Outschool
Online interactive classes for children
- 1001+ employees
- B2C
- Marketplace
- Education
- Tutoring
- Fully remote
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Company mission
To inspire kids to love learning by linking learning to kids’ interests, connecting them with others who share those interests, and giving them the autonomy to pick their own path.
-5% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
The COVID19 pandemic saw radical changes to the needs of institutions, companies, and individuals. A few select businesses were, by chance, perfectly poised to meet them. One such company is Outschool. Its online platform for extracurricular classes is aimed at homeschooled students, a group that ballooned over 2020.
Outschool achieved Unicorn status in mid-2021, closing a $75M Series C round. The hope of Outschool, and the tele-teaching sector at large, is that lucrative investment rounds like this mean hybrid online/offline learning is here to stay. Certainly, Outschool enjoyed swift growth and a place in Y Combinator years before lockdown began. Importantly, it has maintained an encouraging level of growth as schools reopen, and is capitalizing on the shift towards hybrid learning.
With the development of alternative education post-pandemic, Outschool continues to remain committed to empowering parents wiand students with a variety of flexible and personalized learning opportunities. And with a successful 2024 under its belt, the future is sure to be one of even more growth for the company.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Lifelong Learners: Annual budget to self-direct our professional development as well as DEI learning. There’s also a budget for employees’ learners to take classes on Outschool
- Community Impact: Outschool matches employee donations to established 501c3s, and has committed to supporting Outschool.org’s non-profit programs
- Share Financial Success: Stock options and a 401k that makes saving for retirement easier
- Health and Wellness: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage options for employees and their families. Our medical benefits include fertility and family planning coverage. We also offer an additional wellness stipend and more resources related to mental and physical wellness
- PTO and Family Leave:PTO and family leave enable our team to take the time that we need to recharge, relax, and spend time with family and friends
- Fully Distributed: With a team distributed across the US and Canada, we create a remote culture through virtual events as well as stipends for meals, remote work, and internet allowance. We offer an additional stipend for home office setup
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Oct 2021
$110m
SERIES D
Apr 2021
$75m
SERIES C
Total funding: $240.2m
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Leadership
Amir Nathoo
(Co-Founder & Head)Amir studied at Cambridge before spending almost 5 years at IBM in Software Development, and working at WebMynd and Square. While working at Trigger Corp, where he worked for 5 years, he co-founded Outschool.