Type of business Private Employees 50 Founded 2010 | Founder(s) John Katzman Website noodle.com | |
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Industry Education search engine Slogan(s) Choose Better. Learn Better. Headquarters New York City, New York, United States | ||
Noodle, based in New York, NY, is a company that helps students make decisions about education. The company provides expert advice and comprehensive data on more than 700,000 education providers and resources, including preschools, K-12 schools, colleges, graduate programs, tutors, and learning materials. “Noodle is the first of its kind to focus specifically on aggregating information for students and families looking for information on anything from tutors to summer camps to master’s programs.”
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History
Noodle Education, Inc. was founded in 2010 by John Katzman, the Founder of The Princeton Review and 2U, and developed by veterans from the worlds of education and technology, including leaders from Kaplan, Kumon, and Colloquy.
Noodle launched its public beta in January 2013, and came out of beta on August 4, 2014.
In March 2016, EdSurge reported that Noodle had laid off "as much as 80 percent" of its marketing and editorial staff members, "effectively gutting the departments." According to Katzman, up to 20 employees were terminated at that time.
Reception
During the year following its public beta, Noodle gained attention from several general interest, education, and technology publications and websites, including “One of the greatest disruptive tech startups” from Forbes, “Top startup transforming online education from Mashable,” and one of three EdTech Companies Changing the Campus Experience by EdCetera.
NPR recognized the company for its consumer-friendly approach to college ratings and Forbes dubbed it the "Google of ed search."