Alleyoop, founded two years ago and launched publicly last month, is funded by Pearson Education Inc. and located in the textbook publisher’s Boston office. Alleyoop offers tutoring services through its website, providing drills to hone math skills and access to tutors – some as far away as India. More than 30,000 students use the service, which much like Facebook requires them to register online to get access to math practice. Patrick Supanc, Alleyoop’s founder and formerly Pearson’s senior vice president of digital product management, said his company wants to target the segment of teens struggling in high school and in need of additional help outside of the classroom.

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