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Rafter

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Rafter is an education technology company and the leader in course materials management. Rafter offers a cloud-based Course Materials Network (CMN) that enables schools to significantly improve the affordability, effectiveness and accessibility of their educational materials. The Rafter Network leverages the latest technology to connect students, educators, administrators and content providers – changing the course content experience from a burden to a rewarding process for all constituents. Above all, Rafter is proud to partner with more than 500 schools to improve the educational experience for students. Rafter owns and operates BookRenter.com, a destination site for students to rent and buy textbooks at up to 80 percent off. To date, Rafter has saved students more than $200 million dollars and counting and provided more than one hundred thousand books to children in support of early literacy. Rafter, headquartered in San Mateo, CA, is a privately held company. To learn more visit www.rafter.com

Recent Milestones

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  Rafter added Charles Ferer as CFO. (1/1/13)
  Posted 1/21/13 at 12:11am
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  Rafter — Announced acquisition of HubEdu (6/27/12)
  Posted 7/5/12 at 9:09am via techcrunch.com
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  Rafter — Rafter launches (2/29/12)
  Posted 7/6/12 at 9:16am via marketwire.com
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  Rafter received $20M in Venture Round funding. (2/23/11)
  Posted 3/13/12 at 3:31pm via techcrunch.com
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  Rafter received $20M in Debt funding. (2/1/11)
  Posted 7/9/12 at 3:30pm
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  Rafter received $10M in Debt funding. (9/1/10)
  Posted 3/13/12 at 3:31pm
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  Rafter received $10M in Series B funding. (6/3/10)
  Posted 3/13/12 at 3:31pm via techcrunch.com
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  Rafter received $6M in Series A funding. (11/1/09)
  Posted 3/13/12 at 3:31pm via techcrunch.com
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  Rafter added Colin Barceloux as Founder.
  Posted 3/13/12 at 3:31pm
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  Rafter added Sara Leoni as VP, E-Commerce.
  Posted 7/10/12 at 1:45pm
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  Rafter added Gene Domecus as CFO.
  Posted 3/13/12 at 3:31pm
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  Rafter added Steve Sneddon as CTO.
  Posted 3/13/12 at 3:31pm
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  Rafter added Pete Rumpel as VP, Sales.
  Posted 7/5/12 at 9:05am
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  Rafter added Justin McCarthy as VP, Engineering.
  Posted 7/10/12 at 1:27pm
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  Rafter added Michael Geller as VP, Marketing.
  Posted 7/10/12 at 1:28pm
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  Rafter added Mehdi Maghsoodnia as CEO.
  Posted 3/13/12 at 3:31pm

Videos

Screenshots

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Above: Rafter.com Home Page
Uploaded: 7/6/12

Above: Rafter Discover
Uploaded: 7/6/12

Sources

1. Textbook Rental Market Heats Up: BookRenter Raises $6M Series A (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. BookRenter Raises $10 Million To Be The Netflix For Textbook Rentals (techcrunch.com) [edit]
3. TechCrunch [edit]
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5. BookRenter Raises $40 Million To Take On Chegg In Textbook Rentals (techcrunch.com) [edit]
Rafter Scoops Up HubEdu To Help It Challenge The Textbook Industry (techcrunch.com) [edit]
Rafter™ Launches to Revolutionize the Entire Course Materials Process for Students, Educators, and Administrators, Making Education More Affordable, Accessible and Effective (marketwire.com) [edit]