Student Brands
American educational company
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Student Brands (formerly StudyMode)[1] is a Los Angeles County-based company that owns and operates a network of educational websites and applications.[2]
- Internet
- Education
- Blaine Vess
- Chris Nelson
- Todd Clemens
| Company type | Private |
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| Predecessor | Study Mode, LLC |
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| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Student Brands’s network of websites includes StudyMode.com, where students can download model essays and term papers, book notes and AP notes; Cram.com, where students can share and review flashcards; and Cite.com, a citation generator and bibliography builder.[3]
Student Brands was founded by Blaine Vess and Chris Nelson in 1999 when they re-launched the website, OPPapers.com. The company was originally run out of a dorm room at North Central College.[4] By 2007, revenues and profits exceeded US$1 million.[4] Todd Clemens joined the company in 2008.[5] The company subsequently grew through the acquisitions and international site launches. In 2013, its portfolio included more than a dozen websites in several languages with around 2.5 million visitors per day[3] and revenues exceed $10 million.[2]
For more than a decade, the co-founders ran the company out of Vess’s home with about thirty remote contractors.[2]
Acquisition
Student Brands was acquired by Barnes & Noble Education in August 2017 for $58.5 million.[6]
Learneo acquired Student Brands from Barnes & Noble Education in May 2023.[7]