What Skill Struck does

Skill Struck, Inc. is a privately held K-12 EdTech company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Utah (Spanish Fork mailing address), incorporated in Delaware, that sells standards-aligned computer science, AI literacy, and typing curriculum to hundreds of US school districts through per-seat subscription licenses. The product suite is organized around two core student platforms — Launch Pad (K-5) and Voyage (6-12) — supplemented by Robotics, Type Station (K-10 typing), and an Orbit track; AI capability is layered on through Chat for Schools (a safe, educator-controlled AI chat and tutoring platform), Free K-12 AI Literacy courses, and Learning Studio (an AI educator workspace), with platform-wide AI features such as Adaptive Hints and an autograder embedded in the student experience. The underlying technology is a multi-tenant SaaS architecture hosted on AWS (CloudFront, multi-AZ), with an in-platform code editor, autograder, Skillmoji gamification layer, English+Spanish localization, and native integrations to Canvas, ClassLink, Google Classroom, Schoology, and Clever for rostering and assignment flow. Skill Struck holds SOC2 Type 2, FERPA, COPPA, and NIST CSF v1.1-aligned compliance and offers co-branded industry-certification prep with Knowledge Pillars, Certiport, and the Python Institute.

The business model is per-seat district licensing on annual or semester terms with quote-based pricing, supplemented by professional development (Skill Summit, Community Plus on-demand PD, in-person/virtual training) and implementation services. Top-of-funnel expansion runs through a free K-12 AI Literacy curriculum funded by a Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity grant (covering the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years), afterschool channels such as the YMCA Stretch Program with Chula Vista Elementary School District (which grew from 6 schools in 2021 to 24 schools by 2025), and corporate-sponsored curricula (e.g., 97th Floor underwriting underserved high schools). Skill Struck has disclosed two capital events: a $2.8 million round led by Orchard Ventures in April 2022 and a February 2024 SEC Form D exempt offering of up to $1.5 million with $1.45 million sold under Rule 506(b). Named customers include Davis, Weber, Murray, Morgan, Duchesne County, Granite, Maeser Prep and other Utah districts; Moreno Valley USD, CVESD, Fontana USD, Palm Beach County (44 schools, 3,650+ students, 1.2M lines of code), Klein ISD, Abilene ISD, Denver Public Schools, Federal Way, Boise, West Ada, Santa Fe, and Reveal Academy, among others. The company has been recognized as an EdTech Breakthrough 2024 awardee, a UV50 Fastest Growing Company 2024, a District Administration Top EdTech Product 2025, and a Utah Business 20 in their 20s 2024 honoree.

Name

Skill Struck

Legal name

Skill Struck, Inc.

Website

https://skillstruck.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Skill Struck is a private K-12 EdTech SaaS company that sells standards-aligned computer science, AI literacy, and typing curriculum on per-seat subscription licenses to hundreds of US school districts, with an Educator Portal, autograder, and safe AI chat for students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Educational Software

NAICS

Computer Training (61142), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Learning Platforms for Students (EDAFANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interactive Practice & Skill-Building (Drills, Games, Mastery Practice) (EDAFACAC), AI & Machine Learning (Foundations & Applied) (EDAMACAG), Learning Management Systems (LMS) & Digital Classrooms (EDAJAMAA)

Keywords

• K-12 computer science curriculum
• AI literacy education
• Educational technology platform
• Coding instruction software
• Student learning management

Headquarters

HQ city

Spanish Fork

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. K-12 School and District Software Licenses: Primary revenue stream: annual and semester license sales of web-based coding platform (Launch Pad, Voyage, Type Station, AI Literacy) to K-12 schools and districts. Pricing is quote-based, segmented by district size and term (year vs. semester).
2. Per-Seat Licensing: License model is per student seat, providing web-based coding platform access including curriculum, code editor, autograder, portfolio capability, challenges, and customizable Skillmoji avatar.
3. Grant-Funded / Sponsored Curriculum: Grant-funded curriculum offerings (e.g., free K-12 AI literacy courses funded through the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity) generate adoption and top-of-funnel expansion rather than direct revenue.
4. Professional Development & Implementation Services: Implementation services and professional development offerings (e.g., Skill Summit, in-person/virtual training, dedicated PD sessions) bundled with district licenses to support onboarding and ongoing educator enablement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Skill Struck sells a SaaS-based K-12 computer science and AI education platform licensed to school districts and individual schools on a per-seat, annual or semester subscription basis. The platform comprises student-facing curricula (Launch Pad K-5, Voyage 6-12, Type Station, Robotics, Orbit), educator tools (Educator Portal, Community, Community Plus, Learning Studio), and AI capabilities (Chat for Schools, Free AI Literacy courses, AI-powered adaptive hints), supported by LMS integrations with Canvas, Google Classroom, Schoology, ClassLink, and Clever.

