# Homeroom

> Homeroom is a San Francisco software company that runs the back office for school auxiliary programs - after-school enrichment classes, extended care, summer camps, leagues and tutoring. Founded by Stanford classmates Casandra Espinoza Stewart and Christina Walker, it started as a three-sided marketplace connecting parents, schools and class vendors, then grew into an all-in-one platform handling registration, rosters, attendance check-in/out, contractor payments, compliance and financial reporting. It raised $3.5M in seed funding led by Forerunner Ventures in 2019 to chase a roughly $23 billion U.S. after-school market where more than 40% of children are not enrolled in any program.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Casandra Espinoza Stewart (Co-founder & CEO), Christina Walker (Rakestraw) (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~24 employees (was ~12 at the 2019 seed round)
- **Products:** Enrollment & Billing, Student Check-in & Check-out, Activity Provider Management, Family Engagement Tools, Financial Reporting
- **Notable:** Raised $3.5M seed led by Forerunner Ventures (June 2019), Co-founders named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Education (2020), Reached $1M+ annual GMV run rate within the first month

## Products & services

- **Enrollment & Billing** — Mobile-friendly family registration with discount and scholarship management and automated, recurring billing.
- **Student Check-in & Check-out** — Attendance tracking across devices for extended care and enrichment, so staff know who is on site.
- **Activity Provider Management** — Roster distribution, contractor payments and compliance monitoring for the vendors who run classes on campus.
- **Family Engagement Tools** — Receipts, activity calendars and notifications that keep parents informed.
- **Financial Reporting** — Bank reconciliation, revenue analysis and reporting for program coordinators and school finance teams.
- **Enrichment Marketplace** — A discovery layer where organizers find new PTA-vetted classes - art, music, coding, chess, sports - to bring to their school.

## Achievements

- Raised $3.5M seed led by Forerunner Ventures (June 2019)
- Co-founders named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Education (2020)
- Reached $1M+ annual GMV run rate within the first month
- Grew 400% in ten months across five states and 17+ school districts
- 60% of partner schools increased the size of their programs after adopting Homeroom
- Backed by Felicis, Precursor and Kapor Capital plus notable angels (Clever, Faire, HotelTonight, GSV)

## Latest updates

- **2019-06** — Announced $3.5M seed round led by Forerunner Ventures to scale operations and expand the platform.
- **2019-08** — Featured in Forbes as founders tapping into the roughly $22-23 billion after-school program market.
- **2020-01** — Co-founder Christina Walker Rakestraw named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Education.
- **2024-07** — Repositioned website and product around 'school auxiliary programs' - extended care, enrichment, camps, leagues and tutoring - for independent schools, public schools and districts.

## Links

- Website: https://homeroom.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/homeroom-enrichment
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/joinhomeroom
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joinhomeroom/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joinhomeroom/

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