# Noah Plewa

> Noah Plewa is the founder and former CEO of Village, an extracurricular learning marketplace inspired by his community-based education in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. A Carleton philosophy graduate and former varsity basketball captain, he joined Paraform in 2024 to lead growth and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

- **Role:** Growth at Paraform
- **Organizations:** Village, Paraform, The Village Project, Carleton College
- **Education:** Philosophy degree, Carleton College, Wildlands School
- **Known for:** Founded Village, a platform serving extracurricular learning providers and families., Served as a Carleton varsity basketball captain in the 2018-19 season., Built an early growth operation at Paraform credited by co-founder John Kim with $2.5 million in additional revenue over his first four months.

## Career timeline

- **2018-2019** — Served as a senior captain of Carleton’s men’s basketball team.
- **2019** — Graduated with a philosophy degree, according to Volume One; subsequently worked at an education software company in the Twin Cities.
- **2020** — Founded Village; a December 2022 report describes the company as founded two years earlier.
- **2021** — Led Village as CEO and co-founder; the company received $475,000 in funding in November.
- **2022** — Village expanded its provider registration and payment software and reported $1.2 million in funding.
- **2024** — Joined Paraform to lead growth; publicly welcomed in November.
- **2025** — John Kim credited Plewa’s early growth operation with $2.5 million in additional revenue and 180-plus demos per month.

## Achievements

- Founded Village, a platform serving extracurricular learning providers and families.
- Served as a Carleton varsity basketball captain in the 2018-19 season.
- Built an early growth operation at Paraform credited by co-founder John Kim with $2.5 million in additional revenue over his first four months.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — In a LinkedIn post dated by its activity ID, recalled building Paraform’s outbound operation with Raine Akiyama-Chen and welcomed his move from Toronto to San Francisco.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-plewa

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Last updated: 2026-10-23