What Script does

Script operates as LINQ (legal entity EMS LINQ, LLC), a K-12 education software company headquartered in Austin, Texas. The company provides an integrated cloud-based SaaS platform to US public and private K-12 school districts, organized across four solution areas: Forms & Workflows (digital forms, approvals, e-signatures, inbox, and team collaboration); Nutrition (Front of House point-of-sale, Back of House food production, plus State Nutrition and Summer EBT administration); ERP (Finance & Accounting, HR & Payroll, Purchasing & Procurement, Reporting & Compliance); and Payments (Meal Payments and School Payments). The underlying technology is purpose-built for school district workflows, with pre-built templates for field trip approvals, onboarding, nutrition compliance, and cross-departmental processes, and an integrated suite that supports data sharing across modules.

The company generates revenue through SaaS subscriptions sold via an enterprise field sales motion, with prospective customers initiating engagement through a 'Request a Demo' CTA on the website. Go-to-market targets district-level decision makers including superintendents, finance leaders, nutrition leaders, HR leaders, and technology directors, supplemented by content marketing (blog, resource library, case studies), webinars, event presence at education technology conferences, and social media engagement on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn. The only publicly named customer reference is Yadkin County Schools (NC), a public K-12 district that reported same-day field trip approvals and $7 in savings per onboarding packet post-deployment.

Note on data integrity: the firmographic header in the input describes 'Script' (founded 2016, Tampa) as a trip planning tool, but the substantive product, customer, and operational data describe LINQ / EMS LINQ, LLC, a K-12 software platform headquartered in Austin (2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 400, Austin, TX 78746). This description is grounded in the substantive operational data. No parent company, institutional investors, or revenue figures are disclosed; total disclosed priced-equity funding is approximately $2.05 million from a 2017 seed.

Name

Script

Legal name

EMS LINQ, LLC

Website

https://scriptapp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Script (operated as LINQ by EMS LINQ, LLC) is a K-12 education software company providing cloud-based SaaS for digital forms, workflow automation, school nutrition management, ERP, and payments to US school districts and state education agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 School District Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 SIS & District Administration Platforms (EDAFAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

School ERP: Finance, Procurement & Budgeting (EDAFAEAC), HR, Payroll, Time & Attendance for Education (EDAFAEAD), Parent/Student Portals, Communications & Consent Management (EDAFAEAK)

Keywords

• K-12 education software
• School district management
• Digital forms workflows
• School nutrition software
• Education ERP platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Cloud-based software-as-a-service subscription model for K-12 school districts providing digital forms and workflow management capabilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Script (operating as LINQ via EMS LINQ, LLC) provides a cloud-based SaaS platform that lets K-12 school districts digitize forms, automate approvals and workflows, and centralize communication with e-signatures and team collaboration. The unified suite extends to school nutrition management (district and state, including Summer EBT), an ERP layer covering finance & accounting, HR & payroll, purchasing & procurement, and reporting & compliance, plus online meal and school payments processing for districts, parents, and guardians.

Product overview

LINQ is a unified K-12 software platform organized into three solution areas: Nutrition (including School Nutrition with Front of House and Back of House modules, State Nutrition, and State S-EBT Programs), ERP (spanning Finance & Accounting, HR & Payroll, Purchasing & Procurement, and Reporting & Compliance), and Payments (Meal Payments and School Payments). The platform also includes LINQ Forms & Workflows for digitizing school forms and automating approval processes. The core products work together to serve school nutrition operations, financial management, human resources, and payment processing needs of K-12 districts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LINQ Forms & Workflows Digital forms and workflow automation platform for K-12 school districts that enables digitization of school forms, automated approval processes, centralized communication management, e-signatures, and team collaboration.
• LINQ Nutrition (School Nutrition) School nutrition management solution covering front-of-house and back-of-house cafeteria operations for K-12 school districts.
• LINQ Front of House Point-of-sale and meal payment processing solution for school cafeterias.
• LINQ Back of House Food production, inventory, and recipe management solution for school nutrition operations.
• LINQ State Nutrition State-level nutrition program administration and management solution for state education agencies.
• LINQ State S-EBT Programs Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (S-EBT) program management solution for state education agencies.
• LINQ Finance & Accounting Financial management, accounting, and budget tracking solution for K-12 school districts.
• LINQ HR & Payroll Human resources and payroll processing solution for school district employees.
• LINQ Purchasing & Procurement Purchasing workflow automation and procurement management solution for K-12 districts.
• LINQ Reporting & Compliance Reporting tools and regulatory compliance tracking solution for K-12 school district operations.
• LINQ Meal Payments Online meal payment system that lets parents and guardians prepay for school meals.
• LINQ School Payments General school payment processing solution for fees, activities, and other district charges.

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day field trip approvals (previously took a week or more)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the dominant US K-12 SIS and administration platform, offering SIS, finance/HR, learning management, and a growing portfolio of workflow/forms products. It is the most direct competitor to LINQ's district administration and ERP suite.
• Frontline Education: Frontline Education provides K-12-specific software for HR, absence management, professional development, and recruiting. Its overlap with LINQ's HR & Payroll and Forms & Workflows products makes it a direct peer for district administrative software.
• Aeries Software: Aeries offers SIS, gradebook, and parent/student portals for K-12 districts, primarily in California. It overlaps with LINQ in district administration, communications, and student records management.
• Skyward: Skyward (acquired by PowerSchool) provides SIS, ERP, and district administration software to K-12 districts. Its functionality closely parallels LINQ's Forms & Workflows, Finance & Accounting, and HR & Payroll modules.
• Finalsite: Finalsite provides K-12 schools with communications, mass notifications, forms, and parent engagement tools. It competes most directly with LINQ's digital forms, workflows, e-signatures, and inbox features for K-12 school and district use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Blackbaud: Blackbaud's K-12 division (formerly FACTS) provides SIS, tuition management, admissions, and fundraising software for private and independent schools. It is a broad incumbent in K-12 administration that overlaps with LINQ's payments and school administration modules.
• Tyler Technologies: Tyler Technologies sells ERP, finance, HR/payroll, and public-sector software including solutions tailored for K-12 districts (Munis, Infinite Campus, etc.). It competes directly with LINQ's Finance & Accounting, HR & Payroll, and Purchasing modules at the district level.

Emerging players

• Edlio: Edlio offers K-12 websites, mass communications, mobile apps, and a forms/registration product. It overlaps with LINQ's parent communications, forms, and workflow offerings, particularly for individual schools and small districts.
• Apptegy: Apptegy provides K-12 districts with websites, mass notifications, and a forms/e-signature product (Reach). It competes with LINQ in parent communications, digital forms, and district workflow automation.
• Veracross: Veracross provides a unified SIS, admissions, and school administration platform primarily for private/independent K-12 schools. It overlaps with LINQ on forms, communications, payments, and reporting for school administration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/scriptedu
• Facebookfacebook.com/EMSLINQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ems-linq-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/linqk12

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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