# Sown To Grow

> Sown To Grow is a K-12 platform that helps students set goals, reflect on their learning, and check in on how they're feeling - giving teachers and district leaders the real-time signal they need to support student well-being and academics through Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Oakland, California, United States
- **Founders:** Rupa Chandra Gupta (Co-Founder & CEO), Dennis Li (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~30 employees
- **Products:** Emotional Check-Ins, Academic Check-Ins, SEL Curriculum & Universal Screener, K-2 Simplified Check-In, Educator & District Analytics
- **Notable:** Reached classrooms across 40+ U.S. states, Awarded grants from the U.S. Department of Education and the National Science Foundation, Raised $5.17M total funding across multiple rounds

## Products & services

- **Emotional Check-Ins** — Weekly student reflections using emoji-based sentiment and open-ended prompts, surfacing how students are feeling in real time.
- **Academic Check-Ins** — Students track progress on academic goals, reflect on strategies, and write next steps with teacher feedback.
- **SEL Curriculum & Universal Screener** — CASEL- and ASCA-aligned K-12 lessons paired with pre/post SEL assessments.
- **K-2 Simplified Check-In** — An age-appropriate version designed for early elementary learners.
- **Educator & District Analytics** — Dashboards and alerts for teachers, counselors and district leaders to power MTSS decisions.

## Achievements

- Reached classrooms across 40+ U.S. states
- Awarded grants from the U.S. Department of Education and the National Science Foundation
- Raised $5.17M total funding across multiple rounds
- Built CASEL- and ASCA-aligned SEL curriculum used by counselors nationwide
- Recognized by Edutopia, EdSurge, and Cult of Pedagogy for goal-setting pedagogy

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Closed an additional $1.89M venture round, bringing total funding to roughly $5.17M.
- **2024-12** — Published 'Lessons Learned & Shared' year-in-review on LinkedIn.
- **2023** — Launched expanded SEL curriculum and universal screener aligned to CASEL and ASCA frameworks.

## Links

- Website: https://sowntogrow.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sown-to-grow
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sowntogrow

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Last updated: 2026-06-27