Catch student behavior problems before they start.
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Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Emote is a small, privately held K-12 EdTech/SaaS company that helps schools monitor student social-emotional health and school climate in real time, then turn observations into coordinated support and interventions. Public sources describe it as mission-driven and collaborative; employee counts vary across sources, but the company appears to be very small.
Primary product
AI-powered student care management platform / Emote Connect
Founded
2015
Headquarters
Oakland, California, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
K-12 EdTech / student support SaaS
Offices
Oakland, California, United States
Walnut Creek, California, United States
San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
Business model
SaaS
B2B subscriptions for schools and districts
custom-quote sales
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$120K
Latest round
Seed · Aug 2016
Latest amount
$120K
Aug 2016
People & investors
Leadership
CEO, Co-founder
Founders
Co-founder, former CTO
Investors
Work & culture
Mission-driven, early-stage startup focused on mental health, communication, and education; collaborative with school partners and oriented around fast implementation and ongoing support.
Compensation
A public Customer & Product Success internship posting listed compensation as unpaid; no broader public compensation data was found.
Product & market
Pricing
Custom quote / quote-based school pricing with demo and pilot-led sales
Differentiators
- —Proactive SEL check-ins and risk-pattern alerts
- —Real-time follow-up and intervention management
- —Student agency through direct support requests and a personalized resource library
- —School-owned data and privacy/security positioning
- —Integrates with SIS and Google tools; works in low-connectivity environments
- —Supports multiple frameworks including MTSS, PBIS, Trauma-Informed Care, and restorative practices
Technology
Wix
Clever
Google tools
Google Hangouts
SIS integrations
Zapier
Intercom
Mailchimp
Bootstrap
Google Analytics
Heap
SSL encryption
bank-level encryption
U.S.-based servers
Customers
K-12 schools
school districts
teachers
counselors
school support teams
Competitors
Kickboard
Branching Minds
Class123
LiveSchool
PBIS Rewards
DeansList
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$5M
Estimated monthly visits
4.4K
Jobs and careers at Emote
0 jobs at Emote
No open positions
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