Founded in 2014, GoGuardian builds a suite of digital learning solutions for classroom management, engagement, assessment, and student safety. Its portfolio includes the GoGuardian Suite as well as the Pear Deck and Edulastic products acquired in the last year. Demand for flexible tools to support in-class, remote, and hybrid instruction has driven rapid growth: GoGuardian's customer base grew 60% in the past year to over 10,000 schools, including 23 of the top 25 largest U.S. districts, and the company now serves more than 22 million K-12 students. The company expanded its employee base 60% over the past year and aimed to reach 1,000 employees in 2023. GoGuardian says it is building a platform to empower students, deliver insights, encourage experimentation, and reduce inequity in digital learning. The company’s stated mission is to create more productive, effective, and safe digital learning experiences for schools worldwide. GoGuardian offers SaaS products for K-12 schools that provide learning analytics, student engagement tools, content filtering, and self-harm prevention to support personalized learning and student safety. Its platform is used by roughly 120,000 educators to identify learning patterns, block harmful or distracting content, and support at-risk students. The company emphasizes a school-centric product roadmap developed from research on schools’ needs and positions itself as built "by, for, and with educators." GoGuardian says the partnership with Sumeru Equity Partners will accelerate growth, product innovation, and research and development to better support educators. Leadership changes tied to the transaction include the appointment of education veteran Tony Miller to the board. The company highlights its mission to make student-driven learning and holistic well-being the norm in K-12 education.

Total raised

$200M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Aug 2021