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Reasons for Shutdown

Immature Market

The industry was still young.

The industry as a whole was still young and its leaders faced the challenge of a nascent market, as well as the demands facing all institutions in the higher education marketplace.

Failed Acquisition (Takeover)

Acquired by Apollo Education Group on June 11, 2015.

The Iron Yard was acquired by Apollo Education Group on Jun 11, 2015.
While the details of the investment remained unclear, an Apollo Education investor note stated that Apollo "acquired a controlling interest in TIY Academy, LLC.
The Iron Yard ceased operations on October 13, 2017.

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.	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.	College Conductor	19.6%	A tool for college counselors, and, more specifically, for independent education consultants.	Education Services	Education, Professional Services, Information Services, SaaS	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2016	-	-	-
2.	Learners Guild	16.6%	A network of guild-style professional schools that transformed students into high-skilled workers in one year.	Education Services	Education, Developer Platform, E-Learning, Professional Services	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2015	-	-	-
3.	Dev Bootcamp	11.6%	A19-week intensive training program for software engineers.	Education Services	Developer Platform, Developer Tools, Education, EdTech	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50-100	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2012	-	-	-

Investors

No.	Image	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.		VentureSouth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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.		Peter Barth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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.	12 Dec 2014	Funding round	USD 500K	-	-			-	1	-	-	-	Completed
2.	24 Jan 2014	Funding round	USD 750K	-	-			-	1	-	-	-	Completed