Numerade is a Pasadena-based education technology company that turns dense STEM textbooks into short, step-by-step video lessons and an AI tutor named Ace. Founded in 2018 by Nhon Ma and Alex Lee, the platform pairs a network of expert educators with machine learning to give students affordable, on-demand help in math, science, and test prep - aiming to put a tutor in the pocket of any learner who could never afford one.
Paper is a Montreal-based education technology company that contracts with K-12 public school districts to give students unlimited, 24/7 access to live online tutoring, writing feedback, and college-and-career planning tools at no cost to families. Founded in 2014 as GradeSlam, it scaled to serve millions of students across hundreds of districts, reached unicorn status with a 2022 Series D, then weathered a sharp contraction in 2024 as pandemic-era school funding dried up.
Course Hero is an online learning platform that gives students access to crowd-sourced study materials, AI-powered explanations, expert tutors and practice problems. Founded in 2006 at Cornell, it grew into an edtech unicorn and now anchors Learneo, the parent company that also owns QuillBot, CliffsNotes, Symbolab, LitCharts, Scribbr and LanguageTool.