
Glever.com
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Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
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Total Funding | 000k |
Glever.com operates as an identity and access management platform tailored for the K-12 education sector. Founded in 2012 by Dan Carroll, Tyler Bosmeny, and Rafael Garcia, the company emerged from the founders' direct experiences with the challenges of integrating technology in classrooms. Carroll, a former teacher and technology director, identified the difficulty in managing student data and application access, which became the foundational problem Clever aimed to solve.
The company provides a platform that simplifies the connection between school districts' student information systems (SIS) and various educational software applications. This is achieved through a single sign-on (SSO) solution, allowing students and teachers to access all their digital learning resources from one centralized portal. The platform offers features like Secure Sync for automated rostering, Clever Badges for easy login by younger students, and detailed analytics for administrators. By streamlining access, the platform saves instructional time and simplifies the management of digital tools for school administrators.
Glever's business model is structured to offer its core digital learning platform, including SSO and rostering, for free to school districts in the United States and Canada. Revenue is primarily generated from application partners and vendors who pay a subscription fee for the automated and secure data integration services that Clever provides, which simplifies their rollout process to schools. The company also offers premium, paid services for districts, such as Clever IDM for identity management with Google and Active Directory, and Classroom Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to enhance security.
A significant milestone in the company's journey was its participation in the Y Combinator accelerator in the summer of 2012. This was followed by several successful funding rounds, accumulating over $43 million from investors like Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Peter Thiel. In May 2021, Clever was acquired by the global learning platform Kahoot! for a deal valued at up to $500 million, although it continues to operate as an independent company. The acquisition aimed to expand Clever's reach internationally.
Keywords: edtech, K-12 education, single sign-on, identity management, digital learning platform, student data privacy, classroom technology, education software, rostering, SIS integration, application access, learning tools, school administration software, secure login, edtech infrastructure, Y Combinator, Dan Carroll, Tyler Bosmeny, Rafael Garcia, Kahoot!