Packback is an education technology company that builds “smart” discussion communities to allow professors to promote and assess critical thinking in students. Packback builds artificial intelligence ...

This time last year, Chicago-based edtech company Packback had 37 employees and was gearing up to announce a $4.2 million Series A. What a difference a year makes. Packback now has over 75 employees ...

Mark Cuban was first introduced to Packback when the company’s founders, Kasey Gandham and Mike Shannon, pitched investors on ABC’s Shark Tank in March 2014. At the time, Packback was an e-textbook ...

Back when Packback was renting electronic versions of textbooks to college students for $5 a day, the Chicago startup went on ABC's "Shark Tank" in search of funding. Mark Cuban agreed to invest ...

AI is front and center in PSG Equity’s investment strategy. The Boston-based private equity firm looks for innovative B2B software and technology companies operating in large, growing markets that ...

It’s an eternal problem of students everywhere: Pay a small fortune for textbooks that collect dust on their shelves and then net only a fraction of the cost on resell. But that’s beginning to change ...

Investment aims to drive expansion of Packback’s AI-powered platform to help boost student engagement and academic performance in K-12 and higher education CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Packback, whose AI ...

Student success preparation company AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) has teamed up with digital writing tutor Packback to provide free access to Packback’s AI-enabled platform for AVID ...

eTextbook rental marketplace Packback received more than just a bump in popularity in the weeks after being featured on entrepreneurship reality show “Shark Tank" in March. It was more like a ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Packback is betting that the only thing college students ...

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP served as legal advisor to PSG Goodwin Procter served as legal advisor and Raymond James was financial advisor to Packback PSG has offices in Boston, Kansas City, London, ...