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The 40-Year-Old Quiz Company Trying to Become the Operating System for Learning
Renaissance began with a reading quiz built in a Wisconsin basement. Four decades and a string of acquisitions later, it is betting that the next big classroom product is not another app, but a connected path from assessment to action.
LiveSchool
LiveSchool is a K-12 behavior tracking and rewards platform built to make Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) simple to run at scale. Teachers award or deduct points in seconds from a phone or browser, students redeem points in a paperless school rewards store, and administrators watch school culture data update in real time. Founded in Nashville in 2011 by former middle-school teacher Matt Rubinstein, the company helps roughly 1,200+ schools shift the focus from punishment to recognition, sending families a weekly behavior recap so students, teachers, and parents stay on the same team.
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).
Wayfinder
Wayfinder is a K-12 edtech company that builds a PreK-12 platform for purpose-driven learning, combining research-backed social-emotional and life-readiness curriculum, MTSS-ready resources, and real-time insights. Born out of Stanford's d.school K12 Innovation Lab, it helps students develop durable, future-ready skills like purpose, belonging, adaptability and collaboration, and is used across thousands of schools and districts.
MEandMine
MEandMine is a Silicon Valley startup that uses AI and neuroscience-backed games to surface the silent struggles of K-12 students. Its platform delivers ten minutes a day of personalized, gamified skill-building, while an AI engine flags psychological risk by analyzing 160+ in-game behaviors, giving teachers and counselors real-time signals for early intervention.