SchoolTube

What SchoolTube does

SchoolTube is a St. Louis-based, privately held educational media company founded in 2007 that operates a web-based K-12 learning platform combining curated video content, interactive games, and calculation/conversion tools. The platform targets four user personas — Students, Teachers, Parents, and Other/General Public — through a self-serve, product-led growth model accessible globally at schooltube.com with role-based personalization. Core product areas include an Educational Videos library of roughly 7.8K+ resources organized by subject (Math Fundamentals, Science Experiments, Reading Comprehension, Creative Writing), five interactive educational games (Blocks, Memory Cards, Word Puzzle, Hangman, Simon Says) with five more in development, and 16 interactive tools spanning math calculators, unit converters, geometry calculators, and finance utilities such as a GPA calculator and APY calculator. The company has also expanded into a dedicated Trade Education section targeting vocational learning.

The underlying technology is a standard web application with lightweight browser-based interactive components; the platform does not expose an API or SDK and has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. The architecture supports role-based content personalization, embedded HTML5 games, and a calculator tool suite without evident third-party AI integrations, data flywheels, or proprietary models. Product differentiators cited by the company center on content library breadth, ease-of-use tool implementation, and the combination of videos plus interactive utilities under a single free-access destination.

The revenue model is described as freemium with no publicly disclosed pricing, no published enterprise or district tiering, and no advertising or sponsorship layer documented in the source material. Total disclosed funding across the company's history is approximately $5.7M, comprising a $4.95M Series 2 in February 2011 and a $750,000 raise from Capital Innovators in August 2016, with no subsequent financing event disclosed. Headcount is reported at 11-50 employees and leadership consists of co-founder Andrew Arizpe (CPO and Producer), co-founder Carl Arizpe, CTO Ron Karroll, and CMO Paul Langhorst. The absence of disclosed pricing, named enterprise customers, partnerships, or post-2016 capital activity is the most material fact for assessing the commercial scale of the business.

Name

SchoolTube

Website

https://schooltube.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SchoolTube is a privately held, St. Louis-based K-12 educational platform founded in 2007 that delivers curated video content, interactive games, and 16 educational calculation tools to students, teachers, and parents via a free, self-serve web platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Content Platform

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Interactive Multimedia Learning Content (Video, Audio, Interactive Lessons) (EDAFACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Subject-Specific Courseware (Math, Science, ELA, Social Studies, etc.) (EDAFACAB), K–12 Instructional Video & Multimedia (EDAGALAA), Interactive Learning Games & Gamified Courseware (EDAGALAL)

Keywords

• Educational video platform
• K-12 learning content
• Interactive learning tools
• Educational games
• Student learning resources

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Free Platform Access: Platform appears to offer free access to educational videos, games, and tools. Revenue model not explicitly disclosed in available source material.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

SchoolTube operates a free web-based educational content platform that delivers curated K-12 learning videos organized by subject (Math Fundamentals, Science Experiments, Reading Comprehension, Creative Writing), supplemented by 5 interactive educational games (Blocks, Memory Cards, Word Puzzle, Hangman, Simon Says) and 16 interactive calculation and conversion tools (GPA calculator, geometry calculators, unit converters, APY calculator). The platform personalizes the experience based on whether the visitor identifies as a student, teacher, parent, or general user.

Product overview

SchoolTube is a unified educational platform offering fun and interactive learning content for kids. The platform consists of three main product areas: (1) Educational Videos serving as the core content library with thousands of resources across Math Fundamentals, Science Experiments, Reading Comprehension, and Creative Writing; (2) Educational Games providing 5 interactive games (Blocks, Memory Cards, Word Puzzle, Hangman, Simon Says) for learning through play; and (3) Educational Tools featuring 16 calculators and converters for math, conversion, and finance applications. Additionally, the Trade Education section provides vocational learning content. The platform targets students, teachers, and parents with content organized by categories, tools, and games.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Educational Videos Curated library of K-12 educational videos organized by subject areas including Math Fundamentals (2.3K resources), Science Experiments (1.8K resources), Reading Comprehension (1.5K resources), and Creative Writing (1.2K resources), available free to students, teachers, and parents.
• Educational Games Suite of five interactive educational games — Blocks (puzzle), Memory Cards, Word Puzzle, Hangman, and Simon Says — with varying difficulty levels designed to make learning engaging for K-12 students through play.
• Educational Tools Suite of 16 interactive educational calculators and converters covering math (Random Number Generator, Fraction Calculator, geometry calculators for trapezoid, cylinder, sphere, cube, cone volume, distance), academics (GPA Calculator), unit conversion (weight, length, volume, power, frequency, temperature), and finance (APY Calculator).
• Trade Education Dedicated educational content section on SchoolTube focused on trade and vocational education topics, extending the platform beyond core K-12 academics into career and skills-oriented learning.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• BrainPOP: Subscription K-12 educational video, game, and quiz platform widely adopted in US schools. Comparable subject-organized content, interactive games, and teacher tools, with a stronger institutional/district sales motion.
• Khan Academy: Nonprofit free K-12 instructional video, exercise, and test-prep platform. Direct competitor to SchoolTube's free educational video and tool model, serving the same students/teachers/parents audience.
• IXL Learning: K-12 adaptive learning platform with subject-specific practice, games, and diagnostic tools serving students, teachers, and parents. Closely comparable on persona coverage, subject breadth, and interactive tool offerings.
• ABCmouse: Subscription early-childhood and elementary learning platform with videos, games, and activities. Comparable interactive learning model serving parents and teachers of young students.
• Funbrain: Free K-8 educational games, videos, and books for kids. Directly comparable on free K-12 educational videos + interactive games targeting the same student/teacher persona.
• Quizlet: Consumer learning platform with study tools, flashcards, and teacher features widely used by K-12 students. Comparable on free educational tools for students/teachers, with stronger community/UGC dynamic.
• PBS Kids: Free public-media platform of K-8 educational videos, games, and activities. Direct comparator on free K-12 video content + interactive games for the same Student/Teacher/Parent audience.
• CoolMath: Free math-focused educational game and tool site for K-12 students. Comparable on free educational games/calculators targeting the same student persona, narrower subject focus.

Broad incumbents

• YouTube Kids: Google-operated filtered video app for children with substantial educational content. Overlaps with SchoolTube as a free K-12 video destination, but operates at vastly greater scale as part of Google's broader ecosystem.

Emerging players

• National Geographic Kids: Free K-8 educational video, game, and article platform focused on science, animals, and geography. Comparable on curated K-12 multimedia content with a strong science/STEM emphasis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SchoolTube
• Facebookfacebook.com/SchoolTube
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/schooltube-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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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