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Panorama Education is a venture-backed startup that provides schools and districts with data and tools to improve student outcomes. We’re a team of passionate educators, technologists, and data scientists committed to making a difference in the lives of students everywhere.
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Panorama Education
Panorama Education is a data-driven social impact company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Panorama partners with K-12 school districts to collect and analyze student, teacher, and school data to improve district and school performance. The company was founded in 2011 by Max Ventilla, a former Teacher in Residence at Teach For America, and Aaron Feuer, a former engineer at Google and Microsoft.
Company History
Panorama Education, formerly known as CEEE, was founded in 2011 by two Harvard graduates, Aaron Feuer and Xan Tanner. The company’s initial product was a software platform that helped schools collect and analyze feedback from students and teachers. In 2013, the company launched its first mobile app, which allowed students to rate their teachers and courses.
In 2014, Panorama Education raised $4 million in seed funding from a group of investors includingSocial+Capital Partnership, Google Ventures, and Yuri Milner. In 2015, the company raised $15 million in a Series A round of funding led by Spark Capital.
In 2016, Panorama Education acquired the education data analytics company Schoolzilla. The following year, the company acquired Teachers Connect, a professional development platform for teachers.
As of 2018, Panorama Education had raised a total of $64 million in venture capital funding.
Company Leadership
Panorama was founded in 2013 by Aaron Feuer and Xan Tanner. Both Feuer and Tanner are Harvard graduates who previously worked in education technology, with Feuer working as a product manager at Google[2] and Tanner as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company.
The company is based in Boston, Massachusetts. In January 2018, Panorama raised $30 million in Series C funding, led by Spark Capital with participation from new investors GV (formerly Google Ventures) and Union Square Ventures. This round brought the total amount of money raised by Panorama to $62 million.[3]
Other notable investors in the company include Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s Fund II Foundation, Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angels, and Yale University.[4][5][6]
Funding
Panorama Education is a Boston-based startup that provides school data tools to help educators improve student outcomes. The company was founded in 2011 by Aaron Feuer and Dashboard co-founder Andrew Cohen.
Initial Funding
In June 2013, Panorama Education received $4 million in Series A funding from Spark Capital, a venture capital firm based in Boston. This was the startup’s first investment from an outside source.
This money allowed the company to expand its product offering and team. In particular, it enabled Panorama to develop new features, such as its social-emotional learning (SEL) surveys and data dashboards for school districts.
By July 2014, Panorama had raised a total of $10 million from Spark Capital and several angel investors, including Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook’s founder and CEO) and Sal Khan (founder of Khan Academy).
In January 2015, Panorama closed a $15 million Series B funding round, led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). This brought the company’s total funding to $25 million.
With this additional investment, Panorama plans to continue expanding its product offerings and team. The company will also use the funds to fuel its growth in existing markets and enter new ones.
Later Funding Rounds
Panorama Education has raised a total of $106M in funding over 8 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Feb 12, 2019 from a Series E round.
Products and Services
Panorama Education is a Boston-based startup founded in 2011 by Aaron Feuer and Weston Levin. The company provides software to help school districts collect and analyze data. Panorama Education’s products are used by over 3,500 schools in 45 states. The company has raised $33 million in venture funding from investors including Mark Zuckerberg’s investment arm, Andreessen Horowitz, and Google Ventures.
Overview
Panorama Education is a for-profit education technology company founded in 2011 by Aaron Feuer and Xander Petegorsky. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Panorama Education sells software to schools that helps them collect and analyze data. The company’s products are used by over 5,000 schools in the United States.
In May 2018, Panorama Education was acquired by TPG Capital for $360 million.
Insights Platform
The Insights Platform is Panorama Education’s flagship product. It is a web-based software that school districts can use to collect, track, and analyze data. The platform includes a variety of features, such as data visualizations, dashboards, and reports. schools can use the platform to track progress on district and state goals, compare outcomes across schools, and identify areas of improvement.
Professional Development
Through in-person workshops, Panorama Education provides educators with the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively use student data to improve teaching and learning.
Impact
Panorama Education is a Boston-based startup that provides school districts with data-driven tools to improve student outcomes. The company was co-founded in 2011 by Aaron Feuer, who is also its CEO, and Andrew R. Hall, who is its president.
Case Studies
Panorama Education is used in over 3,500 schools across the country, including some of the largest school districts in the country. We work with a wide variety of schools, from traditional public schools to charter schools and private schools. Below are some examples of how Panorama has helped these schools improve their students’ academic outcomes.
Customer Testimonials
Panorama Education, based in Boston, has collected 10,000 testimonials from students, parents and educators about the impact its software has had on teaching and learning.
The company has gathered these stories on its website, in social media posts and through face-to-face interactions with customers.
Some of the customer testimonials are from students who say they have benefited from using Panorama’s software to track their progress and set goals.
Others are from parents who say they have seen their child’s grades improve after using Panorama’s software to engage in daily check-ins with school administrators.
And some are from educators who say they have been able to use Panorama’s data to improve classroom instruction and help more students succeed.
