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American company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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BenchPrep is an American company that provides cloud-based study guides for standardized tests, professional certifications, and K-12 classroom learning. It has partnered with educational publishers such as McGraw Hill, John Wiley & Sons, and the Princeton Review to create interactive, digitized courses.[5][6]
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BenchPrep, formerly known as Watermelon Express, was founded in 2009 by Ashish Rangnekar and Ujjwal Gupta,[7] after Ashish Rangnekar won the New Venture Challenge at the University of Chicago.[8][9] Shortly thereafter, BenchPrep received $2.2 million in seed funding from Lightbank, the executives behind Groupon.[10] In July 2012, the company announced a $6 million round of funding from New Enterprise Associates and Revolution LLC.[11][12]
In 2019, the company announced a $20 million round of funding from Jump Capital and Owl Ventures.[13][14]
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