AfterSchool is a technology company.
AfterSchool has raised $17.0M across 2 funding rounds.
AfterSchool has raised $17.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
AfterSchool has raised $17.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
AfterSchool's investors include Binary Capital, Bling Capital, Craft Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Silicon Badia, UpHonest Capital, Y Combinator, Gil Elbaz, Jeremy Stoppelman, Sam Altman.
AfterSchool HQ is an edtech portfolio company that builds a SaaS platform for managing youth after-school and summer programs. It enables schools, community centers, and youth organizations to handle registration, payments, attendance tracking, parent communication, and impact reporting, while connecting parents and students to local and virtual activities.[1][2][4] Serving educational institutions like Indianapolis Public Schools and organizations across 36 states plus D.C., the platform solves administrative inefficiencies in youth programming, fostering engagement in passion-igniting activities with a mission to cultivate exceptional learning opportunities everywhere.[1][2] With under 25 employees, <$5M in revenue, and recent funding to scale sales, the company shows growth momentum from 10 states in 2021 to nationwide reach.[1][2]
Founded in 2017 in Fishers, Indiana, AfterSchool HQ spun out from co-founder Darye Henry's prior software consulting firm, Reborn Code (now Wellcrafted Consulting).[1] Henry, who served as board chairman for the Felege Hiywet Center—a youth organization started by his mother Aster Bekele post-Eli Lilly retirement—drew from personal experience managing community programs.[1] Co-founder San Pathak serves as CTO and Head of Product.[1][2] Early traction came from customers like Indianapolis Public Schools, leveraging Henry's nonprofit insights amid a tough tech funding climate to secure investment for expansion.[1]
AfterSchool HQ rides the edtech wave addressing post-pandemic youth enrichment gaps, where after-school programs boost digital literacy, STEM access, and equity amid broadband divides.[1][5] Timing aligns with rising demand for hybrid learning tools, as schools and nonprofits seek efficient management amid funding for digital equity plans (e.g., state initiatives in NH and TN).[5] Market forces like remote/hybrid activities and parental search for extracurriculars favor its platform, influencing the ecosystem by enabling scalable youth engagement—mirroring broader afterschool networks' roles in tech pipelines for underserved students.[1][3][5]
AfterSchool HQ is poised to expand via sales investments, targeting more districts and international reach with its proven model amid edtech recovery.[1] Trends like AI-enhanced personalization in youth programs and federal digital equity grants will shape growth, potentially evolving it into a full extracurricular ecosystem hub.[1][5] As it scales from spinoff to national player, expect deeper integrations with school systems, amplifying access to transformative activities that started with one founder's family legacy.
AfterSchool has raised $17.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $16.0M Series A in January 2016.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2016 | $16.0M Series A | Binary Capital, Bling Capital, Craft Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Silicon Badia, UpHonest Capital, Y Combinator, Gil Elbaz, Jeremy Stoppelman, Sam Altman | |
| Jul 1, 2011 | $1.0M Seed | Binary Capital, Bling Capital, Craft Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Silicon Badia, Y Combinator, Gil Elbaz, Jeremy Stoppelman, Sam Altman |