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{{Short description|American educational technology company}} | {{Short description|American educational technology company}} | ||
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{{Infobox website | {{Infobox website | ||
| name = Clever | | name = Clever | ||
| logo = Clever logo 2023.png | | logo = Clever logo 2023.png | ||
| company_type = [[Private business|Private]] | | company_type = [[Private business|Private]] | ||
| | | website_type = [[Educational technology]] | ||
| founded = 2012 | | founded = 2012 | ||
| headquarters = [[San Francisco]], | | headquarters = [[San Francisco]], California, U.S. | ||
| owner = [[Kahoot!]] | | owner = [[Kahoot!]] | ||
| founder = {{plainlist| | | founder = {{plainlist| | ||
* Tyler Bosmeny | * Tyler Bosmeny | ||
* Dan Carroll | * Dan Carroll | ||
* Rafael Garcia | * Rafael Garcia | ||
}} | }} | ||
| | | key_people = Trish Sparks ([[CEO|Chief executive officer]]) | ||
| website = https://www.clever.com/ | |||
}} | }} | ||
[[File:Clever Homepage.png|thumb|Typical Homepage of Clever Website]] | [[File:Clever Homepage.png|thumb|Typical Homepage of Clever Website (May 2026)]] | ||
'''Clever''' is an American [[educational technology]] company. It was founded in 2012 by [[Tyler Bosmeny]], Dan Carroll, and Rafael Garcia. The company was acquired by [[Kahoot!]] in 2021. | '''Clever''' is an American [[educational technology]] company. It was founded in 2012 by [[Tyler Bosmeny]], Dan Carroll, and Rafael Garcia. The company was acquired by [[Kahoot!]] in 2021. | ||
== Overview == | |||
Clever is a digital learning platform that stores student information along with access to hundreds of learning applications.<ref name=":0" /> Student information can be transferred from school databases and students can log in with a badge or a password.<ref name=":0" /> Once logged in to Clever, students can easily find available learning apps on their homepage and are automatically logged in to the apps through Clever.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clever {{!}} Macomb School District - Official Website |url=https://www.macomb185.org/560/Clever |access-date=2026-06-22 |website=www.macomb185.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-13 |title=Students: Log Into LiveSchool with Clever {{!}} LiveSchool Help Center |url=https://help.whyliveschool.com/en/articles/8653498-students-log-into-liveschool-with-clever |access-date=2026-06-22 |website=help.whyliveschool.com |language=en}}</ref> | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== Founders === | |||
Clever was founded in 2012 in San Francisco by three [[Harvard University]] graduates—[[Tyler Bosmeny]], Dan Carroll, and Rafael Garcia.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kamenetz |first=Anya |date=2015-08-27 |title=One-Third Of Schools Are Using This App You've Never Heard Of |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/08/27/434667722/one-third-of-schools-are-using-this-app-youve-never-heard-of |access-date=2026-06-16 |work=NPR |language=en}}</ref> It was intended as a centralized platform for school systems to transfer student data and provide services to students.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Singer |first=Natasha |date=September 20, 2015 |title=Clever, a Software Service, Gives Schools a Way to Manage Data Flow to Apps |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/technology/personaltech/clever-a-software-service-gives-schools-a-way-to-manage-data-flow-to-apps.html |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Carroll, a former teacher with [[Teach For America]], had the idea for a platform that streamlined educational technology in classrooms.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Razumovskaya |first=Olga |date=2017-06-15 |title=Clever Inc. Aims to Make School Logins as Easy as ABC |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/clever-inc-aims-to-make-school-logins-as-easy-as-abc-1497492180 |access-date=2024-12-27 |work=Wall Street Journal |language=en-US |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Bosmeny was the company's chief executive officer, Garcia was chief technology officer, and Carroll was chief product officer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Empson |first=Rip |date=2012-06-26 |title=Y Combinator-Backed Clever Launches A Twilio For Educational Data |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/06/26/clever-launches-twilio-for-ed-data/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
=== Funding === | |||
