# Letterly

> Letterly is an AI-powered writing education platform that pairs students ages 8-18 with human coaches to build literacy through daily writing, structured feedback, and real publishing. Founded by former Wall Street analyst Jane Chen, the company runs multi-week bootcamps where students draft, revise, and publish articles - and even ship a physical copy of a book they author. Letterly reports serving more than 3,000 students across 30 states and seven countries, with students improving roughly half a grade level in eight weeks.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Jane Chen (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** 17 (approx. 7 core employees plus 50+ contracted editors and coaches)
- **Products:** The Letterly Journal, Author's Bootcamp, Summer Writing Bootcamps, AI Writing Coach, National Writing Competition
- **Notable:** Published nearly 15,000 student articles and stories in the Letterly Journal, Grew to 3,000+ students across 30 states and 7 countries, Students improve roughly half a grade level in literacy in 8 weeks - about twice the pace of school

## Products & services

- **The Letterly Journal** — A program and online publication that builds literacy through daily reading and writing, personalized human feedback, and the chance to publish. Students have published nearly 15,000 articles and stories.
- **Author's Bootcamp** — A six-week program in which students write and publish their own book; Letterly prints and ships a physical copy to the student's door.
- **Summer Writing Bootcamps** — Multi-week bootcamps where students ages 8-18 draft 10-40 articles on topics they choose, each paired with an individual coach.
- **AI Writing Coach** — An AI-powered feedback system that keeps a human coach in the loop - students submit drafts, receive AI-assisted feedback reviewed by humans, then revise.
- **National Writing Competition** — An annual contest held each August/September, judged by a panel including Ivy League interviewers, with cash prizes and front-page features.
- **Schools Product** — An in-development product for schools that tracks student writing progress over time, supported by Robin Hood Foundation funding.

## Achievements

- Published nearly 15,000 student articles and stories in the Letterly Journal
- Grew to 3,000+ students across 30 states and 7 countries
- Students improve roughly half a grade level in literacy in 8 weeks - about twice the pace of school
- Secured $2.5M seed funding with support from the Robin Hood Foundation
- Partnered with Brooklyn Tech, the largest high school in the U.S.
- Runs an annual National Writing Competition judged by Ivy League interviewers

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Raised $2.5M seed round; support from the Robin Hood Foundation to build a schools product that tracks student progress over time.
- **2025-02** — Announced partnership with Brooklyn Tech, the largest high school in the country.

## Links

- Website: https://letterly.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/letterly-io/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LetterlyLearning
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letterlyjunior/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letterlylearning

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Last updated: 2026-08-04