# Togetherhood

> Togetherhood is a New York-based enrichment platform that connects schools, community organizations and families with vetted, independent instructors who teach courses beyond the standard curriculum - cooking, coding, theater, martial arts, chess, music and more. Born from pandemic-era learning pods, the company removes the operational headache of vendor management, vetting, scheduling and payments so schools get extraordinary programming and passionate teaching artists get steady, well-supported work.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Ephraim Luft (Co-Founder & CEO), Danielle Luft (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~92 (per Apollo/LinkedIn associated profiles; core team is smaller)
- **Products:** School enrichment programs, Instructor network, Operations platform, Community organization programs
- **Notable:** Grew from self-organized pandemic learning pods (July 2020) into a multi-city enrichment platform., Built a network of 400+ vetted independent instructors offering 200+ courses., Raised $4.5M seed funding from CRV and FJ Labs.

## Products & services

- **School enrichment programs** — Matches independent, public, charter, religious, Montessori and preschools with vetted independent instructors for on-site and after-school courses.
- **Instructor network** — A vetted marketplace of 400+ independent teaching artists across 200+ courses including cooking, coding, theater, martial arts, chess and music.
- **Operations platform** — Handles instructor vetting and clearance, scheduling, payments, marketing and customer management so providers can focus on teaching.
- **Community organization programs** — Enrichment programming for community organizations and YMCAs.

## Achievements

- Grew from self-organized pandemic learning pods (July 2020) into a multi-city enrichment platform.
- Built a network of 400+ vetted independent instructors offering 200+ courses.
- Raised $4.5M seed funding from CRV and FJ Labs.
- Expanded to four metro markets: New York City, Boston, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia.

## Latest updates

- **2023-12** — Closed $4.5M seed round led by investors including CRV and FJ Labs.
- **2020-07** — Founded by Danielle and Ephraim Luft out of pandemic learning pods for their children and community.

## Links

- Website: https://www.togetherhood.us
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/togetherhood-us
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/togetherhood.us/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/togetherhood.us/

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Last updated: 2026-07-02