Knowre is an education technology company founded in Seoul and headquartered in New York City.

Pilot Program

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Knowre launched a nationwide campaign with schools to pilot its online adaptive math program for Pre-Algebra and Algebra I in 2013.[1]

Features

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History

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  • 2008 Knowre was born out of a math academy in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea.
  • December 2012 Knowre raises a $1.4 million investment from SoftBank Ventures Korea (“SBVK”).
  • February 2013 Knowre releases its first curriculum, Algebra I, in a public open beta.
  • August 2013 Knowre launches its Nationwide Pilot Program across 34 cities and 17 states in USA and Canada. Knowre also releases product updates including the new Pre-Algebra curriculum, Teacher's Dashboard (premium feature; only available to pilot schools), and the gamified quest and achievement systems.

Awards and recognition

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In 2012, Knowre was awarded the grand prize at Global K-Startup, a competition sponsored by Google, the Korean Internet & Security Agency, and the Korea Communications Commission.[2] Knowre was called one of four “South Korean Startups to Watch.”[3]

In May 2013, Knowre won first place in the GapApp Challenge sponsored by the New York City Department of Education.[4]

In 2014, Knowre opened its headquarters in New York and launched an app version for the United States.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Knowre Pilot". Archived from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  2. ^ Meet the Winners of Google’s Global K-Startup Competition 2012, TechNode.
  3. ^ Four South Korean startups to watch, gigaom.
  4. ^ Gap App Challenge, NYC Schools.
  5. ^ Five Korean EdTech Startups That Take Education To the Next Level, Software Focus.