# Piazza

> Piazza is a Palo Alto education software company whose class Q&A platform lets students, teaching assistants, and instructors build shared answers; its opt-in talent network also connects students with employers. Founder Pooja Sankar drew on her experience of isolation in a male-dominated computer science class.

- **Founded:** 2009
- **Headquarters:** Palo Alto, United States
- **Founders:** Pooja Sankar (Founder)
- **Products:** Piazza Q&A, Piazza Talent / Piazza Network
- **Notable:** Piazza says millions of students use it across thousands of universities in 90 countries., Piazza says more than 100,000 professors have chosen its Q&A platform., Piazza Careers launched in 2014 alongside an $8 million Series B.

## Products & services

- **Piazza Q&A** — Instructor-controlled, wiki-style class questions, shared student and instructor answers, anonymous posting options, polls, resources, statistics, mobile access, and LMS integration.
- **Piazza Talent / Piazza Network** — Opt-in student career profiles, employer discovery, campus events, interviews, and recruiting outreach; class Q&A posts are not exposed to employers.

## Achievements

- Piazza says millions of students use it across thousands of universities in 90 countries.
- Piazza says more than 100,000 professors have chosen its Q&A platform.
- Piazza Careers launched in 2014 alongside an $8 million Series B.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Piazza posted about inclusion in STEM education and recruiting on its LinkedIn page.
- **2020-07** — Piazza announced its Q&A app for Microsoft Teams.

## Links

- Website: https://piazza.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/piazzza
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/piazza
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/piazzza

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Last updated: 2026-09-28