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We want to change the culture of writing—from being fixated on correcting errors to enabling all writers to articulate their ideas with confidence.
Overview
Location
United States, California, Berkeley
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$2M
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 7
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| May 16, 2018 | Chegg Cuts $15 Million Check to Buy AI-Feedback Tool, WriteLab | Reading, writing and AI—that turned out to be the winning combination for startup, WriteLab. Chegg announced today that it bought the Berkeley-based startup for about $15 million in an all-cash transaction. (There’s an additional payment of... |
| Dec 28, 2016 | Unbundling Higher-Ed Tech: “The Place We Will Go” in 2017 | “Oh, The Places You'll Go” is one of the most popular books by Dr. Seuss. Where do you hope education technology will go in 2017? What aspects of curriculum or community might get us there? (Dartmouth College) Dr. Seuss’s final published wo... |
| Dec 23, 2016 | MySpace’s Former CEO Says Millennials Are ‘Unprecedented’ | This article is part of Tools of the Trade, a weekly series in which a variety of experts share actionable tips for achieving fast and effective results on everything from forming good habits to raising money. This week Mike Jones, co-found... |
| Apr 6, 2016 | Business Beckons: Scrible Finally Charges for Writing Platform After Three Years | Freemium business models usually only work if a startup has services and tools to upsell. After more than three years, Victor Karkar, the CEO of scrible, now has something to charge for. Today, the company is offering teachers a set of prod... |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Daily funding roundup - November 13, 2015 | White Star Capital closed $70M funding; GetYourGuide bagged $50M; Zola raised $10M WriteLab, a browser-based tool that provides feedback on writing, has raised $2 million in a series A round led by Reach Capital with participation from Kapo... |
| Nov 13, 2015 | WriteLab Raises $2M in Series A Funding | WriteLab, a Berkeley, CA-based provider of a platform that gives feedback on writing, raised $2m in Series A funding. The round was led by Reach Capital with participation from Kapor Capital and Learn Capital. The company intends to use the... |
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FAQ about WriteLab
How much funding has WriteLab raised?
WriteLab has raised $2M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about WriteLab?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning WriteLab, among them “Chegg Cuts $15 Million Check to Buy AI-Feedback Tool, WriteLab” (May 16, 2018) and “Unbundling Higher-Ed Tech: “The Place We Will Go” in 2017” (Dec 28, 2016).
Is WriteLab still active?
WriteLab is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 22, 2018.