Academia.edu is a platform for academics to share research papers.
Industries EducationHigher EducationInformation TechnologyInternetSocial MediaHeadquarters Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Founded Date 2008 Founders Richard Price Operating Status Active Last Funding Type Series D Legal Name Academia Inc.
Company Type For Profit
Contact Email press@academia.edu
Academia.edu is the largest and fastest-growing platform in the world for sharing academic research. Its mission is to accelerate and democratize academic research.
Over 150 million academics have signed up to Academia.edu, adding 25 million papers. Over 100,000 people join Academia.edu each day. Academia.edu attracts over 52 million unique
visitors a month. 40% of the world's faculty log in to Academia.edu every month.
The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.