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Lightspan, Inc. |
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NEWS FROM THE WIRES |
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Lightspan net loss narrows during fiscal Q2 Aug 21 2001 03:27 PM PDT
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PROFILE |
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Lightspan wants to illuminate the way through learning. Formerly The Lightspan Partnership, the company develops educational software and online resources for school and home. Its products include interactive software (which runs on Sony PlayStations and PCs) for kindergarten through eighth grade, a curriculum-based online community (with nearly 3,000 subscribers) for students through 12th grade, and educational testing and assessment tools. It also offers remedial software for college students and tools for building classroom and school homepages. Lightspan is backed by Microsoft, Comcast, and TV producer CINAR. Other investors include Accel Partners and Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers.
COMPETITION |
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DEALS |
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Deal: Lightspan Acquires Edutest
Date Announced: 05.24.00
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 15.7
Description: Educational software company buys similar firm for $2.2 million in cash and remainder in stock, with $4.5 million delivered over the next 18 months.
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: January
2001 Sales (mil.): 98.30
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 481.7%
Employees: 616
Revenue per employee: $159,577.92
KEY PEOPLE |
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John T. Kernan
CEO
Michael A. Sicuro
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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10140 Campus Point Dr.
San Diego, CA 92121
US
Phone: 858-824-8000
Fax: 858-824-8001
Online: Web Site
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