Alliance for Learning Innovation (LinkedIn) · May 2026
ALI highlighted Soundkins as an evidence-based innovation for pre-K and kindergarten literacy, noting support from ED/IES SBIR and NSF Vital Prize funding.
Audio learning assistant for teachers and students.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
AskMyClass is the predecessor brand of Soundkins/mySoundTown: a Menlo Park edtech company that evolved from an Alexa-based classroom assistant into a 5-minute, zero-prep PreK-K literacy program focused on phonemic awareness, letter sounds, blending, and vocabulary.
Primary product
Soundkins, a 5-minute zero-prep PreK-K literacy program for phonemic awareness, letter sounds, blending, and vocabulary
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Menlo Park, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Education
Sub-industry
Early literacy edtech
Offices
0 jobs at AskMyClass
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Business model
Stage
seed + SBIR grant-backed
Total raised
$1.3M
Latest round
SBIR Phase II grant · May 2021
Latest amount
$900K
May 2021 · Institute of Education Sciences (U.S. Department of Education)
Jun 2020 · Institute of Education Sciences (U.S. Department of Education)
Y Combinator
Mission-driven, literacy-first, and evidence-based, with an educator- and researcher-led tone that emphasizes zero-prep, joyful, game-like instruction.
Pricing
B2B/B2T subscription pricing with school-wide licenses, per-teacher subscriptions, a free trial, and custom quotes
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
Approx. $309.7K/year estimated ARR
Estimated monthly visits
671
Alliance for Learning Innovation (LinkedIn) · May 2026
ALI highlighted Soundkins as an evidence-based innovation for pre-K and kindergarten literacy, noting support from ED/IES SBIR and NSF Vital Prize funding.
PRLog · Feb 2026
Press release describing the rebrand, expanded curriculum, and continued research-backed 5-minute lessons for Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms.
Soundkins blog · Feb 2026
Official rebrand announcement from mySoundTown to Soundkins, emphasizing unchanged logins/rosters/progress data and new content areas such as blending, digraphs, and vocabulary.
SRI International · May 2023
Independent evaluation found Soundkins shows promise as a supplement to core literacy instruction; the study involved 19 teachers and 339 students across nine states.
EdWeek Market Brief · Jul 2020
Coverage of the Department of Education’s SBIR awards, including Hoogalit’s interactive audio technology project for early childhood literacy.