Outschool

A live online learning platform that empowers kids ages 3–18.

outschool.com

HQ: San Francisco, CA, USA

Education

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Aug 16, 2026

Overview

Outschool is a K-12 online learning marketplace for live and self-paced classes, focused on kids’ interests, tutoring, and alternative education such as homeschool and hybrid learning.

Primary product

Online classes and tutoring marketplace for kids

Founded

2015

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States

Team size

1001-5000

Work style

Remote

Industry

E-Learning Providers

Sub-industry

Online learning marketplace / K-12 edtech

Business model

marketplace take-rate on classes

subscription / class purchases

B2B employer benefits

school distribution / institutional sales

tutoring

Funding

Stage

Series D

Total raised

$240.5M

Latest round

Series D · Oct 2021

Latest amount

$110M

Series D

Oct 2021 · Tiger Global Management

$110M

Series C

Apr 2021 · Tiger Global Management and Coatue

$75M

Series B

Sep 2020 · Lightspeed Venture Partners

$45M

Series A

May 2019 · Reach Capital

Seed

Jun 2017 · Sesame Workshop / Collaborative Fund

$1.4M

People & investors

Leadership

Amir Nathoo

Co-founder

Xueyan Wang

COO; co-leadership role (with CTO Andy Chiu as of 2026 transition announcement)

Andy Chiu

CTO; co-leader (with COO Xueyan Wang as of 2026 transition announcement)

Nick Grandy

Co-founder; former Head of Product (left in 2022)

Mikhail Seregine

Co-founder

Rachelle Bello

Head of People

Shawn P McMurray

Lead Counsel, Product & Commercial

Erica Yamamoto

Head of GTM

Delphina Yuen

General Counsel & Head of Government Affairs

Bethany Foote

Head of Infrastructure Engineering

Investors

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Tiger Global Management

Union Square Ventures

Y Combinator

Work & culture

Public-facing messaging emphasizes a mission-driven, values-driven, experimentation-oriented culture centered on helping children learn through curiosity and on supporting educators.

Work style

Remote

Compensation

Public evidence is limited. Outschool has exposed some salary ranges in job/listing data for educator and engineering roles, but there is not enough primary-source evidence to characterize a company-wide compensation philosophy.

Benefits

No contracts

No sales calls

Remote-friendly culture

Mission-driven work

Product & market

Pricing

Consumer-paid classes and tutoring; employer-paid credits / benefits; school and institutional distribution

Differentiators

—Small-group live classes across a wide range of topics
—Interest-based learning rather than standardized curriculum
—Teachers choose what they teach
—Alternative-education friendly
—Marketplace model with vetted teachers
—Employer and school distribution channels

Technology

Google

Ghost (press site)

Stripe (likely, public checkout platform context not confirmed)

Customers

Families with children in pre-K through high school

Homeschoolers

ESA families

Hybrid learners

Neurodivergent learners

Schools

Employers offering learning benefits

Competitors

Varsity Tutors

Wyzant

Juni Learning

Tutor.com

Preply

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

~$50M-$100M annual revenue; Exa estimates annual revenue at about $59M

Estimated monthly visits

2.1M

Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026

Signals & risks

Layoff

Jul 2022

Outschool laid off 31 people, or 18% of workforce, amid market shifts.

Source

Layoff

Dec 2022

Outschool laid off 43 people, roughly a quarter of staff, and co-founder/head of product Nick Grandy left the company.

Source

Other

Feb 2026

Founder Amir Nathoo announced a leadership transition and said he was stepping back from leading the company; Xueyan Wang and Andy Chiu moved into a co-leadership role while a new CEO is identified.

Source