NoRedInk provides a digital writing curriculum that pairs adaptive learning algorithms with Mad Libs-style prompts to create personalized writing exercises. The platform asks students about interests to tailor prompts and guides learners through the writing process with light support and scaffolding. It offers a free limited tier for teachers and a premium version that integrates with learning management systems to provide school- and district-level progress views. The company reports more than 10 billion exercises completed on its practice engine, a data asset it uses to identify common problem areas and curriculum blind spots. NoRedInk positions itself as a skills-focused instructional tool rather than a consumer writing assistant, and the team says it may need to dig deeper into draft-level feedback to win additional market share. Founder and CEO Jeff Scheur built the product to give teachers actionable guidance on how students can apply difficult-to-learn writing skills. NoRedInk is a San Francisco-based education company that provides an adaptive platform for students to learn grammar and writing using content tied to their personal interests. Its system generates sentences for students to manipulate and edit as they master grammar, usage, mechanics and style, and the learning engine adapts to their strengths and weaknesses with tutorials and practice. The platform aggregates data to help teachers make instructional decisions. The company's free product has been used by students who answered more than 200 million questions on the site, and it released NoRedInk Premium five months prior, which offers double the curriculum and expanded reporting tools. Over 100 schools and districts are already paying for the service. NoRedInk plans to use the Series A proceeds to increase hiring and continue building tools. NoRedInk is a San Francisco, Calif.-based learning platform focused on improving students' grammar and writing skills. The platform generates personalized curriculum from students' interests and adapts to their abilities, offering instant feedback, tutorials and color-coded heat maps. It has been used by more than 12,000 schools in the U.S. The company was launched by CEO Jeff Scheur. In August 2013 NoRedInk raised $2M in funding from several investors. The company is hiring.

Total raised

$58M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Aug 2021