# Knack

> Knack is a student success technology company that helps colleges and universities run and scale peer-tutoring programs. Its platform recruits, trains, and pays high-achieving students to tutor their classmates through web and mobile apps and a real-time online classroom, giving institutions a measurable way to improve retention and graduation while creating paid campus jobs. Founded in 2015 and now serving hundreds of campuses including the University of Florida, Georgia Tech, Northeastern, Fordham, and Auburn, Knack raised a Series B in October 2025 and appointed higher-ed veteran Megan Dusenbery as CEO.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Miami, Florida, United States
- **Founders:** Samyr Qureshi (Co-Founder, Executive Chairman (former CEO)), David Stoker (Co-Founder), Dennis Hansen (Co-Founder), Shawn Doyle (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~1,400 (includes platform's student tutor network; core staff is smaller)
- **Products:** Knack Peer Tutoring Platform, Online Classroom, Tutor Recruitment & Training, Analytics & Retention Reporting
- **Notable:** Serves hundreds of college and university campuses nationwide, Student tutors have collectively earned millions of dollars through the platform, 91% of students report higher grades after tutoring on Knack

## Products & services

- **Knack Peer Tutoring Platform** — Web and mobile platform that lets institutions recruit, train, schedule, and pay peer tutors, with 1:1 and group sessions, recurring bookings, and SSO sign-up.
- **Online Classroom** — Virtual tutoring environment with real-time whiteboard, audio, video, and screen sharing for remote sessions.
- **Tutor Recruitment & Training** — Marketing support and CRLA-aligned training to identify high-achieving students and onboard them as paid independent-contractor tutors.
- **Analytics & Retention Reporting** — Dashboards that tie tutoring activity to grades, persistence, and graduation outcomes for institutional decision-makers.

## Achievements

- Serves hundreds of college and university campuses nationwide
- Student tutors have collectively earned millions of dollars through the platform
- 91% of students report higher grades after tutoring on Knack
- 18.5% higher grades for at-risk students who receive weekly tutoring
- 91.4% student persistence reported at Hampton University
- Raised Series B led by New Markets Venture Partners in October 2025

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Knack raised a Series B round led by New Markets Venture Partners and appointed Megan Dusenbery as CEO; founder Samyr Qureshi became Executive Chairman.
- **2025-10** — Robb Doub (NMVP General Partner) and Megan Dusenbery joined Knack's board of directors.

## Links

- Website: https://joinknack.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/joinknack
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/JoinKnack
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joinknack

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Last updated: 2026-07-20