2U, Inc.

2U (formerly 2tor Inc.) is an educational technology company that partners with leading nonprofit colleges and universities to offer online degree programs. The company supplies its partner universities with a cloud-based software-as-a-service platform coupled with a suite of technology-enabled services, including coursework design, infrastructural support and capital to deliver instruction to students. 2U was founded in 2008 by John Katzman (founder of The Princeton Review). Co-founders include Chip Paucek (former CEO of Hooked on Phonics) and Jeremy Johnson; Paucek remains with the company as CEO.