ebrary Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1999

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 35

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Buyout/​LBO

  • Financing Rounds
  • 3

ebrary General Information

Description

Provider of e-books to libraries, corporations, government, publishers and researchers. The company offers content products, which include handbooks, e-books, manuals, reports and other authoritative documents under subscription and purchase models.

Contact Information

Website
www.ebrary.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 318 Cambridge Avenue
  • Palo Alto, CA 94306
  • United States
+1 (650)
Primary Industry
Educational Software
Acquirer
ProQuest (Publishing)
Vertical(s)
TMT
Corporate Office
  • 318 Cambridge Avenue
  • Palo Alto, CA 94306
  • United States
+1 (650)

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ebrary Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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ebrary Patents

  • 40

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 8

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

ebrary Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20120296637-A1 Method and apparatus for calculating topical categorization of electronic documents in a collection Inactive 20-May-2011
EP-2394228-A1 Method and apparatus for real time text analysis and text navigation Inactive 10-Mar-2009
EP-2394228-A4 Method and apparatus for real time text analysis and text navigation Inactive 10-Mar-2009
US-20100235353-A1 Method and apparatus for real time text analysis and text navigation Active 10-Mar-2009
US-8280878-B2 Method and apparatus for real time text analysis and text navigation Active 10-Mar-2009 G06F16/338
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ebrary Signals

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ebrary Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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ebrary FAQs

  • When was ebrary founded?

    ebrary was founded in 1999.

  • Where is ebrary headquartered?

    ebrary is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

  • What is the size of ebrary?

    ebrary has 35 total employees.

  • What industry is ebrary in?

    ebrary’s primary industry is Educational Software.

  • Is ebrary a private or public company?

    ebrary is a Private company.

  • What is ebrary’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for ebrary is .

  • How much funding has ebrary raised over time?

    ebrary has raised $3M.

  • Who are ebrary’s investors?

    BDMI, Pearson, Random House Ventures, and S&P Global have invested in ebrary.

  • When was ebrary acquired?

    ebrary was acquired on 06-Jan-2011.

  • Who acquired ebrary?

    ebrary was acquired by ProQuest (Publishing).

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