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Mar 2026LinkedIn company data lists co-founder/CTO Benjamin Roux as a recent departure, indicating a leadership change in March 2026.
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Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Koala (also branded Koala Go / Einstein Studios) is a YC-backed, teacher-focused online classroom and tutoring platform for kids and tutoring businesses, designed to replace generic video tools with a gamified classroom, shared co-browser, whiteboard, scheduling, invoicing, and live support. Public sources conflict on exact founding chronology, but the company/LinkedIn profile identifies Koala as an active San Francisco edtech startup.
Primary product
Koala Go virtual classroom platform
Founded
2018
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
E-learning
Sub-industry
Virtual classroom / online tutoring
Offices
San Francisco, California, United States
Business model
subscription
usage-based pricing
transaction fees / marketplace take-rate
B2B white-label licensing
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$2.1M
Latest round
Seed · Aug 2022
Latest amount
$125K
People & investors
Leadership
Co-founder & CEO
Founders
Co-founder & CTO
Work & culture
Public messaging emphasizes a teacher-centered, playful, community-built product culture with rapid iteration from educator feedback and a strong focus on making online classes engaging for kids.
Product & market
Pricing
Freemium subscription plus marketplace/transaction fees, with business plans priced on usage (per active student hour).
Differentiators
- —Shared co-browser for real-time collaboration on the same web page
- —3D gamified playground for kids
- —Interactive whiteboard with PDF/PPT/image uploads
- —Built-in scheduling and invoicing
- —24/7 live human support
- —White-label / branded classroom for tutoring businesses
- —Browser-based, no-download classroom
Technology
WebRTC
React
Stripe
Customers
Tutor Doctor franchises
Nao Now
The Literacy Corner
Nihaoma Mandarin
Ladder Learning Services
Learning Success Academy
Imerica Education
independent tutors
ESL tutors
math tutors
Competitors
Zoom
Google Meet
Lessonspace
LearnCube
Vedamo
Whereby
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
≈$1M-$2M
Estimated monthly visits
45.5K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Signals & risks
Latest news
LinkedIn · May 2026
Company post emphasizing engagement and focus benefits for online teaching.
LinkedIn · May 2026
Company post highlighting Koala Pro and its 0% invoicing fee, auto-generated class notes, and cloud recordings.
LinkedIn · Mar 2026
Company post promoting the 3D Playground, interactive Co-Browser, and whiteboard as the core of the classroom experience.
Fondo · Feb 2026
Announcement covering Koala’s launch of Learn with Koala, new live classes for children, and positioning as a fun alternative to Zoom.
Y Combinator · Feb 2026
YC launch post describing Koala’s new kid-focused live classes and the company’s founding story and product direction.
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