Wimba (fka HorizonWimba) is a leading provider of collaborative learning software applications and services to the education industry. Its collaborative software applications for the online and blended education market enable institutions to bridge technology and pedagogy by supplementing course management systems with many of the proven disciplines of in-person learning environments. Wimba’s intuitive solutions enable educators and students to quickly and easily teach and learn live online, engage in live chat and instant message exchanges, benefit from oral content being added to text-based course content, and more. Instructors can also use Wimba solutions to convert Microsoft Word documents into accessible web pages and to create and administer tests, quizzes, and exams. Wimba was acquired by Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) in August 2010.
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $16M
Founded date: 1998
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | The Argent... | argentumgr... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 11.06.2009 | Series C | $6M | - |
| 30.11.2006 | - | $10M | - |
Mentions in press and media 5
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| 28.07.2010 | ConnectYard raises funding to connect social media and learning | ConnectYard, a New Jersey startup that provides educational institutions with a centralized social media platform, recently announced raising a $500,000 first round of funding round. The company’s tools allow students, teachers and administ... |
| 08.07.2010 | Blackboard to Acquire Elluminate and Wimba | Combination Brings Together Industry-Leading Solutions for Synchronous Learning WASHINGTON – July 8, 2010 – Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB) today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire both Elluminate, Inc. and W... |
| 11.06.2009 | Wimba raises $6 million | Online education suite hopes to transform education with investment Wimba, a provider of collaborative software for virtual education, has raised $6 million in its latest round of funding led by ABS Ventures, which is particularly known for... |
| 09.06.2009 | Wimba Closes $6 Million in Series C Funding Led by ABS Ventures | Investment Accelerates Technical Innovation and Market Expansion NEW YORK – June 9, 2009 – Wimba® Inc., the education technology company that helps people teach people, announced today that it closed $6 million in a round of Series C ventu... |
| 30.11.2006 | Horizon Wimba Closes A $10 Million Equity Financing Led By Tudor Ventures | NEW YORK, NY – (November 30, 2006) – Horizon Wimba, the leading provider of collaborative software to the online education market, announced today that it has closed a $10 million equity financing. The financing was led by Tudor Ventures, t... |