Navengage
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Navengage was a Conshohocken, Pennsylvania-based edtech startup founded in April 2020 by Penn State alumni Andrew Strause (CEO), Dan Lordan and Colleen McBride. It built a mobile-first student engagement app that gathers a university's events, student organizations, campus resources and connections into one personalized platform to boost student engagement and retention; Penn State was one of its first customers, and it counted 15,000 student users. In September 2022 it raised a $1.3 million seed round led by Ben Franklin Technology Partners and Nelnet. Navengage was later acquired by Pathify, a higher education digital engagement hub, and now operates as an operating subsidiary.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded and launched
Penn State alumni found Navengage in April 2020; the student engagement app launches that fall with 15,000 users.
- Seed round
On September 27, 2022 Navengage raises a $1.3 million seed round from Ben Franklin Technology Partners and Nelnet.
- Acquired
Navengage is acquired by Pathify, a higher education digital engagement hub, and operates as an operating subsidiary (acquisition date not publicly pinned).
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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