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Highlighter

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Highlighter aims to dramatically reduce the cost of textbooks while dramatically increasing student engagement on any online content. Highlighter’s HTML5 reader allows professors/teachers to publish PDF and ePUB documents for free, accessible on any device, with unprecedented engagement by highlighting, annotating, commenting, sharing and saving over snippets of text.

Recent Milestones

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  Highlighter added Gaurav Bhatnagar as CTO. (1/1/12)
  Posted 8/6/12 at 10:44am
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  Highlighter received $330k in Angel funding. (12/1/11)
  Posted 8/6/12 at 10:27am
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  Highlighter added John Holdcroft as VP of BizDev. (10/1/11)
  Posted 8/6/12 at 10:44am
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  Highlighter received $300k in Angel funding. (3/15/11)
  Posted 7/4/12 at 5:42am via geekwire.com
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  Highlighter added Chris DeVore as Investor / Advisor. (12/1/10)
  Posted 5/30/12 at 3:55pm
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  Highlighter received () in Seed funding. (11/1/10)
  Posted 10/8/10 at 2:55pm via techcrunch.com
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  Highlighter added Kristopher B. Jones as Advisor. (10/28/10)
  Posted 11/15/10 at 7:03pm
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  Highlighter received $100k in Seed funding. (10/28/10)
  Posted 11/15/10 at 10:54am via krisjones.com
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  Highlighter added Josh Mullineaux as Co-Founder/CEO. (8/7/10)
  Posted 10/8/10 at 2:55pm
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  Highlighter added Nate Whitehill as Co-Founder. (8/7/10)
  Posted 10/8/10 at 2:55pm
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  Highlighter added Matt Blancarte as Co-Founder. (8/7/10)
  Posted 10/8/10 at 2:55pm

Videos

Screenshots

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Above: Highlighter Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 5/18/12

Sources

1. Pepperjam Founder Announces Launch of KBJ Capital with $100,000 Angel Investment in Highlighter.com (krisjones.com) [edit]
2. TechStars Launches Ten New Startups In Seattle (techcrunch.com) [edit]
3. Much more than a blog commenting system, Highlighter raises $300,000 (geekwire.com) [edit]
4. Citation Needed [add]