Niche

Niche is a data & analytics company in Pittsburgh, United States, founded in 2002. It has raised $35.0M across 3 rounds, most recently a $35.0M Series C in April 2020.

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Employees
201–500
Founded
2002
Business Model
B2B2C
Website
niche.com
Total Funding
$35.0M
Last Round
$35.0M Series CApr 2020
Rounds
3

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About

Niche (formerly College Prowler) is the market leader in helping students and families research and choose K-12 schools, colleges, and neighborhoods across the United States. The platform offers in-depth profiles on every school and college in America, powered by over 140 million reviews and ratings from real students, parents, and alumni. Niche's proprietary grading and ranking system synthesizes public data with user-generated reviews to produce comprehensive rankings across academics, diversity, campus life, and more. Over 50 million people use Niche annually, and more than 1,700 schools and colleges partner with the platform. The company also offers Direct Admissions, enabling colleges to proactively admit students based on their Niche profiles.

Summary

It lists 201–500 employees. It has raised $35.0M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $35.0M Series C round in Apr 2020. Investors include Radian Capital, BoxGroup and Salesforce Ventures.

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Funding History

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Series CSeries CApr 2020
$35.0M

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