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Shmoop

Shmoop University Inc. (popularly known as Shmoop) is a for-profit online educational technology company that specializes in test preparation materials, mental health tools, and learning content for K–12 schools.

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Founded
2008; 18 years ago (2008)
Founders
David Siminoff and Ellen Siminoff
Industry
EdTech · Publishing · Test prep
Headquarters
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Key people
Andy Rahden, CEO
Number of employees
50 (2022)

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Shmoop

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples43
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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Shmoop

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related to history · 15
Shmoop → According, After, CEO, Chief Creative Officer, David, David Siminoff, Ellen, Ellen Siminoff, English, Siminoffs, Sophie, The, They, Yahoo, Yiddish
related to Features · 7
Shmoop → English, Ph, Shakespeare, Shmoop's, Shmooping Shakespeare, The, United States
Industry · 3
Shmoop → EdTech, Publishing, Test prep
related to Criticism · 3
Shmoop → Because Shmoop, Instead, These
Founded · 1
Shmoop → 2008; 18 years ago (2008)
Founders · 1
Shmoop → David Siminoff and Ellen Siminoff
Headquarters · 1
Shmoop → Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Key people · 1
Shmoop → Andy Rahden, CEO
Number of employees · 1
Shmoop → 50 (2022)
Revenue · 1
Shmoop → "single digit millions"

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ShmoopFounded2008; 18 years ago (2008)1.00infobox
ShmoopFoundersDavid Siminoff and Ellen Siminoff1.00infobox
ShmoopHeadquartersScottsdale, Arizona, U.S.1.00infobox
ShmoopIndustryEdTech1.00infobox
ShmoopIndustryPublishing1.00infobox
ShmoopIndustryTest prep1.00infobox
ShmoopKey peopleAndy Rahden, CEO1.00infobox
ShmoopNumber of employees50 (2022)1.00infobox
ShmoopRevenue"single digit millions"1.00infobox
ShmoopTypePrivate for-profit1.00infobox
ShmoopWebsitewww.shmoop.com1.00infobox
biologyinstance ofcovering core high school subjects0.80text

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