Wyzant
Wyzant is an online services marketplace in educational technology for matching tutors with students. This organization is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.[2]
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Type of site | Private |
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| Founded | Chicago, Illinois (2005) |
| Headquarters | Chicago , USA |
| Area served | United States |
| Founder(s) | Andrew Geant and Mike Weishuhn |
| Industry | Education service |
| Services | Tutoring |
| Employees | 80 full time employees (2014) |
| URL | www |
| Alexa rank |  |
| Current status | Online |
Wyzant was co-founded in 2005 by Princeton graduates Andrew Geant and Mike Weishuhn with $10,000 raised from family and friends.[3] In 2013, Accel Partners invested $21.5 million into Wyzant.[4]
In 2014, Wyzant had 80 employees and listed about 76,000 active tutors in its database.[3] It claims to have about 2 million registered users, from kindergarteners to PhD candidates.[5] In 2013, Wyzant claimed that its highest-paid tutor earned $120,000.[5] In 2014, the company claims to have booked $100 million in tutoring sessions and claims to have logged almost 2.5 million hours of instruction.[5]
Wyzant claims to teach more than 300 subjects online and in person to its users.[6]
In 2018, Wyzant ranked #6 on Indeed's list of top rated workplaces in Chicago.[7]
References
- "Wyzant". Alexa Internet. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- Loizos, Connie. "Clark, an app that claims to aim to "turn every educator into an entrepreneur," launches with a reported $1 million in funding". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- Rogers, Bruce (2014-09-17). "Creating an Online Marketplace for Tutors and Students". Forbes. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- "Accel Partners Put $21.5M into WyzAnt Tutoring Service". Edsurge.
- Tilin, Andrew (September 13, 2014). "Meet the eHarmony of Tutoring". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- Eisenberg, Richard. "Why People Over 50 Tutor And You Might Want To". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- "Top-Rated Workplaces: Best in Chicago". Indeed.