Shmoop is a digital curriculum and test prep publisher. Shmoop offers online learning, test prep (SAT, ACT, PSAT, AP Exams…) and teaching materials on the Web and on the most popular mobile and ebook platforms.

Shmoop uses current events, pop culture, and a teen-friendly voice to make learning more fun and relevant for today’s students. Find the connections between The Great Gatsby and Real Housewives, the SAT and Mario Brothers, geometry and snowboarding.

Shmoop writers come from Ph.D. and Masters programs at Stanford, Harvard, and Berkeley.

Shmoop aims to make its readers better lovers (of literature, history, poetry, civics, life…).

Shmoop subjects span from middle school to college levels, with an emphasis on high school curriculum and test prep.

Shmoop’s mission: To make learning and writing fun and relevant for students in the digital age.

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Shmoop added David Nguyen as VP of Engineering.

Posted 10/27/09 at 10:58pm
Shmoop added Brady Wood as VP of Marketing and Business Development.

Posted 2/9/09 at 2:43pm
Shmoop added Jason Wiener as CTO.

Posted 2/9/09 at 2:43pm
Shmoop added Ana Rowena McCullough as Co-Founder and VP of Content.

Posted 2/9/09 at 2:43pm
Shmoop added Ellen Siminoff as President and CEO.

Posted 2/6/09 at 4:24pm
Shmoop added David Siminoff as Founder and Chief Creative Officer.

Posted 1/26/09 at 3:10pm