HeyTutor

What HeyTutor does

HeyTutor (HeyTutor Inc.) is a privately held, California-incorporated B2B provider of in-person high-dosage tutoring services to K-12 public school districts in the United States. Founded in 2014 as an online consumer tutor marketplace, the company pivoted during the COVID-19 era to a district-services model and now operates across more than a dozen states, serving over 500 schools with a network of 2,000+ vetted, internally certified tutors. Its core offerings are High-Dosage Math & ELA Tutoring (small-group, in-person sessions delivered multiple times per week), Multilingual High-Impact Tutoring for English Learners, and paraprofessional support for students with IEPs; the company differentiates with proprietary standards-aligned curriculum, adaptive baseline assessments, and the HeyTutor Navigator platform, which provides real-time student-level and program-wide data dashboards to district administrators.

The business model is professional services: districts are invoiced monthly based on tutor hours worked at a quote-based hourly rate that varies by group size and content area, rather than per-student pricing. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales via dedicated District Partnerships and Customer Success teams, supplemented by content marketing, case studies, and credibility assets including Stanford University's NSSA Program Design Badge and the EdTech Breakthrough Award. The company is venture-backed by ScOp VC and led by CEO Jennifer Sheffield, COO Deven Bhattacharya, and CTO David Seigle, all of whom joined in 2021. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; based on the scale of the tutor network, hourly billing model, and 500+ school footprint, current annual revenue is estimated in the $25M–$50M band.

Name

HeyTutor

Legal name

HeyTutor Inc.

Website

https://heytutor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HeyTutor is a B2B provider of in-person, high-dosage tutoring services for K-12 school districts in the United States, deploying 2,000+ trained tutors across 500+ schools with proprietary curriculum and a real-time data dashboard.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Tutoring Services

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Math Remediation & Numeracy Intervention (EDAKADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

In-Person Language Tutoring & Small-Group Classes (EDAMAFAE), Foreign Language Subject Tutoring (School Coursework) (EDANAAAF), One-on-One ESL Tutoring & Coaching (EDAAACAL)

Keywords

• K-12 tutoring services
• High-dosage tutoring
• Multilingual tutoring
• School district partnerships
• Education technology platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Beverly Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. K-12 School District Tutoring Services: HeyTutor provides in-person high-dosage tutoring services to K-12 school districts. Districts are invoiced for the number of hours tutors work. An hourly rate is determined based on group size and content area. Pricing is not determined on a per student basis, allowing tutors to serve more students throughout their shift.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HeyTutor provides in-person, small-group high-dosage tutoring (multiple sessions per week, ~1:3 ratio) in Math and ELA to K-12 public school districts across the United States, deployed through vetted, internally certified tutors. The company's offerings include Multilingual High-Impact Tutoring for English Learners and the HeyTutor Navigator software platform, which gives districts real-time performance dashboards, adaptive assessments, and proprietary standards-aligned curriculum.

Product overview

HeyTutor operates as a B2B tutoring platform offering in-person high-dosage tutoring services to K-12 school districts. The core product portfolio consists of High-Dosage Math & ELA Tutoring (small-group in-person sessions aligned with academic standards), Multilingual High-Impact Tutoring (bilingual tutors for English Learners), and HeyTutor Navigator (a software platform for district program management with real-time data and curriculum tools). Additional offerings include paraprofessional support for IEP students and customizable curriculum modules. The company was founded in 2014 as a consumer marketplace and pivoted to school district services post-COVID, now serving over 500 schools across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HeyTutor Navigator: A cutting-edge software solution designed to help school districts develop and manage their own high-dosage tutoring programs with real-time insights into student-level and program-wide data.

Products and services

• High-Dosage Math & ELA Tutoring In-person, small-group tutoring sessions (approximately 1:3 ratio) delivered multiple times per week by trained, background-checked tutors during or after the school day for K-12 students in mathematics and English Language Arts.
• Multilingual High-Impact Tutoring Bilingual tutoring services deploying tutors from the same community as English Learner students to support language acquisition and academic success in Math and ELA, available in languages including Spanish, Arabic, Pashtun, French, and Bengali.
• HeyTutor Navigator Software platform that enables school districts to design and manage high-dosage tutoring programs, providing real-time student-level and program-wide data, learning-gap curriculum access, and progress reporting features.

Quantifiable outcome

• 54% growth in students testing at/above grade level in ELA
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Varsity Tutors (Nerdy Inc.): Large-scale online and in-person tutoring provider serving K-12 students, with district and consumer offerings. Most directly comparable peer by virtue of matching HeyTutor's tutor delivery model, K-12 district sales motion, and breadth of subjects covered.
• Saga Education: Nonprofit that pioneered high-dosage math tutoring in school districts, working directly with districts to embed tutors. Comparable by delivery model (in-person, high-dosage, district-led) and target buyer (district administrators) even though Saga is mission-driven.
• BookNook: EdTech platform delivering synchronous, high-dosage tutoring and reading interventions to K-12 districts. Closely comparable on the 'tech-enabled tutoring for schools' thesis, small-group instruction, and ELA focus.
• Paper: Online tutoring platform that contracts with school districts for unlimited 1:1 tutor access. Comparable district GTM and outcome-driven sales motion, though differentiated by online rather than in-person delivery.
• Tutor.com (The Princeton Review / IAC legacy): Long-standing online tutoring service sold to schools, libraries, and the U.S. military. Comparable district procurement motion and supplemental K-12 instruction focus, again differing on online vs. in-person delivery.

Emerging players

• Intervene: High-dosage tutoring provider working with school districts to accelerate literacy and math outcomes. Comparable mission and district-led model, but smaller scale than HeyTutor.

Broad incumbents

• Outschool: Online marketplace for live classes and tutoring, including K-12 supplemental learning. Adjacent in tutor-marketplace DNA and supplemental education focus, though predominantly consumer-led rather than district-led.
• Sylvan Learning: Established tutoring franchise targeting K-12 students with personalized instruction, including in-person centers. Comparable in subject and learner profile, differing via franchise delivery model rather than centralized district sales.
• Huntington Learning Centers: Established franchise tutoring brand offering in-person and online K-12 supplemental instruction, test prep, and remediation. Comparable learner and subject mix; differs via center-based franchise model rather than district deployment.
• Stride (formerly K12 Inc.): Large online K-12 education and supplemental learning provider, including tutoring products for districts. Comparable K-12 supplemental education category but operates at much larger scale and across the full online school stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/heytutor
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/heytutor

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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

M&A2 records

Investments

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

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