Acrobatiq raised $9.75M

What does Acrobatiq do?

Acrobatiq, is the leading provider in rapidly growing adaptive learning market. It is learning science based adaptive courseware and data analytics for personalized learning. It is backed by Carnegie Mellon and is scaling the pioneering research in online learning from Open Learning Initiative of CMU and enabling educational institutions for improving learning outcomes at reduced prices through data driven, customized learning solutions. The company’s learning science based approach to course design and its wonderful analysis and the modeling learning data enables adaptive instruction for students, and provides faculty visibility into who is learning, who is not learning and where help is required.  Overall this convergence of learning technology, science and data is helping more students in succeeding at a time when post secondary credentials are more in demand.

How much Acrobatiq was funded?

Acrobatiq raised $9.75 M in Series A funding on July 28^th, 2015 from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Draper Triangle, Carnegie Innovations and Hearst Ventures.

What is next for Acrobatiq?

Acorbatiq plans to use the funding to expand the adaptive learning platform and curricula to classrooms across the country. Currently the platform is in use at Western Governer’s University, Arizona State University, Rio Salado College and University System of Georgia.
It is focusing on building a million classrooms, each for one student. The company is only actualizing the potential of the internet for reducing the costs and increasing access to education when it believes it can guarantee the quality of the online experience. Hence, the company is trying to partner with committed faculty and universities, and the latest round of funding with good investment partners will help them do what they want to do better and faster.

More about Acrobatiq

Acrobatiq was founded in 2013 by  Eric Frank and William Guttman. It has its headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA.