Cramster.com was an

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website that provided online homework and textbook help for college and high school students in areas such as

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science Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...

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, and writing help. Cramster used a

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model, allowing students to pay for or earn access to premium services. Founded in 2002 by Aaron Hawkey, Robert Angarita and Kavé Golabi, the company was headquartered in

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. In 2010, the company was acquired by

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History

Cramster launched its website publicly in 2003. A few years later, Cramster introduced its Q&A Board feature, which allowed interaction between members to solve homework problems. Cramster secured $3 million in

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funding in 2008 and $6 million in

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funding in 2010, led by

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, who was then appointed company Chairman. Cramster had 100,000 active users in November 2008. Cramster also operated the

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application Courses 2.0, which has more than 400,000 users and was voted 4th best application by

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. In December 2010, the company was acquired by

References

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