NoRedInk (stylised as noredink) is an online web-based writing education platform.
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| Type of business | Private |
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Type of site | Educational website |
| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | San Francisco California |
| URL | noredink |
| Launched | 2012 |
| Current status | Active |
History
editNoRedInk was founded by Jeff Scheur, a high school English teacher at Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago.[1] After documenting years of misconceptions that popped up in his students' writing and developing a taxonomy to address them over several years, Scheur posted an advertisement on Craigslist asking for an engineer to help him build an educational platform.[2] Scheur's students voted on the name "NoRedInk."[2]
In February 2012, Scheur shared the first version of NoRedInk with some colleagues at an Illinois conference. The application grew to 15,000 users in its first two months.[2] In September 2012, NoRedInk won the Citi Innovation Challenge, hosted by NBC, netting the company $75,000 in prize money.[3] In January 2013, NoRedInk raised $2 million from a series of investors, including Google Ventures.
In 2021, NoRedInk raised a $50 million, series B.[4]
References
edit- ^ Sarno, Aaron (26 October 2012). "NoRedInk Helps Improve Grammar and Writing Skills". PR News. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ a b c Taub, Alexander (19 December 2013). "NoRedInk Is Growing At Mach Speed, 100% Of The PK School System Using". Forbes. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Mader, Jackie (26 September 2012). "Education Nation: Revived Support For Grammar Instruction". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Mascarenhas, Natasha (2021-08-24). "NoRedInk raises $50 million Series B to help students become better writers". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-06-26.