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Papyrus → Parchment → Paper → Padlet
Padlet has raised $12.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Key people at Padlet.
Padlet was founded in 2012 by Nitesh Goel (Founder/CEO).
Padlet has raised $12.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
We are easily bored. It's the one thing that unites humanity in 2020. No one wants to read twenty paragraphs of text, or sit through forty verbose slides. Yet, we keep making them, boring everyone out of their minds.
We are building more beautiful and fun alternatives to traditional documents. They're less of a pain-in-the-ass to create, and a lot less waterboard-y to view.
Checkout a Padlet timeline (https://padl.et/timeline), or a Padlet map (https://padl.et/map) to see what we're talking about.
Over ten million people all over the world use Padlet. Most satisfyingly, for millions of kids, Padlet is their first experience of creating things on the Internet.
People say we are improving education. People say we are making them more creative. People say a lot of things.
Padlet was founded in 2012 by Nitesh Goel (Founder/CEO).
Padlet has raised $12.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Padlet's investors include Dunce Capital, Pear VC, Ben Davenport, Louis Beryl, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, Acequia Capital, Alpha JWC Ventures, AngelPad, Authentic Ventures, B Capital Group, Bessemer Venture Partners.
Padlet has raised $12.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $11.0M Series A in March 2019.
Key people at Padlet.
Padlet is a digital collaboration platform that creates an interactive online "wall" where users can post and share various types of content such as text, images, videos, links, and documents. It serves educators, students, businesses, and creative teams by enabling real-time brainstorming, idea sharing, and collaborative learning. The platform addresses the problem of replacing traditional paper-based note-taking and bulletin boards with a versatile, user-friendly digital alternative that enhances engagement and accessibility. Padlet has demonstrated strong growth momentum, with over 1.5 million walls created and a growing user base supported by freemium and subscription models tailored for schools (Padlet Backpack) and businesses (Padlet Briefcase)[1][2][3][5].
Padlet originated from Nitesh Goel’s final year research project in 2008 at the National University of Singapore, where he explored new user interface paradigms to replace paper and pen with a digital solution. Initially called "Wallwisher," the concept evolved into Padlet, co-founded by Goel and his childhood friend Pranav Piyush. After graduating and working on various projects, they reunited in 2012 to develop Padlet full-time. Early traction came from educational users and pilot customers, leading to participation in accelerator programs like Y Combinator and Startup Chile, and initial funding rounds totaling around $200,000. The founders have maintained a lean team focused on usability and user privacy, which has been a key to their success[1][2][3].
Padlet rides the trend of digital transformation in education and remote collaboration, accelerated by increasing demand for interactive, cloud-based tools that replace traditional analog methods. The timing aligns with the global shift toward hybrid learning and distributed teams, where easy-to-use, secure, and flexible collaboration platforms are essential. Padlet influences the broader ecosystem by democratizing content creation and sharing, empowering educators and businesses to foster engagement and creativity without technical barriers. Its success also highlights the potential of lean startups from emerging tech hubs like Singapore to compete globally[2][3][5].
Looking ahead, Padlet is poised to expand its footprint in education technology and enterprise collaboration by enhancing its premium offerings and integrating more advanced features such as richer multimedia support and analytics. Trends shaping its journey include the continued growth of remote and hybrid work, increasing demand for privacy-conscious tools, and the rise of user-generated content platforms. Padlet’s influence may evolve from a simple digital bulletin board to a comprehensive collaboration ecosystem, potentially integrating AI-driven insights and deeper integrations with other productivity tools. Its commitment to user experience and privacy will remain a critical differentiator as competition intensifies.
This evolution from papyrus to parchment to paper and now to Padlet encapsulates the ongoing digital revolution in how humans capture, share, and build knowledge collaboratively.
