What it sells
A national network of microschools bringing school choice to every…
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
Educators/entrepreneurs who start microschools (Catalyst program), and families choosing microschools.
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Educators wanting to launch their own microschool and families seeking school choice; mentions ESA funding.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Catalyst: Build and Launch phases in two-week cycles with live cohort and small-group meetings and deliverables (web presence, financial model, location and compliance); after opening, support, software and directory listing.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Founders pay a one-time fee then a monthly fee plus per-student fee for two years; families find schools through the directory.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Cohort applications, microschool directory, 500+ founders enrolled, active in 30+ states.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Summer 2021 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.