By 2016, the company had raised approximately $60 million in total fundraising.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Lunden |first=Ingrid |date=2021-05-06 |title=Kahoot acquires Clever, the US-based edtech portal, for up to $500M |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/06/kahoot-acquires-clever-the-us-based-edtech-portal-for-up-to-500m/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> By 2017, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported that the platform was used by approximately half of the public schools in the United States. By then, the company was valued at over $250 million.<ref name=":1" /> That year, it was ranked number four in ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''{{'s}} Tech Companies to Watch.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=June 14, 2017 |title=Top 25 Tech Companies to Watch |url=https://www.wsj.com/graphics/25-technology-companies-to-watch/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=WSJ |language=en}}</ref> | By 2016, the company had raised approximately $60 million in total fundraising.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Lunden |first=Ingrid |date=2021-05-06 |title=Kahoot acquires Clever, the US-based edtech portal, for up to $500M |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/06/kahoot-acquires-clever-the-us-based-edtech-portal-for-up-to-500m/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> By 2017, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported that the platform was used by approximately half of the public schools in the United States. By then, the company was valued at over $250 million.<ref name=":1" /> That year, it was ranked number four in ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''{{'s}} Tech Companies to Watch.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=June 14, 2017 |title=Top 25 Tech Companies to Watch |url=https://www.wsj.com/graphics/25-technology-companies-to-watch/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=WSJ |language=en}}</ref> | ||
As of 2021, Clever ran on a [[cash flow]] neutral basis.<ref name=":2" /> The platform was being used in 65% of K-12 school districts, with approximately 20 million monthly users. In May 2021, the [[Oslo]]-based education technology company [[Kahoot!]] acquired Clever.<ref name=":2" /> Under the agreement, Clever would remain its own independent company while integrating Kahoot! Apps onto its digital platform and also expanding Clever outside of the United States to other countries where Kahoot! is used.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Brian |date=2021-05-11 |title=K-12 Dealmaking: Kahoot Acquires Clever, in Deal Combining Game-Based Platform and Single-Sign-On Provider |url=https://marketbrief.edweek.org/strategy-operations/k-12-dealmaking-kahoot-acquires-clever-in-deal-combining-game-based-platform-and-single-sign-on-provider/2021/05 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Marketbrief |language=en}}</ref> | === Acquisition === | ||
As of 2021, Clever ran on a [[cash flow]] neutral basis.<ref name=":2" /> The platform was being used in 65% of K-12 school districts, with approximately 20 million monthly users.<ref name=":2" /> In May 2021, the [[Oslo]]-based education technology company [[Kahoot!]] acquired Clever for $500 million.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kahoot Acquires Clever for $500M, Hoping to Expand Its Presence i |url=https://edsurge.com/news/2021-05-06-kahoot-acquires-clever-for-500m-hoping-to-expand-its-presence-in-the-u-s |access-date=2026-06-16 |website=edsurge.com |language=en}}</ref> Under the agreement, Clever would remain its own independent company while integrating Kahoot! Apps onto its digital platform and also expanding Clever outside of the United States to other countries where Kahoot! is used.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Brian |date=2021-05-11 |title=K-12 Dealmaking: Kahoot Acquires Clever, in Deal Combining Game-Based Platform and Single-Sign-On Provider |url=https://marketbrief.edweek.org/strategy-operations/k-12-dealmaking-kahoot-acquires-clever-in-deal-combining-game-based-platform-and-single-sign-on-provider/2021/05 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Marketbrief |language=en}}</ref> | |||
In 2022, former [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] middle school teacher Trish Sparks became the chief executive officer of Clever. | === Leadership === | ||
In 2022, former [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] middle school teacher Trish Sparks became the chief executive officer of Clever.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-13 |title=Triangle exec named CEO for Bay Area tech firmed valued up to $500M |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2022/04/13/clever-names-trish-sparks-new-ceo.html |access-date=2026-06-16 |website=Triangle Business Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> Sparks previously worked in Clever's [[San Francisco Bay Area]] office as a vice president of customer success.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dolder |first=Lars |date=May 6, 2022 |title=Former Wake County teacher takes over as CEO of major educational software company |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article261125647.html |work=The News & Observer}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
== External links == | |||
* [https://clever.com Official website] | |||
[[Category:2012 establishments in California]] | [[Category:2012 establishments in California]] | ||
[[Category:Technology companies established in 2012]] | [[Category:Technology companies established in 2012]] | ||
[[Category:Educational technology companies of the United States]] | [[Category:Educational technology companies of the United States]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:50, 28 October 2026
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Clever is an American educational technology company. It was founded in 2012 by Tyler Bosmeny, Dan Carroll, and Rafael Garcia. The company was acquired by Kahoot! in 2021.
