Academia.edu acquires Plasmyd

Academia.edu said Wednesday that it has acquired Plasmyd. No financial terms were disclosed. In conjunction with the funding, Plasmyd’s co-founders Adnan Akil and Kevin Wu will join the team at Academia.edu. Plasmyd is a peer review and discussion platform for papers. Academia.edu, which is backed by Khosla Ventures, Spark Capital and True Ventures, is an online community for scientists.

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