What Lilypad does

Lilypad Learning (legally Lily Tech, Inc.) is a vertical SaaS platform that helps K-12 public and charter school districts manage the full lifecycle of special education services. The platform unifies six modules — Case Management (with native Student Information System synchronization), AI Report Writing (NLP-based IEP draft generation), Workflow Automation, Consent Tracking, IEP Management (eligibility through progress monitoring), and Compliance Analytics — built on SOC 2 Type II-certified AWS infrastructure with FERPA, COPPA, and CCPA compliance postures. The company's stated wedge is that special education teams are buried in paperwork and IEP compliance deadlines, and AI-generated documentation frees psychologists and administrators to focus on students.

The company supplements its software with professional services add-ons delivered by a network of state-licensed school psychologists and certified Speech-Language Pathologists, providing psychoeducational and speech-language evaluations plus certified document translation in 15+ languages. Revenue is generated through quote-based SaaS subscriptions priced on district size or student count, alongside these on-demand evaluation services. The go-to-market motion is direct enterprise field sales: 'Request a demo' calls convert into 30-minute consultations and bespoke rollout plans, with implementation support enabling go-live in weeks. Lilypad was founded in 2024 and is headquartered at 169 Madison Ave, New York, NY; it has onboarded approximately 25+ named K-12 districts to date, with Massachusetts as the densest geographic cluster and initial expansion into New York. The only disclosed capital event to date is an early-stage relationship with SBXi (March 2024) with no published funding amount.

Name

Lilypad

Legal name

Lily Tech, Inc.

Website

https://lilypadlearning.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lilypad Learning is a New York-based vertical SaaS platform that uses AI to help K-12 public and charter school districts manage IEP workflows, compliance, and special education documentation, supplemented by licensed evaluator services in 15+ languages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Management Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Information Systems (SIS) & School Administration Platforms (EDAJAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Assessment, Testing & Analytics Platforms (Formative/Summative) (EDAJAMAC), K–12 SIS & District Administration Platforms (EDAFAEAA)

Keywords

• Special education software
• IEP management platform
• School district compliance
• AI report writing
• Psychoeducational evaluations

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

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

Revenue model

1. Platform Subscription: SaaS platform subscription model for school districts providing access to IEP management, AI report writing, workflow automation, and compliance tools. Pricing based on district size or student count.
2. Professional Services - Evaluations: Licensed specialists provide psychoeducational evaluations, speech-language evaluations, and document translation services to supplement district capacity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Lilypad Learning provides an AI-powered special education management platform for K-12 school districts that combines IEP management, AI-generated report writing, workflow automation, consent tracking, case management, and compliance analytics in a single system. The platform is complemented by professional services from state-licensed specialists who deliver psychoeducational evaluations, speech-language evaluations, and document translation services in 15+ languages.

Product overview

Lilypad is a unified IEP (Individualized Education Program) management platform designed for special education teams in school districts. The platform combines six integrated modules: Case Management (integrating with Student Information Systems), AI Report Writing (generating automated report drafts), Workflow Automation (routing tasks and deadlines), Consent Tracking (managing forms from send to sign-off), IEP Management (tracking from eligibility to progress monitoring), and Compliance Analytics (providing district-wide visibility with one-click reporting). The platform also offers professional services add-ons including Psychoeducational Evaluations, Speech-Language Evaluations, and Document Translation, allowing districts to supplement their internal teams with licensed specialists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lilypad Learning Platform A SaaS platform for K-12 school district special education teams that integrates with Student Information Systems to maintain synchronized student records, generates AI-powered IEP report drafts, automates workflow and consent tracking, manages IEPs from eligibility through progress monitoring, and provides district-wide compliance analytics with one-click reporting. Hosted on SOC 2 Type II certified AWS infrastructure with FERPA-compliant data architecture.
• Psychoeducational Evaluation Services Professional services delivered by licensed specialists that provide comprehensive cognitive, academic, behavioral, and social-emotional evaluations, available in 15+ languages, to supplement district evaluation capacity and clear backlogs.
• Speech-Language Evaluation Services Full speech and language assessments conducted by certified Speech-Language Pathologists (CCC-SLP), covering articulation, fluency, and receptive/expressive language evaluation, delivered to school districts to supplement internal capacity.
• Document Translation Services Certified translation of reports, IEPs, and consent forms into families' native languages to support parent communication and engagement with the special education process.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cleared evaluation backlog and freed psychologists to focus on students
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Frontline Education: Established K-12 administration platform with a dedicated Frontline Special Ed Management suite covering IEP development, evaluations, and compliance — directly overlapping with Lilypad's core product modules and buyer (special education directors).
• PresenceLearning: Provides teleservices and evaluations (psychoeducational, speech-language, mental health) to K-12 districts, directly comparable to Lilypad's professional services add-ons (evaluations and speech-language) and the underlying evaluator-shortage pain point.
• BriteWay (by Exceed Further): K-12 special education data management platform focused on IEPs, evaluations, and compliance. Directly comparable to Lilypad's IEP Management, Consent Tracking, and Compliance Analytics modules and serves the same district buyers.
• SpEd Forms (by Schoolytics): Web-based IEP, evaluation, and 504 plan form management platform for K-12 special education teams. Highly comparable to Lilypad's Case Management, Consent Tracking, and IEP Management modules and serves the same district buyer.

Emerging players

• CentralReach: Practice management and EHR platform with strong special education / autism workflows. Comparable on AI-assisted clinical documentation and IEP-adjacent features, though it leans more toward private providers than K-12 district buyers.
• Goalbook Toolkit: Special education instructional resource and planning tool used by IEP teams. Comparable because it serves the same special education teacher and IEP team workflow that Lilypad targets, though with a narrower content rather than workflow focus.

Broad incumbents

• Tyler Technologies (Tyler SIS): Provides K-12 SIS and student information solutions to districts; comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for administrative technology budgets and could bundle special education capabilities into its suite.
• PowerSchool: Largest K-12 SIS vendor with Unified Classroom Special Programs covering IEPs and special education workflows. Comparable because it sells to the same district buyers and increasingly bundles special education features; a broader portfolio but with overlapping special ed capabilities.
• Infinite Campus: Major K-12 SIS vendor used by thousands of districts; comparable because its SIS is the system Lilypad integrates with, and it competes for the same administrative budget line items as Lilypad's district administration modules.
• Q Global (Pearson): Pearson's psychoeducational assessment platform used by school psychologists for evaluations. Comparable because it sits at the front of the same evaluation workflow Lilypad's AI Report Writing feature targets, and is sold into the same district evaluation tools budget.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lilypadlearning

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

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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