# Amir Nathoo

> Amir Nathoo is the San Francisco-based co-founder, founding CEO and board member of Outschool. A self-taught programmer and Cambridge engineering graduate, he worked at IBM, co-founded Trigger.io and led the creation of Square Payroll before building a marketplace for live online classes with Nick Grandy and Mikhail Seregine. He announced his departure from day-to-day leadership in February 2026; Brian Co became CEO in September 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and board member at Outschool; board member at Tech for Palestine
- **Organizations:** Outschool, Tech for Palestine, Square, Trigger.io, WebMynd, IBM
- **Education:** MEng in Electrical and Information Sciences; began in mathematics before switching to engineering, St John’s College, University of Cambridge
- **Known for:** Co-founded Outschool and led its development from an early marketplace to an internationally used live-learning platform., Founded the Square Payroll product line., Co-founded mobile development platform Trigger.io.

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Graduated from Cambridge and joined IBM.
- **2007** — Left IBM to start a company with James Brady; teamed up with Patrick Buckley.
- **2008** — Participated in Y Combinator with the business that became WebMynd and later Trigger.io.
- **2009** — Moved with Kirsty to San Francisco.
- **2013** — Trigger.io team joined Square in a stock-based acquisition of the team; Nathoo led the creation of Square Payroll.
- **2015** — Co-founded Outschool with Nick Grandy and Mikhail Seregine.
- **2016** — Outschool released a private beta.
- **2017** — Outschool launched publicly.
- **2021** — Outschool reached a $3 billion valuation in an October financing round.
- **2025** — Explained Outschool’s reduced-title management approach in Remixing Titles.
- **2026-02** — Announced he would step back from leading Outschool; Xueyan Wang and Andy Chiu would co-lead during the CEO search.
- **2026-09** — Brian Co appointed CEO; announcement identified Nathoo as co-founder and board member.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Outschool and led its development from an early marketplace to an internationally used live-learning platform.
- Founded the Square Payroll product line.
- Co-founded mobile development platform Trigger.io.
- Outschool received a $3 billion valuation in October 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Outschool appointed Brian Co CEO on September 10 and identified Nathoo as co-founder and board member.
- **2026-02** — Announced his departure from leadership on February 6; COO Xueyan Wang and CTO Andy Chiu would co-lead during the CEO search.
- **2025-09** — Listed as a conference moderator and Tech for Palestine board member in Harvard’s Emerging School Models participant directory.

## Links

- Website: https://amir.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirnathoo/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/amirnathoo

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Last updated: 2026-10-25