought the tools for faculty and students, the editorial support, and learnin... |
| Jan 27, 2016 | Daily funding roundup - January 27, 2016 | Tarveda Therapeutics secured $38M; Branch Metrics received $35M investment; PitchBook raised $10M CosmosID, a bioinformatics company focused on microorganisms and infectious diseases, today announced it has closed $6 million in Series B fun... |
| Jun 25, 2015 | panOpen Completes $1.5M Funding Round | panOpen, a New York City-based provider of open educational resources, completed a $1.5M funding round. The round was led by Zen Group, LLC. In addition to the funding, Jack Chorowsky, Chief Operating Officer of the KIPP Foundation, and Raf... |
| Jul 24, 2014 | Kaplan and Techstars Announce the 2014 Kaplan EdTech Accelerator Class | It was today announced that 12 education-technology startups have been officially selected to participate in the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator in New York City. Kaplan, the global education company and largest subsidiary of the Graham Holdings ... |
| Jan 17, 2014 | panOpen Raises $500K in Second Seed Funding Round | panOpen, a NYC-based edtech company that provides the tools and services higher educational institutions require to adopt open educational resources (OERs), raised an additional $500k in its second seed funding round. Backers included: – Ka... |
| Sep 11, 2013 | A Teacher Walks Into a Demo Day | This past February, Kaplan, Inc. announced the launch of the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, powered by Techstars. Based in NYC, the three-month program provides companies with funding, mentorship, co-working space and a solid network to support... |
| Sep 11, 2013 | TechStars-powered Kaplan EdTech Accelerator holds its first demo day in NYC | NEW YORK — We’re here at IAC’s headquarters for the first demo day from Kaplan’s EdTech Accelerator, which has the backing of startup accelerator powerhouse TechStars. The three-month program, which ran from June to September, offered 10 ed... |
| Jun 18, 2013 | Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, Powered by TechStars, Announces First 10 Startups | Today, Kaplan kicked off its first EdTech Accelerator, powered by TechStars, with a crop of 10 startups. The 3-month program, which takes place in the Kaplan offices in New York City, offers startups $20,000 and mentorship from advisors lik... |
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FAQ about panOpen
When was panOpen founded?
panOpen was founded in 2013.
How much funding has panOpen raised?
panOpen has raised $2M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has panOpen raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of panOpen, among them a seed round of $500K on Jan 17, 2014.
What has the press written about panOpen?
Parsers VC has collected 9 articles mentioning panOpen, among them “panOpen Releases OER-based Courseware for Texas Government” (Apr 15, 2021) and “Daily funding roundup - January 27, 2016” (Jan 27, 2016).
Is panOpen still active?
Yes, panOpen is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 3, 2021.