Turnitin

Turnitin is an educational technology company that focuses on promoting academic integrity and enhancing the writing skills of students. Its services include originality checking and authorship investigation, which help prevent plagiarism and encourage critical thinking. Turnitin’s cloud-based products enable instructors to engage students effectively, provide real-time feedback, and automate grading across various disciplines using advanced technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence. The company serves over 30 million students across 15,000 institutions in 140 countries, making its tools widely accessible. Headquartered in Oakland, California, Turnitin also has international offices in several locations, including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, and Latin America.

Melissa Lipscomb

CFO and Executive Vice President of Business Affairs

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Ouriginal

Acquisition in 2021
Ouriginal is a company focused on developing advanced technology for text-matching and plagiarism prevention. Its software is designed to uphold academic integrity by providing a fully automated system for detecting text similarities, serving academic institutions, secondary schools, and businesses. By employing machine learning algorithms, Ouriginal's platform enhances students' abilities to think originally and streamlines the evaluation process for educators, while also helping organizations protect their reputations.

ExamSoft

Acquisition in 2020
ExamSoft Worldwide, Inc. is an educational software company that specializes in providing comprehensive assessment solutions for students and educators. Founded in 1998 and based in Dallas, Texas, with additional operations in Delray Beach, Florida, ExamSoft offers a range of products including ExamSoft Portal for item banking and exam authoring, and Examplify, an offline testing environment compatible with multiple devices. The company also features tools like SofTeach for exam creation, ExamID and ExamMonitor for secure exam delivery, and analytics solutions such as ExamSCORE for performance evaluation. ExamSoft's offerings cater to various educational sectors including nursing, health sciences, law, and professional certifications. By delivering cloud-based management and analytics, ExamSoft helps academic institutions enhance learning outcomes, improve retention, and ensure compliance with accreditation standards. As of October 2020, ExamSoft operates as a subsidiary of Turnitin, LLC.

Gradescope

Acquisition in 2018
Gradescope, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing a grading platform aimed at improving the efficiency of the grading process for educators. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, the company offers software that allows instructors to grade paper-based assignments and exams online, significantly reducing the time required for grading. Gradescope's platform also provides detailed analytics on assignments and questions, enabling data-driven educational insights for teachers and students. The application employs artificial intelligence to support the grading of various types of assignments, including online homework and programming projects, while ensuring compatibility with traditional paper formats. As of October 2018, Gradescope operates as a subsidiary of Turnitin, LLC, and its tools have already been utilized to grade over 3 million pages of work for more than 30,000 students across 100 educational institutions.

VeriCite

Acquisition in 2018
VeriCite is a provider of cloud-based originality checking tools designed to streamline the process of detecting plagiarism in academic settings. The company's solutions integrate seamlessly into learning management systems, facilitating easier submission and review of student work. By comparing submissions against a comprehensive and continually expanding database of sources, VeriCite enables educators to effectively identify instances of plagiarism. This functionality not only simplifies the evaluation process but also fosters constructive discussions about academic integrity, encouraging positive teaching moments. Overall, VeriCite offers a reliable, user-friendly, and cost-effective approach to maintaining academic standards in educational institutions.

LightSide Labs

Acquisition in 2014
LightSide Labs specializes in developing advanced technology for automated essay evaluation and classroom support. Its core product is a software solution that instantly assesses student writing, grading essays across multiple rubric scales and pinpointing areas of strength and weakness. Extensive independent research has validated the accuracy of this technology, matching human graders' assessments while considering factors such as content mastery, style choices, and genre awareness.
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