Overview
Clever is a digital learning platform that stores student information along with access to hundreds of learning applications.[1] Student information can be transferred from school databases and students can log in with a badge or a password.[1] Once logged in to Clever, students can easily find available learning apps on their homepage and are automatically logged in to the apps through Clever.[2][3]
History
Founders
Clever was founded in 2012 in San Francisco by three Harvard University graduates—Tyler Bosmeny, Dan Carroll, and Rafael Garcia.[4] It was intended as a centralized platform for school systems to transfer student data and provide services to students.[1] Carroll, a former teacher with Teach For America, had the idea for a platform that streamlined educational technology in classrooms.[5] Bosmeny was the company's chief executive officer, Garcia was chief technology officer, and Carroll was chief product officer.[6]
Funding
By 2016, the company had raised approximately $60 million in total fundraising.[7] By 2017, The Washington Post reported that the platform was used by approximately half of the public schools in the United States. By then, the company was valued at over $250 million.[5] That year, it was ranked number four in The Wall Street JournalTemplate:'s Tech Companies to Watch.[8]
Acquisition
As of 2021, Clever ran on a cash flow neutral basis.[7] The platform was being used in 65% of K-12 school districts, with approximately 20 million monthly users.[7] In May 2021, the Oslo-based education technology company Kahoot! acquired Clever for $500 million.[7][9] Under the agreement, Clever would remain its own independent company while integrating Kahoot! Apps onto its digital platform and also expanding Clever outside of the United States to other countries where Kahoot! is used.[10]
Leadership
In 2022, former Wake County middle school teacher Trish Sparks became the chief executive officer of Clever.[11] Sparks previously worked in Clever's San Francisco Bay Area office as a vice president of customer success.[12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Singer, Natasha (September 20, 2015). "Clever, a Software Service, Gives Schools a Way to Manage Data Flow to Apps". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/technology/personaltech/clever-a-software-service-gives-schools-a-way-to-manage-data-flow-to-apps.html.
- ↑ "Clever | Macomb School District - Official Website". https://www.macomb185.org/560/Clever.
- ↑ "Students: Log Into LiveSchool with Clever | LiveSchool Help Center" (in en). 2024-05-13. https://help.whyliveschool.com/en/articles/8653498-students-log-into-liveschool-with-clever.
- ↑ Kamenetz, Anya (2015-08-27). "One-Third Of Schools Are Using This App You've Never Heard Of" (in en). NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/08/27/434667722/one-third-of-schools-are-using-this-app-youve-never-heard-of.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Razumovskaya, Olga (2017-06-15). "Clever Inc. Aims to Make School Logins as Easy as ABC" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/clever-inc-aims-to-make-school-logins-as-easy-as-abc-1497492180.
- ↑ Empson, Rip (2012-06-26). "Y Combinator-Backed Clever Launches A Twilio For Educational Data" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2012/06/26/clever-launches-twilio-for-ed-data/.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Lunden, Ingrid (2021-05-06). "Kahoot acquires Clever, the US-based edtech portal, for up to $500M" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/06/kahoot-acquires-clever-the-us-based-edtech-portal-for-up-to-500m/.
- ↑ "Top 25 Tech Companies to Watch" (in en). June 14, 2017. https://www.wsj.com/graphics/25-technology-companies-to-watch/.
- ↑ "Kahoot Acquires Clever for $500M, Hoping to Expand Its Presence i" (in en). https://edsurge.com/news/2021-05-06-kahoot-acquires-clever-for-500m-hoping-to-expand-its-presence-in-the-u-s.
- ↑ Bradley, Brian (2021-05-11). "K-12 Dealmaking: Kahoot Acquires Clever, in Deal Combining Game-Based Platform and Single-Sign-On Provider" (in en). https://marketbrief.edweek.org/strategy-operations/k-12-dealmaking-kahoot-acquires-clever-in-deal-combining-game-based-platform-and-single-sign-on-provider/2021/05.
- ↑ "Triangle exec named CEO for Bay Area tech firmed valued up to $500M" (in en-US). 2022-04-13. https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2022/04/13/clever-names-trish-sparks-new-ceo.html.
- ↑ Dolder, Lars (May 6, 2022). "Former Wake County teacher takes over as CEO of major educational software company". The News & Observer. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article261125647.html.