Company:GradeSlam

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GradeSlam, Inc.
Current GradeSlam Logo
Type of site
Private Company
Founded2014
Headquarters
Montreal , Quebec, Canada
Key peoplePhilip A. Cutler CEO, Roberto Cipriani CTO
IndustryEducational Technology, Tutoring, e-learning, Online Tutoring
ProductsHomework Help, Online Tutoring
Employees30+ (2017)

GradeSlam is an educational technology company. GradeSlam was founded in 2014 by Canadian businessman, politician and philanthropist Philip A. Cutler. The service is currently available at over 150 schools.[1]

Services

For students, GradeSlam provides schools with the ability to offer students with chat-based access to tutors.[2] Tutors working for GradeSlam are regarded as an extension of each school's individual teaching staff.

History

While studying elementary education at McGill University, founder and CEO Philip A. Cutler started a local, in-home tutoring company based in Montreal . As his company began to grow, Cutler decided to add an online component to his in-home tutoring service in order to meet increased demand. With the online tutoring component was becoming increasingly mainstream, Cutler changed the name of the company to GradeSlam. From there on, online delivery became GradeSlam's focus.

In April 2015, GradeSlam has expanded their online delivery and adopted an on-demand model to provide students with access to a tutor.[3] In September 2015, GradeSlam moved exclusively online and changed their business to an unlimited use monthly subscription.[4]

GradeSlam announced that it raised $1.6 million from venture capitalists in August 2016.[5]

Media reception

GradeSlam has been featured on Breakfast Television and The National (CBC) as an innovative and cost effective way for students to get ahead in school. GradeSlam’s online tutoring component has also been written about in La Presse, Tech Crunch. Les Affaires, TechVibes and EdTech Review.[6][7][8][9][10]

In September 2015, GradeSlam was selected by Tourism Montreal as one of the Top 10 Startups In Montreal.[11] In July 2017, GradeSlam was selected by MindShare Learning as one of the Top Ten News Stories Of The Summer [12]

Affiliations

GradeSlam is a member of the GSV Labs EdTech Innovation Lab,[13] Real Ventures FounderFuel 2015 Cohort, Google-backed NEXT Montreal Program[14] and was a Fondation Montreal 2015 Laureate. GradeSlam won the Canadian segment of the 1776 Challenge Cup. In December 2016, GradeSlam was selected by the C100, a network of Canadians in Silicon Valley as one of the top 22 startups in Canada.[15] In April 2017, Metabridge included GradeSlam in its annual list of top 15 Canadian startups.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Crunchbase: GradeSlam Inc.". https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/gradeslam. Retrieved 3 October 2018. 
  2. ↑ "Contact GradeSlam, an award-winning education technology platform powering entire schools". https://gradeslam.org/certification. Retrieved 3 October 2018. 
  3. ↑ "GradeSlam for Online Tutoring". http://classtechtips.com/2015/04/12/gradeslam-for-online-tutoring//. 
  4. ↑ "GradeSlam - Product Reviews - EdSurge". https://www.edsurge.com/product-reviews/gradeslam-product. Retrieved 3 October 2018. 
  5. ↑ "GradeSlam raises $1.6 million seed round". http://www.montrealintechnology.com/gradeslam-raises-1-6-million//. 
  6. ↑ "New 24/7 tutoring in Montreal". Breakfast Television. http://www.btmontreal.ca/videos/4160381524001/. 
  7. ↑ "Turning To Tutors: The Future of Tutoring". The National (CBC). http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV+Shows/The+National/Canada/ID/2503669305/. 
  8. ↑ Codère, Jean-François. "Huit jeunes entreprises à surveiller". La Presse. http://blogues.lapresse.ca/technaute/techno/2015/04/01/908/. 
  9. ↑ Brault, Julien. "La Montréalaise GradeSlam veut réinventer le marché du tutorat en ligne". Les Affaires. http://www.lesaffaires.com/blogues/julien-brault/la-montrealaise-gradeslam-veut-reinventer-le-marche-du-tutorat-en-ligne/567520. 
  10. ↑ Serebrin, Jacob. "MakerBloks, GradeSlam and OfficeVibe Shine at TechCrunch Pitch Competition in Montreal". TechVibes. http://www.techvibes.com/blog/techcrunch-montreal-2015-04-03. 
  11. ↑ "10 Montréal startups you need to know about". 29 September 2015. http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/meetings/2015/09/29/startups/. Retrieved 3 October 2018. 
  12. ↑ "MindShare Learning Report -- July Top 10 News Stories in Canadian EdTech ISTE2017 -- 8th Canadian EdTech Summit Early Bird Ends Aug 31st". http://mindsharelearning.bmetrack.com/c/v?e=B63D30&c=AFD1A&t=1&email=eeHgEhpdYmLiKiPegD36qA0wm3gtTpcLJRERH6YsAZk=. Retrieved 3 October 2018. 
  13. ↑ "GSV Labs GradeSlam Profile". http://gsvlabs.com/portfolio-item/gradeslam/. Retrieved 3 October 2018. 
  14. ↑ "Inaugural Cohort of Google-backed Next Montreal Pre-accelerator Unveiled". http://www.techvibes.com/blog/cohort-google-next-montreal-2014-03-19. Retrieved 3 October 2018. 
  15. ↑ "C100 Selects December 48Hrs in the Valley Cohort". http://www.thec100.org/news/2016/10/26/c100-selects-december-48hrs-in-the-valley-cohort. Retrieved 3 October 2018. 
  16. ↑ "15 startups getting mentorship from Cisco, Google execs at Metabridge’s annual tech retreat". http://betakit.com/15-startups-getting-mentorship-from-cisco-google-execs-at-metabridges-annual-tech-retreat/. Retrieved 3 October 2018. 




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