What Flint does

Flint is an AI-powered personalized learning platform purpose-built for K-12 schools. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in New York, the company centers its offering on Sparky, an AI tutor that adapts to each student's skill level, interests, and academic goals while operating under educator-defined guardrails. The platform operates in two primary modes: Flint Activities (interactive AI-powered learning experiences for students) and Flint Chats (personal AI conversations for teacher productivity), with supporting modules including a public activity library, gradebook, analytics, and AI Literacy certifications. Underlying technology combines Anthropic's Claude 4 Sonnet LLM with code-based math calculations, web search, translation services, speech-to-text and text-to-speech (98.5% accuracy across 50+ languages), image generation via DALL-E 3, and computer vision for diagram and whiteboard interpretation. Critically, Flint ensures student data is never used to train AI models, supporting COPPA and GDPR compliance for use with under-13 students.

The business is monetized through B2B subscription licensing to schools and districts, with custom site-wide pricing based on user count and a free self-serve tier to drive bottoms-up adoption. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales, a product-led growth motion (free teacher/student access, educator community), and strategic channel partnerships—most notably a partnership with Cognita deploying Flint across 110 schools and 95,000 students in 17 countries. The company has integrated with every major K-12 LMS (Canvas, Schoology, Google Classroom, Blackboard, Moodle) and SIS (PowerSchool, Blackbaud, Veracross, OneRoster) plus Google and Microsoft SSO. As of late 2025, Flint reports serving 400,000+ teachers and students across hundreds of schools with 150,000+ AI activities created on the platform, and revenue reportedly doubled in the prior six months.

Name

Flint

Legal name

Flint Inc.

Website

https://flintk12.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Flint is an AI-powered K-12 education platform offering personalized tutoring through its AI assistant Sparky, supporting 400,000+ teachers and students across hundreds of schools globally with subscription licensing and major school network partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Software

akta.pro primary industry

AI-Powered Tutoring & Study Assistant Platforms (EDANAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Integrated Tutoring + Learning Content Platforms (Curriculum + Tutors) (EDANAGAL), Adaptive Learning & Personalized Instruction Software (EDAJAMAE)

Keywords

• AI tutoring platform
• K-12 education software
• Personalized learning
• AI teaching assistant
• School edtech platform

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. School/Site Licensing: B2B subscription model selling to K-12 schools and districts. Schools pay for access to the platform for teachers and students, with pricing based on number of users or site-wide licensing. Revenue reportedly doubled in the last six months.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Flint is an AI-powered education platform for K-12 schools built around its AI tutor Sparky, which provides personalized learning experiences to students and productivity tools to teachers. The platform includes Flint Chats for teacher AI assistance and Flint Activities for interactive student learning, with full admin oversight, custom AI guardrails, content uploads, LMS/SIS integrations, and support for 50+ languages. The platform is licensed to K-12 schools and districts through annual subscriptions.

Product overview

Flint is a unified AI-powered education platform for K-12 schools centered on its AI tutor Sparky. The platform consists of the core Flint Platform with two primary interaction modes: Flint Chats (personal AI conversations for teacher productivity) and Flint Activities (interactive AI-powered learning experiences for students). Supporting the core platform are the Flint Public Library (shared activity repository), Flint Community (educator collaboration platform), and Flint Help Center (self-service support). Flint offers professional development through Flint 101 (foundational course) and AI Literacy certifications for teachers and students. The Flint Innovative Educator Program recognizes outstanding educators, while the Student Ambassador Program develops student leadership. The platform integrates with major LMS (Canvas, Schoology, Google Classroom, Blackboard, Moodle) and SIS (Blackbaud, PowerSchool, Veracross, OneRoster) systems, supports Google and Microsoft SSO, and connects to EdLink for data synchronization and Google Drive/OneDrive for file access. Key AI capabilities include natural language processing (via Claude 4 Sonnet), generative AI (DALL·E 3 for images, code generation), speech and audio processing (98.5% accuracy), computer vision (image/diagram processing), and knowledge retrieval (web search, uploaded content citation).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sparky: AI teaching assistant/tutor that serves as Flint's AI engine, providing personalized learning support for students and productivity tools for teachers.

