Tuition.io

Tuition.io is an American company that enables other companies to provide employer-paid student loan contributions as an employee benefit. The company is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Tuition.io's customers include Fidelity Investments,[1] Chegg,[2] and Staples.[3] More than 5,000 Fidelity employees, or about 11 percent of its workforce, signed up in the first three months of the program.[4]

Tuition.io raised $8.2 million in funding in 2015.[5]

History

Tuition.io was founded by Brendon McQueen (Founder/CEO) and Steve Pomerantz (Co-Founder/President) in 2012. An alum of the Launchpad LA startup accelerator, the company launched into public beta in January 2013.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Fidelity's student loan debt repayment benefit draws 5,000 workers - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  2. ↑ Report, The Hechinger (2016-04-18). "Move Over, 401(k)s: This New Perk Helps Millennials Pay Off College Loans". US News & World Report. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  3. ↑ MarksJarvis, Gail. "Staples offering employees $100/month to help pay off student loans". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  4. ↑ Bernard, Tara Siegel (2016-03-25). "Medical, Dental, 401(k)? Now Add School Loan Aid to Job Benefits". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  5. ↑ "Tuition.io Secures $5M in Series A Financing from MassMutual Ventures and Wildcat Venture Partners". PR Newswire. 2015-11-18.
  6. ↑ "Sites Target Helping College Grads With Empty Pockets - Camira Powell - News". AllThingsD. 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

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