Pear Deck is an educational technology company based in Los Angeles, California.[2]
Company type | Private |
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Industry | |
Founded | 2014Iowa City, IA, United States | in
Headquarters | , |
Products | Pear Deck |
Number of employees | 55 [1] (2020) |
Website | peardeck |
Pear Deck was founded in 2014 in Iowa City, Iowa.[3] In December 2014, Pear Deck raised $500,000 in seed funding.[4] The company was awarded the "New Startup of the Year" award at the Silicon Prairie Awards.[5]
In 2015, Pear Deck was selected as the winner of the "Rise of Rest" competition by Steve Case.[6] It was also selected as a "Top Ten School Tool" by EdSurge,[7] and was a winner of the Village Capital: EdTech 2015 program.[8]
In 2016, Pear Deck expanded its sales team to Kansas City.[5]
In November 2020, Pear Deck was acquired by GoGuardian.[9][10]
In June of 2021, GoGuardian announced that they are teaming up with Edulastic in order to transform digital learning. [11]
The company has presented several times at International Society for Technology in Education Conference (ISTEcon). [citation needed]