Individuals and Fortune 500 companies use Smarterer to help close the gap between the skills they have and the skills they need. Our dynamic assessment engine leverages the freshest crowdsourced tests around, to rapidly pinpoint skill level with a credible score.
In November 2014, Pluralsight, the global leader in online learning for serious software developers, IT specialists and creative technologists, acquired Smarterer. As the world’s largest curated e-learning library for professionals, the company offers instant access to more than 3,500 courses authored by top experts. Learn more at http://pluralsight.com.
Smarterer will continue to power crowdsourced assessments for freelancer marketplaces, e-learning providers and enterprise companies—anywhere people need to prove their skills to connect with professional opportunities.
The Smarterer community has answered over 56 million during 1.7 million test sessions, across hundreds of tests.
In November 2014, Pluralsight, the global leader in online learning for serious software developers, IT specialists and creative technologists, acquired Smarterer. As the world’s largest curated e-learning library for professionals, the company offers instant access to more than 3,500 courses authored by top experts. Learn more at http://pluralsight.com.
Smarterer will continue to power crowdsourced assessments for freelancer marketplaces, e-learning providers and enterprise companies—anywhere people need to prove their skills to connect with professional opportunities.
The Smarterer community has answered over 56 million during 1.7 million test sessions, across hundreds of tests.
Location: United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $4.6M
Founded date: 2010
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Boston See... | bostonseed... |
| - | GV | gv.com |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 27.02.2014 | - | $1.6M | - |
| 05.06.2012 | Series A | $1.75M | - |
| 13.06.2011 | - | $1.25M | - |
Mentions in press and media 28
| Date | Title | Description |
| 09.07.2015 | Pluralsight snaps up HackHands to offer budding coders real-time support | Today tech education company Pluralsight announced that it’s acquired its seventh company, HackHands, in a deal likely valued in the low to mid-eight figures. The terms of the deal were not disclosed; however, Pluralsight chief executive Aa... |
| 09.07.2015 | Pluralsight snaps up HackHands to offer budding coders real-time support | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Today tech education company Pluralsight announce... |
| 18.03.2015 | The new market for marketers | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! It used to be that if you wanted a job in marketi... |
| 06.01.2015 | Where Are All the Venture Dollars Going in Ed-Tech? | The education technology industry is celebrating a record-breaking 2014, with companies having raised a collective $1.36 billion in the United States alone. Within that figure is another historic number, however — one symbolizing significan... |
| 19.11.2014 | Smarterer Sold to Utah-Based Pluralsight for $75M | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints One of the Boston area’s most active entrepreneurs has found a buyer for one of his startups. Dave Balter’s Smarterer, an online job-skills testing service, has been acquired ... |
| 19.11.2014 | Pluralsight Acquires Smarterer for $75M | Pluralsight, a Farmington, UT-based provider of online training for technology professionals, acquired Smarterer, a Boston, MA-based skills assessment company, for $75m. Founded in 2004 by Aaron Skonnard, co-founder and CEO, and backed by I... |
| 19.11.2014 | Pluralsight Gets Smarterer in $75M Deal | Sometimes the best way to learn what you need to know is to figure out what you don’t know. That’s the idea behind Pluralsight’s decision to spend $75 million to acquire Smarterer, a Boston-based startup founded in October 2010 that can qui... |
| 03.03.2014 | Boston Roundup: HubSpot, Veveo, Clarity, CounterTack, Smarterer | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Some news tidbits to catch up on from the last week around New England technology: —Online marketing software maker HubSpot is inching closer to an IPO. The Wall Street Journa... |
| 27.02.2014 | Smarterer Lands $1.6M To Bring Its Skill Testing And Assessment Technology To The Enterprise | In an effort to usher in the post-resume era and make the job application process less of a headache, Smarterer developed a platform that provides job searchers with an easy way to show off their skills to employers. Through its crowdsource... |
| 27.02.2014 | Smarterer Raises $1.6M to Help Companies Discover Their Skill Gaps | Smarterer is now better helping companies make more informed decisions, with the help of $1.6 million. The Boston-based startup announced Thursday its newfound financing would be used to fuel the development and growth of its new enterprise... |
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