The 11-year-old ed tech unicorn, ClassDojo, led by Under 30 alumni Sam Chaudhary and Liam Don was quietly valued at $1.25 billion by Tencent last fall as part of its virtual push.
In ClassDojo's virtual space, kids control cuddly-looking monsters as they play activities aimed at building soft skills.ed by Under 30 alumni Sam Chaudhary and Liam Don was quietly valued at $1.25 billion by Tencent last fall as part of its virtual push.
This the future of ClassDojo, the remote-based tech startup Don cofounded with CEO Sam Chaudhary in 2011. The British friends spent the past decade building an app that won over teachers with feedback and lesson planning tools, and then parents with features to communicate and receive updates on their children’s progress at school. Now, they’re pouring their efforts – and $125 million in previously undisclosed funding – into a software environment beyond the classroom.
After testing with tens of thousands of students since late last year, ClassDojo is now unveiling its big new act in time for the upcoming school year, with the goal, according to Chaudhary, of making the company’s virtual space available to at least half of the 51 million kids in active ClassDojo classrooms starting in August.
And perhaps most valuable: ClassDojo believes it’s already got the real head-start. The startup is used with 95% of U.S. schools today, it claims, and five-plus years of resources to double down on its virtual world amidst a wave of tightening tech budgets. All it needs is for the kids to show up – and stick around.
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