Products and services

• Flint Platform AI-powered education platform for K-12 schools providing personalized learning through student analytics, instant feedback, and AI-powered activities. Serves teachers, students, and school administrators with Sparky as the AI tutor.
• Sparky AI Tutor Flint's AI tutor that adapts to individual student skill levels, interests, and academic goals. For teachers, Sparky acts as a teaching assistant; for students, it acts as a responsible tutor that guides rather than gives direct answers.
• Flint Chats Personal AI conversations with Sparky for teacher productivity tasks including adjusting reading levels, creating teaching materials (worksheets, lesson plans), generating content (report card comments, emails), and brainstorming.
• Flint Activities Interactive AI-powered learning experiences designed by teachers for students, including problem-solving practice, language practice, debates, and assessments. Students interact with Sparky to receive personalized tutoring with adaptive difficulty.
• Flint Public Library Repository of AI activities created by Flint team and teachers worldwide. Free for all users to browse, duplicate, and customize for their own teaching. Organized by subject area and activity type.
• Flint 101 Course Free foundational course for educators covering Flint basics including activity creation, customizing Sparky, analytics, collaboration, and best practices. Includes five lessons, capstone project, and quiz. Completers receive certificate for LinkedIn.
• AI Literacy for Teachers Certification Free certification program helping teachers develop AI knowledge. Covers foundations of AI, how it works, and best practices for responsible AI use in education. Includes Level 1, 2, and 3 certifications with LinkedIn certificate.
• Flint Student Ambassador Program Student leadership program with two levels: Flint Student Representatives (selective cohort with networking and professional development) and Flint Student Ambassadors (complete program requirements including AI Literacy course, activity creation, and advocacy tasks).

Quantifiable outcome

• Empowering over 400,000 teachers and students
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

AI capability13 records

Feature27 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CognitacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2025Global K-12 schools group partnered with Flint to implement personalized AI learning across 110+ schools and 95,000 students in 17 countries. Phased rollout follows successful pilot program in 6 schools showing improved student outcomes.
• Canvas (by Instructure)coreTechnology or IntegrationLMS integration partner for seamless rostering and classroom management. Part of the standard integration ecosystem supporting Flint's school deployments.
• Schoology (by PowerSchool)coreTechnology or IntegrationLMS integration partner for seamless rostering and classroom management.
• Google ClassroomcoreTechnology or IntegrationLMS integration partner enabling Google SSO and classroom sync.
• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationSIS integration partner for student information system rostering.
• BlackbaudcoreTechnology or IntegrationSIS integration partner for school management and rostering.
• BlackboardcoreTechnology or IntegrationLMS integration partner for seamless rostering and classroom management.
• EdLinkcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration platform enabling data sharing between SIS/LMS and Flint with customizable sharing rules for schools.
• Claude (Anthropic)coreTechnology or IntegrationCore LLM technology provider powering Flint's AI tutor and learning platform with Claude 4 Sonnet model.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MagicSchool: AI platform built specifically for K-12 teachers and students, offering lesson planning, differentiation, and AI tutoring. Closely comparable product category, target customer, and go-to-market motion to Flint.
• SchoolAI: K-12 AI tutor and teacher productivity platform serving schools and districts. Directly comparable as a school-focused AI assistant with student safety and educator oversight features.
• Brisk Teaching: AI Chrome extension and platform for teachers providing feedback, lesson planning, and differentiation tools. Direct peer in AI-for-educators category with similar K-12 focus.
• Curipod: AI-powered lesson creation and student engagement platform for K-12 teachers. Comparable in targeting teachers and students with interactive AI-driven classroom activities.
• Brainly: AI-powered homework help and tutoring platform for students. Comparable in AI-assisted student learning, though more consumer-direct than Flint's school-licensed model.

Broad incumbents

• Khanmigo (Khan Academy): AI tutoring assistant built into Khan Academy's massive free learning platform. Established brand and existing student base make it a formidable incumbent competitor in AI tutoring for K-12.
• Quizlet: Long-established adaptive learning and study tool with AI tutor Q-Chat. Comparable in student learning assistance category but broader consumer-led user base.
• Edmentum: Established K-12 edtech provider offering adaptive learning, assessment, and intervention tools. Comparable as a school-licensed learning platform but broader and more traditional.
• Carnegie Learning: Provider of adaptive math and literacy software for K-12 with MATHia adaptive tutoring platform. Comparable in adaptive learning and tutoring for K-12 schools.

Emerging players

• Photomath (Google): AI-powered math tutoring app using computer vision to solve and explain problems. Comparable in AI math tutoring use case, now part of Google's education portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FlintK12_
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@flintk12
• Facebookfacebook.com/flintk12
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/flintk12
• Instagraminstagram.com/flintk12

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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