2. Flipped or blended
has won
• But ed tech doesn’t
handle resources
well
The Problem
Common Core isn’t
going away
• But 70% of teachers
don’t know CCSS
content
* Gates Foundation Survey: http://www.scholastic.com/primarysources/download-the-full-report.htm
3. • Largest Common Core aligned resource library
– Aligned to all microconcepts via machine learning
– Only site with aligned resources to all standards
– API used by Renaissance, Pacific Metrics, … (>10MM
students)
• Quizzes determine just the right resource for
each student
– Making personalized learning scalable for first time
– Only assessment to instruction across all
grades/subjects
Our Solution
4. • Teach concept
• OpenEd assesses
mastery with only free
formative assessment
bank
• Only OpenEd suggests
just right resource to
each student
Value of Assessment to Instruction
Personalized Learning Scalable
For the First Time
5. 1MM+ videos, games, assessments, homework
• From 100s of leading publishers (free/paid)
• Mapped to every Common Core microconcept
• Machine learning based accurate alignment
• Confirmed by leading subject matter experts
Operating System for Personalized Learning:
Just the Right Resource for Millions of Students
Used to find standard aligned resources via API by
leading assessment tools/LMSes
• Renaissance Learning, Pacific Metrics, others
• “Only OpenEd is able to align to our core
progression skills accurately” - Renaissance
6. #1 Common Core app on Chrome Store
#2 Common Core app on Google Play
Common Core Quest App
8. Path to $100M
• 200K classrooms with 5 parents/classroom
Acquiring teachers for $0.60
• They onboard students and parents
• Parents buy access for $9.95 per month
165K teachers engaged
• Growing 27% per month
Business Model/Go To Market
10. • 8 engineers: machine learning, full-stack,
mobile
• 3 curators, 1 direct customer acquisition
• founder/CEO, 3 prior exits totaling $600M
Board
• Richard Ferguson, Chairman, CEO of ACT
• Marc Randolph, original CEO of Netflix
• Lila Tretikov, CEO, Wikipedia
• Tim Connors, PivotNorth Capital
Team
11. • Leverage teacher traction to build out parent
and tutor product
Raising $3M convertible debt seed
• 20% discount on future series A
• Capped at $20MM
• 3x principal, 2x interest on CoC
Next Steps