Yup.com
Company

Last deal

Amount

Seed

Stage

30.06.2018

Date

3

all rounds

$23.53M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Yup.com provides personalized mobile math tutoring to students in need.

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Also Known As

MathCrunch

founded date

01.01.2015

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Seed

IPO status

Private

Description

Yup is a San Francisco-based education technology company that offers a mobile tutoring application for math and science. The app provides on-demand tutoring through mobile chat and offers unlimited access to expert tutors 24/7. Yup tutors are trained in a proprietary teaching methodology that combines Stanford University-developed practices and leading educational research. The app matches students with vetted tutors according to their math level and learning needs, ensuring personalized and effective 1:1 tutoring sessions. Yup for Schools brings this technology to students at scale, empowering every student to learn math and succeed on homework, tests, and quizzes.
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