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Subtext is a digital reading company with a vision to power the largest community of readers, authors, and experts in the pages of ebooks. The service's social networking and enrichment features lay over standard ebooks to transform reading into a social activity and connect books to the Web.
Overview
Total raised
$3M
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 7
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| Feb 19, 2014 | Google Capital invests $40 million in online education giant Renaissance Learning | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Google is betting big time on the online educatio... |
| Feb 19, 2014 | Google Capital Invests $40M In Learning Analytics Firm Renaissance Learning At $1B Valuation | Renaissance Learning, one of the leading cloud-based K-12 assessment and learning analytics companies, today announced that it has raised a $40 million investment from Google Capital. This marks the first investment in education for Google ... |
| Oct 27, 2011 | Sencha, Subtext, Sociable Labs: Bay Area BizTech News by the Numbers | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Time for our periodic, data-driven roundup of business and technology news around San Francisco Bay. $151 million—The price Google paid to acquire restaurant review aggregator... |
| Oct 25, 2011 | Subtext launches social reading platform, gets $3M | The company raises $3M in seed funding from Google Ventures, Mayfield, NEA, and Omidyar Network There was once a time when I would’ve said that enhanced ebooks are direct evidence of a shrinking global attention span. People can’t just sit ... |
| Oct 25, 2011 | Subtext Raises $3M in Seed Funding | Subtext, a Palo Alto, CA-based digital reading company, has raised $3m in seed funding. Backers include Google Ventures, Mayfield Fund, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Omidyar Network. Founded in 2010 by Andrew Goldman, CEO; Adam Iaross... |
| Oct 25, 2011 | Subtext Raises $3 Million From Google Ventures & More To Make eBook Reading Social | Fans of marginalia: Take note. Subtext is a startup that is attempting to bring those incisive notes (or sophomoric jokes) you used to leave in the margins of textbooks or your favorite fiction online — and make them interactive. Subtext is... |
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FAQ about Subtext
How much funding has Subtext raised?
Subtext has raised $3M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Subtext?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Subtext, among them “Google Capital invests $40 million in online education giant Renaissance Learning” (Feb 19, 2014) and “Google Capital Invests $40M In Learning Analytics Firm Renaissance Learning At $1B Valuation” (Feb 19, 2014).
Is Subtext still active?
Subtext is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 13, 2014.