Unigo
| Founded | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | New York, Portland, Florida |
| Founder | Jordan Goldman (CEO from 2008 - 2014) |
| Industry | Internet |
| Parent | Education Dynamics |
| URL | Official website |
Unigo is an crowdsourced review website for colleges and universities. The company was founded in 2008.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]The company was founded by Jordan Goldman, a Wesleyan University alumnus, in 2008.[2] The website hosts crowdsourced reviews of colleges and universities from students and admissions counselors,[3] as well as photos and videos.[4] In 2012, the site launched AbsoluteAdmit, a college applications counselling service.[5] As of 2012, the site had 2 million registered users and received 14 million unique visitors per year.[6]
In 2015, it began providing student loan information to Bankrate.com.[7]
In 2014, the firm was acquired by EDPlus Holdings, LLC.[8] In July 2016, EDPlus Holdings soldUnigo.com, along with EStudentLoan.com, to Education Dynamics.[9]
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- ^ EducationDynamics Announces the Acquisition of Unigo.com and EStudentLoan.com