Knodium

Knodium was an educational technology company founded in 2011 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The firm operated in the educational software market, targeting higher education institutions. On April 17, 2012, the company secured $35,000 in a seed funding round from the accelerator HardGamma Ventures.

The company's core offering was an online collaboration platform designed to bridge the gap between physical and virtual learning environments for university students. The platform enabled students to create groups for discussions, share files, and explore academic subjects collaboratively. It was built to facilitate communication on complex topics, allowing users to share mathematical equations, chemical diagrams, and snippets from documents to foster more meaningful academic interaction. Knodium's business model appeared to be B2B2C, providing the platform to universities, which in turn offered it to their students. At its peak, the service was used by students across more than 90 universities.

Despite its initial traction within the EdTech sector, the company eventually ceased operations. According to public records, Knodium was officially out of business as of December 12, 2017.

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