HighBeam Research

company

About

Highbeam Research is an online service that provides research tools and articles for educators and businesses.

  • 5001 - 10000

Details

Last Funding Type
Series A
Last Funding Money Raised
$3.10M
Industries
E-Learning,Education,Information Services,Internet
Founded date
Jan 1, 2002
Number Of Employee
5001 - 10000
Operating Status
Active

HighBeam Research, Inc. operates as an online library and research tool for individuals, students, and small businesses. The company focuses on newspaper archives, journal articles, magazine back issues, and reference works; book reviews, medical and nursing journals, and psychology journals; business, companies, entertainment, government, health, news, politics, sports, technology, and travel; business and technology; hobby and personal interest publications; and Britannica concise encyclopedia, reference works from Oxford University Press, ColumbiaEncyclopedia, dictionaries, thesauruses, and almanacs. It enables professionals to track industry research, news, and trends in various fields, such as consulting, business, education, finance, health care, journalism and literature, public relations, and research; students and professors to research for assignments and course plans, which include English and literature, history, medicine and health care, nursing, physical therapy, and psychology; individuals and families to search articles for book reviews, childhood development, financial advice, history, and medical research.

The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. As of December 15, 2008, HighBeam Research, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Gale, Inc.

HighBeam Research has created several blogs that offer content directly from their online research tool. These include:

BackStories: http://blog.highbeam.com
Arrive Prepared: http://blog.highbeambusiness.com/
Questia: http://blog.questia.com

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
$3.10M
HighBeam Research has raised a total of $3.10M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 27, 2002 from a Series A round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Dec 27, 2002 Series A $3.10M 1 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
HighBeam Research is funded by 1 investors. 1to1 Venture Partners are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
1to1 Venture Partners Series A