Product overview

Skill Struck is a platform-plus-modules architecture for K-12 computer science and AI education, organized around two core student platforms — Launch Pad (K-5) and Voyage (6-12) — supplemented by the Robotics curriculum (bundled in both licenses), Type Station (K-10 typing), and Orbit. Educator-facing modules include the Educator Portal, Community, and Community Plus. AI capabilities are delivered through Chat for Schools, Free AI Literacy courses, and Learning Studio, with platform-wide AI features such as Adaptive Hints and an Autograder that span the Launch Pad, Voyage, and Type Station experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Launch Pad: Student platform for K-5 computer science curriculum with unplugged activities, puzzles, and games.
• Voyage
• Type Station
• Orbit
• Robotics
• Chat for Schools
• Educator Portal
• Community
• Community Plus
• Learning Studio
• Free AI Literacy

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability2 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship sponsor, core certification partner, secondary certification partner, core community-delivery partner, flagship grant partner, core co-development partner, core infrastructure partner, core lms integration and core rostering integration.

• 97th Floorflagship sponsorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 October 2022Digital marketing agency that sponsors Skill Struck coding curriculum for underserved high schools. Sponsorship began in the 2021-2022 school year at Granite School District's Cyprus High School, a minority-majority school in Utah, providing students with limited prior CS access to Python certification-track learning.
• Knowledge Pillarscore certification partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-branded industry-certification prep courses: Python Coding Apprentice (PCA), Python Coding Specialist (PCS), and HTML & CSS Coding Specialist. Skill Struck delivers the prep curriculum; Knowledge Pillars issues the certifications.
• Certiportcore certification partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-branded industry-certification prep courses for Information Technology Specialist (ITS) Python and Information Technology Specialist (ITS) HTML/CSS.
• Python Institutesecondary certification partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrep course for the Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer (PCEP) credential is offered through Skill Struck's Python curriculum.
• YMCA (Stretch Program)core community-delivery partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartners with CVESD to deliver Skill Struck computer science curriculum in YMCA afterschool programs serving lower-income student populations. YMCA Stretch Program directors and site leads coordinate the implementation; Skill Struck provides the platform and curriculum.
• Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunityflagship grant partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerProvides the grant funding that powers Skill Struck's free K-12 AI Literacy curriculum rollout for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years in partnership with the Davis Catalyst Center.
• Davis Catalyst Centercore co-development partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-develops and co-delivers Skill Struck's free K-12 AI literacy courses alongside the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity grant, providing semester- and year-long courses tailored to four grade bands.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)core infrastructure partnerTechnology or IntegrationPrimary cloud provider hosting the Skill Struck platform. Leverages AWS CloudFront CDN for DDoS protection, multi-Availability-Zone architecture for resiliency, and AWS security/compliance certifications. Skill Struck stores all student data exclusively in AWS facilities in the United States.
• Canvas (by Instructure)core lms integrationTechnology or IntegrationNative LMS integration — Skill Struck assignments and submissions can be delivered through Canvas.
• ClassLinkcore rostering integrationTechnology or IntegrationSingle-sign-on / rostering integration for K-12 student account provisioning.
• Google Classroomcore lms integrationTechnology or IntegrationNative integration with Google Classroom for assignment distribution and roster sync.
• Schoologycore lms integrationTechnology or IntegrationListed as a supported LMS integration.
• Clevercore rostering integrationTechnology or IntegrationSingle-sign-on / rostering integration for K-12 student account provisioning.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kodable: K-5 computer science curriculum platform with parent-supported and school/district licensing, directly comparable to Skill Struck's Launch Pad offering for elementary coding and CS fundamentals.
• Code.org: Non-profit K-12 computer science curriculum provider serving US school districts with a full K-12 pathway and educator PD, directly overlapping with Skill Struck's Launch Pad/Voyage offerings. Both target district-level CS adoption and teacher enablement.
• Tynker: K-12 coding and AI platform with grade-banded self-paced curriculum, teacher tools, and LMS integrations, competing head-to-head with Skill Struck for district CS budget and K-5 coding seat purchases.
• CodeCombat: AI-focused K-12 coding and computer science learning platform (including AI League and CodeCombat World) used in schools for grades 4-12, directly competing with Skill Struck's Voyage and Chat for Schools products on AI-in-the-classroom positioning.
• BootUp PD: K-5 computer science professional development and curriculum provider that pairs teacher PD with classroom CS content, directly competing with Skill Struck's elementary CS + Educator Portal/Community Plus stack.
• Codelicious: K-12 computer science curriculum provider offering full grade-level pathways with teacher lesson plans, directly comparable to Skill Struck's standards-aligned K-12 content library and district licensing motion.
• Codio: Web-based coding/CS platform for schools with autograder-style feedback, IDE, and LMS integrations, comparable to Skill Struck's Voyage product on code-editor and automated feedback capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Carnegie Learning: Large established K-12 instructional provider spanning math, literacy, and computer science, with MATHia and CS products sold via district enterprise sales. Overlaps with Skill Struck on K-12 CS curriculum and competes for the same district procurement dollars, but with a much broader portfolio.
• IXL Learning: Broad K-12 subscription learning platform (IXL, Rosetta Stone, Wyzant, Education.com) with an established district sales motion. Overlaps with Skill Struck on K-12 licensing, LMS integrations, and per-seat SaaS, while offering a much wider subject catalog.
• Edmentum: Large K-12 EdTech incumbent with online learning, assessment, and CTE pathways sold into districts. Comparable to Skill Struck on district enterprise sales motion, CTE/career-pathway positioning, and standards-aligned curriculum, though Skill Struck is more narrowly focused on CS and AI.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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