| 词条 | Ready4 |
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| name = Ready4 | former_name = LTG Exam Prep Platform | logo = | type = Private | genre = | foundation = {{start date|2013}} Boston | founder = Elad Shoushan | hq_location = 76 Summer Street | hq_location_city = Boston | hq_location_country = USA | num_locations = 2 (Boston and Tel Aviv) | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = {{Plainlist|
| industry = [[HigherEd],[Admissions],[Test preparation]] | products = {{Flatlist|
| services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | owner = | num_employees = 55 | num_employees_year = 2017 | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | caption = | homepage = {{URL|http://ready4.com/}} | footnotes = | intl = }}Ready4 is a Boston-Tel Aviv mobile-first and AI-powered test preparation and college admissions services startup company that has developed a cutting-edge consumer mobile prep platform that delivers high-quality, AI-powered live and on demand test prep courses for SAT, GMAT, GRE, MCAT, ACT and PSAT as well as admissions consulting services for MBA, Masters, Phd, Law, and Undergrad degrees. Ready4 has helped more than 2 million students in over 150 countries improve their standardized college admissions test scores. Ready4 has also partnered with over 60 leading colleges and universities such as Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of North Carolina to reach qualified candidates via its platform. Ready4 pioneered the area of mobile learning.[1][1] Ready4 won many industry awards. It was chosen among EdTech 20, the twenty most innovative educational technology companies, in 2016.[2] It was a finalist in MassChallenge's 2013 accelerator, as well as a semi-finalist in 2013 MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition.[3] Ready4 also was selected by EdTech20 as one of the world's 20 most innovative educational technology companies in 2016, and earning the prestigious 2016 ASU GSV award. HistoryThe company was founded by Israeli tech entrepreneur and former Israeli professional basketball player, Elad Shoushan. A graduate of MIT's Sloan School of Management, Shoushan led the company from inception to exit. He started the company after failing the GMAT a few times and became motivated to create a mobile platform that would turn test prep into a more personalized experience.[4][5][6] Shoushan discovered that all the material needed could be authored by test prep experts, but did not currently exist in a mobile format. He set about making it accessible, personalized and affordable. When he got accepted to the MIT Sloan School of Management for September 2012, he quit his job and spent the next six months coding the Prep4GMAT app by himself in his mother-in-law’s garage near Caesarea. He launched the app in August and incorporated LTG Exam Prep Platform in October 2013.[4] LTG stood for "Label the GMAT", since Shoushan's algorithms highlighted keywords in test questions.[6] The Prep4GMAT app was originally coded for iOS. Shoushan launched the Android version in August 2014 and raised $3 million from TAL Education Group, Atlas Venture, Jamie McCourt, Yongjin Group and Zhen Fund. He used the investment to develop more test prep apps.[7] In 2015, with 160,000 downloads, the Prep4GMAT app became number one in Apple Store search results for GMAT and MBA in the United States, India, and China. LTG released Mandarin Chinese and English editions of the app.[6] The company rebranded to Ready4 in 2016.[8] The Princeton Review, one of the main college admission services companies in the United States, endorsed LTG and granted the company access to its prep content for the MCAT.[4] The company raised $5.33 million in Series A funding in March 2016. The round was led by Square Peg Capital and included Accomplice, as well as various angel investors.[9] At the time, the apps were being used by half a million students worldwide.[10] As of September 2016, the company employed 40 people, half in Boston and half in Tel Aviv, where the research and development team is located. Ready4 apps were used by students from over 9,000 cities in 190 countries.[4] On 22 September 2016, the company announced that it surpassed a million downloads of its apps.[11] In 2018, Ready4 helped more than 2 million students in over 150 countries improve their standardized college admissions test scores. Ready4 has also partnered with over 60 leading colleges and universities such as Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of North Carolina to reach qualified candidates via its platform. In 2019, Ready4 was acquired by TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) to provide Ready4's offering at a larger scale. AppsReady4 offers six apps: Ready4 GMAT, Ready4 GRE, Ready4 SAT, Ready4 ACT, Ready4 PSAT, and Ready4 MCAT.