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An education software company that developed interactive ebooks packed with assessments & social sharing tools.

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Reasons for Shutdown

Strong Competition

Apple launched its iPad

In 2010, Kno introduced the single panel 14.1" touchscreen tablet computers.
However, when Apple launched its iPad, it was the main reason for Kno not able to scale up drastically.

Poor Pivot

Failed to stay profitable after pivoting

Kno pivoted their company to provide books to students via its tablet apps.
In doing so, they failed to cut deals with CourseSmart company and failed to have any other solutions to gain profit.
In 2013, Intel acquired the company for $15 million.

Direct Competitors and Similar Companies

Note: Direct competitors are defined by similarity score of more than 40%, while similar companies are defined by similarity score of less than 40%

No.	Image	Name	Similarity score	Description	Industry	Categories	Location	Ownership status	Entity type	Stage of development	Transactional model type	Defensibility moats	Last financing round	Total raised	Post-money valuation	Last financing date	No. of funding round(s)	No. of investors	Investors	Total revenue	Market capitalization	No. of investments	No. of acquisitions	No. of board seats taken	Competition	Management	No. of employees	Company reputation	Contact info	Operational status	Operational duration	Shutdown date	Founded date	Legal name	Former legal name(s)	Ticker
1.		Rate My Speech	5.1%	Lightweight Learning Management System for trainers and coaches.	E-Learning	Education, Training, Professional Services	Hungary	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-

Investors

No.	Name	Investor type	Description	Location	Preferred investment stage(s)	Stages invested in	Assets under management (AUM)	Investment range	Investment sweet spot	Preferred investment focus	Preferred investment geography	No. of investments	No. of lead investments	No. of follow-on investments	No. of co-investments	Portfolio companies	No. of exits	Total exit value	No. of failed investments	Loss on investments	No. of acquisitions	No. of board seats taken	No. of funds	Limited partners	Co-investors	No. of partners	Partners	No. of employees	Management	Board members	Founders	Investor reputation	Contact info	Entity type	Legal name	Former legal name(s)	Founded date	Ticker
1.	Andreessen Horowitz	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Leadership

No.	Image	Name	Previous designation	Previous company	Previous biography	Previous profile type	Previous location	Experience	Education	Reputation	Current company	Current designation	Current biography	Current profile type	Current location	No. of investments	No. of exits	Total exit value	No. of board seats taken	Contact info
1.		Babur Habib	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.		Osman Rashid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Funding

No.	Financing date	Financing round	Total amount raised	Post-money valuation	Financial viability	Fundraising target amount	Remaining target amount	Financing type	No. of investors	Board seats	Lead investors	Entity type	Financing status
1.	1 Jun 2011	Series C	USD 37.29M	-	-	USD 39M	USD 1.71M	Equity,	9	3	-	-	Completed
2.	8 Sep 2010	Debt Financing	USD 20.32M	-	-	USD 20.32M		Debt, Option, Warrant or Other Right to Acquire Another Security, Security to be Acquired Upon Exercise of Option, Warrant or Other Right to Acquire Security,	2	3	-	-	Completed
3.	8 Sep 2010	Series B	USD 26.80M	-	-	USD 26.80M		Equity,	6	3	-	-	Completed
4.	19 Jan 2010	Funding round	USD 50K	-	-	USD 100K	USD 50K	Option, Warrant or Other Right to Acquire Another Security, Security to be Acquired Upon Exercise of Option, Warrant or Other Right to Acquire Security,	1	3	-	-	Completed
5.	24 Dec 2009	Series A	USD 7.50M	-	-	USD 7.50M		Equity,	4	3	-	-	Completed
6.	30 Jul 2009	Seed Round	USD 450K	-	-	USD 504K	USD 54K	Equity,	2	2	-	-	Completed
7.	17 Jul 2009	Private Equity Round	USD 675K	-	-	USD 1.62M	USD 945K	Equity,	8	2	-	-	Completed