Turnitin Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1998

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 950

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Buyout/​LBO

  • Financing Rounds
  • 6

  • Investments
  • 9

Turnitin General Information

Description

Developer of cloud-based educational technologies designed to promote student authenticity, instructor effectiveness and better educational outcomes. The company's products check for plagiarism in writing and code assignments, provide real-time feedback for students, and automate grading for teachers across multiple disciplines via machine learning, computer vision and advanced artificial intelligence technologies, thus providing instructors with the tools to engage students in the writing process, provide personalized feedback and assess student progress over time.

Contact Information

Website
www.turnitin.com
Formerly Known As
iParadigms
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 2101 Webster Street
  • Suite 1900
  • Oakland, CA 94612
  • United States
+1 (866)
Primary Industry
Educational Software
Vertical(s)
Big Data, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, TMT, EdTech
Corporate Office
  • 2101 Webster Street
  • Suite 1900
  • Oakland, CA 94612
  • United States
+1 (866)

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Turnitin Valuation & Funding

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of cloud-based educational technologies designed to promote student authenticity, instructor effectiveness and
Educational Software
Oakland, CA
950 As of 2025

Bellevue, WA
 

Dublin, Ireland
 
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Turnitin Competitors (27)

One of Turnitin’s 27 competitors is DreamBox Learning, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Bellevue, WA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
DreamBox Learning Private Equity-Backed Bellevue, WA
Learnosity Private Equity-Backed Dublin, Ireland
Edvance360 Corporation Virginia Beach, VA
eKool Formerly PE-Backed Tallinn, Estonia
Simplify LMS Corporation Sydney, Australia
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Turnitin Patents

  • 33

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 15

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Turnitin Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20170178528-A1 Method and system for providing automated localized feedback for an extracted component of an electronic document file Inactive 16-Dec-2015
AU-2015204621-A1 Method and system for automated essay scoring using nominal classification Inactive 10-Jan-2014
EP-3092580-A1 Method and system for automated essay scoring using nominal classification Inactive 10-Jan-2014
EP-3092580-A4 Method and system for automated essay scoring using nominal classification Inactive 10-Jan-2014
US-20150199913-A1 Method and system for automated essay scoring using nominal classification Inactive 10-Jan-2014 G09B7/02
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Turnitin Investors

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Turnitin Investments & Acquisitions (9)

Turnitin’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Ouriginal. The deal was made on 30-Nov-2021.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Ouriginal 30-Nov-2021 Buyout/LBO Business/Productivity Software
GradeHub 25-May-2021 Merger/Acquisition Educational Software
ProctorExam 31-Dec-2020 Buyout/LBO Educational Software
ExamSoft Worldwide 21-Oct-2020 Merger/Acquisition Educational Software
Unicheck 05-Jun-2020 Buyout/LBO Educational Software
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Turnitin Affiliates

Subsidiaries (4)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Gradescope Berkeley, CA 2014
ProctorExam Amsterdam, Netherlands 2014
Ouriginal Bromma, Sweden 2006
ExamSoft Worldwide Dallas, TX 1998

Turnitin FAQs

  • When was Turnitin founded?

    Turnitin was founded in 1998.

  • Where is Turnitin headquartered?

    Turnitin is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

  • What is the size of Turnitin?

    Turnitin has 950 total employees.

  • What industry is Turnitin in?

    Turnitin’s primary industry is Educational Software.

  • Is Turnitin a private or public company?

    Turnitin is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Turnitin?

    The current valuation of Turnitin is .

  • What is Turnitin’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Turnitin is .

  • How much funding has Turnitin raised over time?

    Turnitin has raised $403M.

  • Who are Turnitin’s investors?

    Advance Publications has invested in Turnitin.

  • Who are Turnitin’s competitors?

    DreamBox Learning, Learnosity, Edvance360, eKool, and Simplify LMS are some of the 27 competitors of Turnitin.

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