Textbook site Chegg.com raises $25M from Kleiner Perkins

Textbook site Chegg.com raises $25M from Kleiner Perkins

Textbook rental site Chegg.com announced today that it has raised $25 million in a third round of funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Foundation Capital.

That’s an impressive amount of cash, especially with the current economy and what some see as Kleiner’s move away from web investments. But Chegg’s co-founder and chief executive Osman Rashid says the Santa Clara, Calif. startup has already proven that its business model is sound. When the company… Continue Reading