Tech Company Financing Transactions

Accelerate Learning Funding Round

Accelerate Learning, based in Houston, scored $10 million from Owl Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
5/26/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$10,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Owl Ventures (Tory Patterson)

Proceeds Purpose
The additional funding will also be used to help grow the company internationally, and to develop enhancements and additions to the company's product portfolio.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
5177 Richmond Ave. 1075
Houston, TX 77056
USA
Email Address
Overview
Accelerate Learning, in conjunction with Rice University, has created the most widely used PreK-12 science curriculum in Texas, STEMscopesTM -- and it's now available nationally. It's the teachers favorite science program and now serves more than 1.4M students.
Profile
Accelerate Learning LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Accelerate Learning Company Twitter Account
Company News
Accelerate Learning News
Facebook
Accelerate Learning on Facebook
YouTube
Accelerate Learning on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Vernon Johnson
  Vernon Johnson LinkedIn Profile  Vernon Johnson Twitter Account  Vernon Johnson News  Vernon Johnson on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
James Walburg
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Chief Technical Officer
Don Keeler
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Founder
Reid Whitaker
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VP - Bus. Development
Lisa Webber
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VP - Marketing
Javier Encinas
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VP - Sales
Kent Donges
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