What it sells
K-8 microschools in your neighborhood
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
Parents paying for microschool enrollment; guides (microschool founders) who run the schools.
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
UnverifiedParents dissatisfied with conventional school want small-group K-8 alternatives; adults want income from running a microschool.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Guide signs up, gets a set-up specialist, enrolls 5-10 students, runs four-mode day (connect, conquer, collaborate, create) with Prenda curriculum, diagnostics, software for enrollment, payments and a website.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
No cost to start for guides; guides earn income from tuition (earnings calculator on site); Prenda presumably takes a share or fee (not stated).
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Free overview webinar, microschool set-up specialists, school finder, podcast/blog.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Summer 2019 | — | 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.