# Tyler Maloney

> Tyler Maloney is a three-time founder and CEO of TeachMe.To, a San Francisco-based marketplace connecting students with vetted local coaches for private lessons in sports, music, and arts. A NC State Park Scholar with a Stanford MBA, he previously co-founded Undercover Colors - a date-rape drug detection nail polish that raised $12M - and Faves, a video bookmarking app with 200,000+ users. TeachMe.To, described as 'the Airbnb for skills,' has grown from 2 lessons per day in 2022 to over 250 daily across every major U.S. city, backed by investors including Sam Altman, Bling Capital, and 1984 Ventures, with $10.5M raised.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at TeachMe.To
- **Organizations:** TeachMe.To, Undercover Colors, Faves
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Raised over $25M in venture funding across three companies, Built TeachMe.To from 2 to 250+ daily lessons in 3 years, Secured Sam Altman (OpenAI CEO), Deb Liu, and Gokul Rajaram as investors

## Career timeline

- **2013-2014** — Co-founded Undercover Colors via NC State's Engineering Entrepreneurs Program (EEP) - a nail polish that detects date-rape drugs
- **2014-2018** — Grew Undercover Colors to $12M raised and multiple patents; company ultimately failed
- **2016-2018** — Earned MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **2019** — Founded Faves, a video bookmarking and organization platform
- **2021** — Co-founded TeachMe.To after struggling to book a kiteboarding lesson in San Francisco
- **2022** — TeachMe.To launched; delivering ~2 lessons per day; raised $500K friends & family round
- **2023** — TeachMe.To grew to 40 lessons/day; raised $2M pre-seed led by 1984 Ventures with Sam Altman backing
- **2024** — Named CEO of TeachMe.To (June 2024); platform scaled to 200+ lessons/day across 250+ cities; raised $5M seed round
- **2025** — Raised additional $3M seed extension led by Interplay with Bling Capital and 1984 Ventures; lessons up 46% YoY

## Achievements

- Raised over $25M in venture funding across three companies
- Built TeachMe.To from 2 to 250+ daily lessons in 3 years
- Secured Sam Altman (OpenAI CEO), Deb Liu, and Gokul Rajaram as investors
- Co-founded Undercover Colors which raised $12M and obtained multiple patents
- Built Faves mobile app to 200,000+ users
- Graduated as a Park Scholar from NC State University
- MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business
- Expanded TeachMe.To to 250+ U.S. cities plus Canada and Australia
- Maintained 4.9/5 average coach rating on the platform
- 46% YoY lesson growth in first half of 2025

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — TeachMe.To raised $3M seed extension led by Interplay with Bling Capital and 1984 Ventures; lessons up 46% YoY in first half of 2025
- **2024-06** — Named Chief Executive Officer of TeachMe.To, announced via Business Wire
- **2024-07** — Platform delivering 200+ lessons daily across 250+ U.S. cities with 4.9/5 average coach rating
- **2024-05** — Raised $5M seed round with Sam Altman, Deb Liu, Gokul Rajaram among investors

## Links

- Website: https://teachme.to
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-maloney-4612b480
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/teachmelessons
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/teachmelessons

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Last updated: 2026-05-11