# Andrew Rowland

> Andrew Rowland is the founder and CEO of Classkick, a Chicago-based education technology company whose real-time digital notebook lets teachers see every student's work as it happens and respond instantly with notes, audio, or chat. A former Chicago high-school math teacher known to his students as 'Mr. Roro,' Rowland taught through Teach for America and started a school robotics program before retraining in computer science and working at Google and YouTube. He built Classkick to scale the thing he loved most about teaching: the 'aha' moment and the fast feedback loop. The platform now reaches more than half of U.S. schools and students in 180-plus countries, running on Firebase infrastructure.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Classkick
- **Organizations:** Classkick
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Mathematics and Political Economy, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Classkick, used by more than half of U.S. schools and students in over 180 countries, Built a real-time feedback platform that gives students roughly 10x more feedback than traditional methods, Started a robotics program at a Chicago west-side high school as a Teach for America corps member

## Career timeline

- **2003-2007** — Studied Mathematics and Political Economy at UC Berkeley
- **2007** — Worked in economic consulting at NERA Economic Consulting
- **2010s** — Joined Teach for America; taught high school math in Chicago and started a robotics program on the city's west side
- **2010s** — Retrained in computer science after his school shut down
- **2010s** — Worked at Google as an Associate Technology Manager and at YouTube as a Product Partner Manager
- **2014** — Founded Classkick with co-founder Peter Do; launched a free iPad app for real-time classroom feedback
- **2014** — Shipped a teacher-requested audio tool for ELL and primary students within months of the suggestion
- **2018** — Raised seed funding (total ~$1.83M)
- **2020s** — Classkick grows to serve over half of U.S. schools and students in 180+ countries on Firebase infrastructure

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Classkick, used by more than half of U.S. schools and students in over 180 countries
- Built a real-time feedback platform that gives students roughly 10x more feedback than traditional methods
- Started a robotics program at a Chicago west-side high school as a Teach for America corps member
- Featured as a Google/Firebase Developer Story for scaling Classkick on Firebase
- Profiled in EdWeek's startup spotlight for responsive, educator-driven product development

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Classkick continues to operate from Chicago, serving teachers and students globally on Firebase-backed real-time infrastructure.

## Links

- Website: https://classkick.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewrowland
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ahrowland
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/classkick/

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Last updated: 2026-06-25