Outschool
| Industry | Online education |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder |
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| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Revenue | $100,000,000 (2020) |
Number of employees | 110 (2020) |
| Website | outschool |
Outschool, Inc. is an American online education platform for children that provides virtual classes.[1][2] It is headquartered in San Francisco, California.[3][4]
History
[edit]Outschool was co-founded in 2015 by Amir Nathoo, alongside former Google employee Mikhail Seregine and Nick Grandy, an engineer working for Airbnb.[5][6]
Using seed money from startup accelerator Y Combinator, Nathoo and company created the platform's website in 2016; the first class was released shortly after in 2017.[5]
In September 2020, Outschool raised $45 million in a round of Series B funding led by Lightspeed.[7] This was followed in April 2021 by $75 million of Series C funding, causing the company to become a unicorn valued at $1.3 billion.[8] In October 2021, it raised $110M in Series D funding led by Tiger Global Management, which brought its valuation to $3 billion.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ Picchi, Aimee (28 July 2020). "Families pay hundreds a month to 'out-school' kids".
- ↑ Schulte, Erin (3 November 2022). "How Outschool won the pandemic".
- ↑ Campbell, Simon (2020-10-30). "Fast 100: Outschool is booming while school is out". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ↑ Fortson, Jobina (2020-12-10). "Job hunting with Jobina: San Francisco-based Outschool hiring teachers". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- 1 2 McDonald, Kerry. "Outschool.com Takes Education Out Of Schooling". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ↑ Ryan, Kevin J. (2020-03-27). "With Schools Closed, Online Learning Startup Outschool Sees Surge in Demand for Its Classes". Inc.com. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ↑ Mascarenhas, Natasha (September 18, 2020). "Outschool, newly profitable, raises a $45M Series B for virtual small group classes". TechCrunch.
- ↑ "Outschool is the newest edtech unicorn". TechCrunch. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ↑ Mascarenhas, Natasha (October 14, 2021). "Outschool's after-school enrichment marketplace is now valued at $3 billion". TechCrunch.