Paper partners with school districts to deliver 1:1 tutoring, providing students with 24/7 live help and writing feedback. The platform gives teachers insights to address individual learning gaps and supplies administrators with actionable data for strategic decisions. Paper offers multilingual tutors across content areas and grade levels to support diverse student populations. The company supports some of the largest U.S. school districts, including Clark County (NV), Hillsborough County (FL), Boston Public Schools (MA), Atlanta Public Schools (GA), Columbus City Schools (OH), and Santa Ana Unified (CA). Led by CEO Philip Cutler, Paper focuses on expanding district partnerships and scaling its tutoring and analytics services. Paper sells tutoring software to K-12 schools that lets students request live tutor help on demand, delivered 24/7 across four languages and roughly 200 subject areas. Its tutors are employed as part-time workers and the company emphasizes professional standards and district-friendly workflows so teachers can view student needs. Paper has scaled operationally — tutors grew from about 100 to 1,000 in the last year and headcount rose from 30 to 130 employees. The company reported 40x revenue growth over the past two years, driven largely by strong renewals and district network effects. CEO Philip Cutler positions Paper as an alternate pathway for teachers and argues districts are increasingly receptive to new educational tools. The product emphasizes fast, chat-based tutoring with whiteboard features rather than traditional long-form Zoom tutoring. Paper was founded in 2014 and is based in Montreal. Paper (fka GradeSlam) offers an education support system used by schools and districts to boost student outcomes and assist teachers. The company was founded by McGill University graduates Philip Cutler and Roberto Cipriani. Paper has partnerships with multiple U.S. districts, including Irvine Unified, Springfield Public Schools, Sequoia Union High School District, Denver Public Schools, and Tustin Unified. The company says the new funding will be used to accelerate rapid growth of the business. The article does not disclose specific operating metrics or revenue figures. Paper is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Total raised

$378M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series D

Latest activity

Feb 2022