{{short description|Educational technology company}} {{Infobox website | name = EdSurge | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | screenshot = EdSurge website screenshot.png | screenshot_size = | screenshot_alt = | collapsible = <!-- set as "on", "y", etc, otherwise omit/leave blank. Does nothing for mobile users. --> | collapsetext = <!-- collapsible area's heading (default "Screenshot"); omit/leave blank if collapsible not set --> | background = <!-- for collapsetext heading; default grey (gainsboro) --> | caption = | company_type = | type = Trade website | language = English | language_count = | language_footnote = | traded_as = | founded = {{start date and age|2011|2}} | dissolved = | predecessor = | successor = | headquarters = <!-- or: | location = --> | location_city = Burlingame, California | location_country = <!-- or: | country = --> | country_of_origin = | locations = | area_served = | owner = <!-- or: | owners = --> | author = <!-- or: | authors / creator / creators --> | founder = Elizabeth Corcoran, Nick Punt | editor = <!-- or: | editors = --> | chairman = | chairperson = | president = | CEO = | MD = | GM = | key_people = | industry = Educational technology | products = | services = | revenue = <!-- or: | rev = --> | operating_income = | international = <!-- or: | intl = --> | net_income = | assets = | equity = | employees = <!-- or: | num_employees = --> | parent = International Society for Technology in Education | divisions = | subsidiaries = <!-- or: | subsid = --> | url = {{url|https://edsurge.com}} | ipv6 = | alexa = <!-- {{IncreaseNegative}} {{Steady}} {{DecreasePositive}} [https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/example.com example.com Traffic Statistics] --> | advertising = | commercial = <!-- "Yes", "No" or leave blank --> | registration = <!-- or: | reg = --> | num_users = <!-- or: | users = --> | launch_date = <!-- {{Start date and age|df=yes/no|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | current_status = | native_clients = | content_license = <!-- or: | content_licence = --> | programming_language = | issn = <!-- ISSN, e.g. 1085-6706 (automatically linked to https://www.WorldCat.org) --> | eissn = <!-- eISSN, e.g. 1085-6706 (automatically linked to https://www.WorldCat.org) --> | oclc = <!-- OCLC number, useful where an ISSN has not been allocated (automatically linked to https://www.WorldCat.org) --> | footnotes = }} '''EdSurge''' is an education journalism website owned by the International Society for Technology in Education. The site publishes newsletters and operates databases related to education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconbeat.com/2012/08/29/edsurge-surges-ahead-with-new-funding |title=EdSurge Surges Ahead With New Funding – San Jose Mercury News |date=2012-08-29|accessdate=2012-09-09}}</ref> ==History== EdSurge was founded in 2011 by Elizabeth Corcoran, a former executive editor of Forbes, and Nick Punt, a former product vice president at Inigral.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/08/29/edsurge-funding | work=Tech Crunch | title= EdSurge Nabs $400K From Washington Post, New Schools To Be A Resource For All Things EdTech |date=2012-08-29|accessdate=2012-09-09}}</ref>
As of December 2015, the company had raised $5.6 million in funding.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Edtech company EdSurge scores $2.8 mln - PE HUB|url = https://www.pehub.com/2015/12/edtech-company-edsurge-scores-2-8-mln/|website = PE HUB|accessdate = 2015-12-15|language = en-US}}</ref>
EdSurge's managing editor, Tony Wan, was named in 2014 to ''Forbes'' "30 Under 30" list, and its senior editor, Mary Jo Madda, was named to the 2016 Forbes list.<ref>{{cite web |date=2014-01-15 |title=30 Under 30 |url=https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2014/30-under-30/education.html |accessdate=2014-06-24 |work=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mary Jo Madda, 29 |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/lmh45mmmd/matthew-ramirez-26/ |access-date=2019-05-10 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
In May 2018, EdSurge was identified by the Brookings Institution as one of the world's 16 leading "innovation spotters" in education.<ref>{{cite web |date=2018-05-17 |title=Education innovations are taking root around the world; What do they have in common? |url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2018/05/17/education-innovations-are-taking-root-around-the-world-what-do-they-have-in-common/ |accessdate=2018-05-27}}</ref>
In November 2019, the International Society for Technology in Education, a non-profit organization focused on education and technology, acquired EdSurge for an undisclosed amount.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Young|first1=Jeffrey R.|last2=Noonoo|first2=Stephen|date=November 6, 2019|title=ISTE to Acquire EdSurge, in Move to Nonprofit|publisher=EdSurge|url=https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-11-06-iste-to-acquire-edsurge-in-move-to-nonprofit|accessdate=July 2, 2020}}</ref> The acquisition made EdSurge into a nonprofit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iblnews.org/iste-conference-organizer-absorbs-edsurge-com-digital-media-investors-wont-be-rewarded/|title=ISTE Conference Organizer Absorbs EdSurge Media – Investors Won't Be Rewarded {{!}} IBL News|last=News|first=I. B. L.|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-09}}</ref>
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