Magoosh (pronunciation: mə’guːʃ) (a play on the Old Persian word magush, which refers to a wise person[1] and this word also represents Iranian origin) is an American online test preparation and study abroad counselling company based in Berkeley, California that educates students through audio/video lessons, practice test questions, and online email support.

[5] Magoosh was founded in 2009 by Hansoo Lee, Bhavin Parikh, Pejman Pour-Moezzi and Vikram Shenoy while they were students at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.

In December 2011, Magoosh gave away 800 free SAT accounts to high school students through partnerships with Bay Area non-profit organizations.

[8] It was also around this time that Bhavin's co-founder Hansoo Lee was diagnosed with a rare case of non-smokers' lung cancer and had to remove himself from daily operations.

The company continued to grow, launching full preparation products for the TOEFL and SAT from late 2013 to 2014.