# NoRedInk

> NoRedInk is a K-12 writing platform used in more than 10,000 schools that helps students in grades 3-12 become stronger writers through adaptive, interest-based exercises, scaffolded composition tools, and an AI-powered Grading Assistant that cuts teacher grading time roughly in half. Founded in 2012 by former Chicago English teacher Jeff Scheur, the company builds around a taxonomy of common student writing errors and personalizes practice using topics students actually care about. Students have completed billions of exercises on the platform.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Jeff Scheur (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~80 employees
- **Products:** NoRedInk (Free), NoRedInk Premium, AI Grading Assistant, Grades 3-5 Writing Platform, Language Support Suite
- **Notable:** Won the 2012 Citi Innovation Challenge hosted by NBC ($75,000)., Grew to 15,000 users within its first two months in 2012., Used in over 10,000 schools and roughly 1 in 2 US school districts.

## Products & services

- **NoRedInk (Free)** — Personalized grammar and writing practice with adaptive exercises built around student interests, a teacher dashboard, and quiz activities.
- **NoRedInk Premium** — Full writing curriculum with guided composition tools, 1,000+ skills exercises, hundreds of texts and prompts, 10+ writing genres, standards-aligned diagnostics and benchmark assessments, and admin reporting.
- **AI Grading Assistant** — AI tool that suggests scores and specific, actionable feedback on essays against a rubric, cutting teacher grading time by up to 50% and dramatically increasing feedback volume.
- **Grades 3-5 Writing Platform** — A comprehensive elementary writing platform extending NoRedInk's approach to younger students.
- **Language Support Suite** — Tools including text-to-speech and translation support that remove language barriers for English Learners while giving teachers flexible differentiation.

## Achievements

- Won the 2012 Citi Innovation Challenge hosted by NBC ($75,000).
- Grew to 15,000 users within its first two months in 2012.
- Used in over 10,000 schools and roughly 1 in 2 US school districts.
- Students have completed billions of writing exercises on the platform.
- Raised a $50M Series B in 2021, roughly six years after its Series A.
- Launched an AI Grading Assistant that cut teacher grading time by up to 50% and increased student feedback 5x in beta.

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — Announced the full launch of a comprehensive writing platform for grades 3-5, extending NoRedInk to elementary classrooms.
- **2024-06** — Expanded its AI-powered Grading Assistant to all Premium teachers for the 2024-2025 school year.
- **2024-09** — Rolled out new AI grading genres and a Reading Mode, with additional essay genres added through the school year.

## Links

- Website: https://noredink.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/noredink
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/noredink
- GitHub: https://github.com/NoRedInk
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEj62xLKHNg
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noredink/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NoRedInk1

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Last updated: 2026-07-11