[12] They are free mobile apps for iOS and Android that help applicants prepare for standardized admission tests with personalized courses, which are organized in mobile-friendly chunks to enable studying on the fly. A full course has 30-55 lessons, with hundreds of concepts to study, hundreds of vocabulary cards, and 1,000+ test questions.[4][13] The apps' adaptive proprietary algorithm identifies each user's strengths and weaknesses, offering a range of features to reinforce strengths, build confidence and gauge progress. References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2016/09/29/business-schools-where-students-most-want-to-go-in-2016/#2036b8ea4971|title=The Business Schools Where Students Most Want To Go In 2016|author=Jeff Kauflin|date=29 September 2016|publisher=Forbes|accessdate=22 November 2016}} 2. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.letudiant.fr/educpros/actualite/edtech-les-20-start-up-qui-comptent-en-europe.html |title = Exclusif. EdTech : les 20 start-up qui comptent en Europe |publisher = EducPros.fr |author = Sophie Blitman |language = french |date = 13 June 2016 |accessdate = 22 November 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web |url = http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2014/08/21/ltg-exam-prep-platform-raises-3-million-prep4gmat-app/ |title = MIT-Spun Startup Raises $3M to Help More Than Just Aspiring MBAs Study On the Go |publisher = BostInno |author = Lauren Landry |date = 21 August 2014 |accessdate = 22 November 2016}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web |url = http://www.israel21c.org/exam-prep-courses-personalized-to-your-level-and-lifestyle/ |title = Exam prep courses personalized to your level and lifestyle |publisher = ISRAEL21c |author = Abigail Klein Leichman |date = 17 August 2016 |accessdate = 22 November 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.smartceo.com/how-failing-gmat-4-times-turned-elad-shoushan-onto-a-winning-idea/ |title = How failing the GMAT 4 times turned Elad Shoushan onto a winning business idea |publisher = Smart CEO |author = Tina Irgang |accessdate = 22 November 2016}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite web |url = https://www.technologyreview.com/s/538396/elad-shoushan-mba-14/ |title = Elad Shoushan, MBA ’14 |publisher = MIT Technology Review |author = Jill Hecht Maxwell |date = 23 June 2015 |accessdate = 22 November 2016}} 7. ^{{cite web |url = https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/21/ltg-exam-prep-platform-raises-3m-in-series-a-round-to-develop-sat-more-test-apps/ |title = LTG Exam Prep Platform Raises $3M In Series A Round To Develop SAT, More Test Apps |publisher = TechCrunch |author = Julian Chokkattu |date = 21 August 2014 |accessdate = 22 November 2016}} 8. ^{{cite web |url = http://poetsandquants.com/2016/09/29/worlds-popular-mba-programs/ |title = The World’s Most Popular MBA Programs |publisher = Poets & Quants |author = Nathan Allen |date = 29 September 2016 |accessdate = 22 November 2016}} 9. ^{{cite web |url = http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2016/03/03/free-test-prep-ltg-exam-platform-gets-startup-funding-to-expand/ |title = LTG Exam Prep Raised $5.25M to Go Beyond Its Free Mobile Test Prep |publisher = BostInno |author = Olivia Vanni |date = 3 March 2016 |accessdate = 22 November 2016}} 10. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-israeli-startup-ltg-exam-raises-53m-1001111547 |title = Israeli startup LTG Exam raises $5.3m |publisher = Globes |date = 21 March 2016 |accessdate = 22 November 2016}} 11. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.edtechroundup.org/editorials--press/ready4-revolutionizes-mobile-learning-and-surpasses-more-than-one-million-student-downloads |title = Ready4 Revolutionizes Mobile Learning and Surpasses More Than One Million Student Downloads |publisher = The EdTech Round Up |author = Michael Karlin |date = 22 September 2016 |accessdate = 22 November 2016}} 12. ^{{cite web |url = https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ready4#/entity |title = Ready4 |publisher = Crunchbase |date = 21 August 2014 |accessdate = 22 November 2016}} 13. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-educational-apps/ |title = Get smart: The 25 best educational apps for iPhone and Android |publisher = Digital Trends |author = Brandon Widder, Gloria Sin |date = 9 October 2016 |accessdate = 22 November 2016}} External links
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