Odin
Odin, Inc. provides POS systems and campus spending management software for K-12 schools, offering cafeteria, school store, and mobile POS modules integrated with a parent-facing student account platform (MyKidsSpending). It serves hundreds of US schools via direct sales.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1994
- HeadquartersSomerville, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Odin does
Odin, Inc. is a privately held US-based technology firm founded in 1994 that builds point-of-sale (POS) and campus spending management software for K-12 schools. The company's core product is a modular suite covering cafeteria POS, school store POS, and mobile POS, all unified under a single transaction reporting platform with multi-location reconciliation and general ledger export capabilities. A parent-facing sub-brand, MyKidsSpending, extends the platform to families, allowing real-time account monitoring and ACH or credit card deposits to student accounts.
The technology stack is built around card-based transactions, web-based reporting applications, and integrations with major Student Information System (SIS) vendors, enabling streamlined data exchange between Odin's payment platform and schools' existing administrative systems. Mobile POS functionality is delivered via iPad with Square Stand hardware, allowing pop-up retail and event-based sales anywhere on campus. The company uses Freshdesk for support ticketing and documentation, and Calendly for scheduled training sessions.
Odin operates a direct sales-led go-to-market model targeting school district administrators and business offices. Revenue is generated through a combination of subscription licensing for the POS suite, transaction processing fees on the MyKidsSpending platform, hardware sales (registers, iPads, Square Stand), and professional services for support and training. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with annual billing. The company reports having served "hundreds of schools" over its 30+ year history, with a small employee base of 11-50 people operating from Somerville, Massachusetts.
Odin firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Odin
- Legal name
- Odin, Inc.
- Website
- https://odin-inc.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1994
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Odin, Inc. provides POS systems and campus spending management software for K-12 schools, offering cafeteria, school store, and mobile POS modules integrated with a parent-facing student account platform (MyKidsSpending). It serves hundreds of US schools via direct sales.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Odin industry classification
Industry- Product category
- K-12 Education Technology
- NAICS
- Educational Support Services (611710)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Food Services Administration (Meal Eligibility, POS, Nutrition Compliance) (EDAJAHAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Billing, Tuition, Fees & Payments (including Cafeteria/Meal Accounts) (EDAFAEAN), Campus / Student ID & Closed-Loop Stored Value (FSAMANAH), POS, SoftPOS & In-Person Acceptance Infrastructure (FSAGABAO)
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Where Odin is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Somerville
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Markets served
Odin business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- POS System Sales and Licensing: Odin generates revenue through the sale and licensing of its point-of-sale systems to schools. This includes cafeteria POS, school store POS, and mobile POS solutions with associated software and support services.
- MyKidsSpending Platform Services: The MyKidsSpending platform provides transaction processing services allowing parents to fund student accounts via ACH or credit card, generating revenue through transaction processing and platform access fees.
- Hardware Sales: Sale of POS hardware including registers, iPads, and Square Stand devices for mobile POS deployments.
- Support and Training Services: Online support, remote assistance (LMIRescue), ticket-based support, online training sessions via Calendly, and documentation access.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Custom enterprise pricing for school districts |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Odin product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Odin, Inc. provides an end-to-end cashless campus spending management suite for K-12 schools, including cafeteria POS, school store POS, and mobile POS systems. The suite is paired with MyKidsSpending, a parent-facing portal enabling real-time account monitoring and ACH/credit card deposits, plus associated hardware (registers, iPads, Square Stands), support, and training services.
Product overview
Odin provides a modular, unified POS and campus spending management platform specifically designed for K-12 schools. The core offering is the Odin POS System (Campus Spending Management Suite), which includes specialized modules for Cafeteria POS, School Store POS, and Mobile POS. These modules share a unified platform for transaction reporting, student management, and reconciliation across all campus locations. The MyKidsSpending sub-brand extends the platform to parents, enabling real-time account monitoring and fund deposits via web or mobile app, creating a closed-loop cashless campus spending ecosystem.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- MyKidsSpending: A parent-facing platform that allows parents to monitor and fund their student's spending in real-time, view account transactions, and make deposits using ACH or credit card.
Products and services
- Odin Campus Spending Management Suite (POS System) End-to-end cashless spending management and point-of-sale suite for K-12 schools, offering automated pricing categories, historical reporting, and a full suite of student management applications built specifically for educational campuses. Includes configurable deployments for cafeteria sales, school store operations, and mobile on-campus sales.
- Cafeteria POS Point-of-sale solution configured for school cafeteria operations, with student management applications, automated pricing categories, and historical reporting.
- School Store POS Point-of-sale solution for school bookstore and store operations, enabling sales tracking, student management, and inventory across campus retail locations.
- Mobile POS Mobile point-of-sale solution enabling sales anywhere on campus (e.g., football field to cafeteria), supporting pop-up shops and remote selling using iPad with Square Stand hardware.
- MyKidsSpending Parent-facing web and mobile portal that lets parents view student account transactions and fund balances via ACH or credit card, with automated deposits and email statements to keep parents informed and reduce administrator workload.
Quantifiable outcome
- Simplified monthly reconciliation through consolidated multi-location reporting
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Odin
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Odin technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Odin partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Odin competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Nutrislice: Nutrislice focuses on K-12 menu publishing, nutrition compliance, and meal payments, intersecting Odin on the cafeteria commerce and meal-account side of the stack.
- MealViewer: MealViewer offers K-12 menu display, pre-ordering, and payment integrations that compete at the cafeteria point-of-sale and student-account layer with Odin's cafeteria module.
Broad incumbents
- Tyler Technologies (Tyler SIS): Tyler Technologies supplies a broad K-12 ERP/SIS suite including food service modules, putting it in broad-incumbent overlap with Odin's cafeteria and student-account management on district RFPs.
- Skyward: Skyward is a leading K-12 SIS with associated food-service and payment features, competing indirectly with Odin via district-wide platform decisions.
- PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the dominant K-12 SIS provider and bundles payments, lunch, and activity-fee modules, putting it in overlap with Odin's cafeteria POS and student-account stack though it does not specialize solely in spending.
Direct peers
- RevTrak: RevTrak is a school-specific online payment processor for fees, meals, and activities, directly overlapping with Odin's cafeteria and student-account payment processing.
- LINQ (formerly TITAN Family Systems): LINQ provides K-12 nutrition, online payments, and POS solutions very similar to Odin's cafeteria and parent-funding suite, making it the closest head-to-head competitor in the school cashless commerce niche.
- Heartland School Solutions (Global Payments): Heartland provides K-12 payment processing and POS solutions including cafeteria and school-store transactions; its school-focused products compete with Odin's POS and parent-billing offering.
- MySchoolBucks (Cybersoft): MySchoolBucks offers K-12 schools a parent-payment and cafeteria-account management platform competing directly with Odin's MyKidsSpending parent-deposit product.
Others
- Block (Square): Square provides the Square Stand hardware that powers Odin's mobile POS deployment and competes as a merchant-side POS ecosystem; it is an enabler/competitor at the in-person payment infrastructure layer.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Odin leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Odin funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Odin M&A and investment
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Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Odin
What does Odin do?
Odin, Inc. provides an end-to-end cashless campus spending management suite for K-12 schools, including cafeteria POS, school store POS, and mobile POS systems. The suite is paired with MyKidsSpending, a parent-facing portal enabling real-time account monitoring and ACH/credit card deposits, plus associated hardware (registers, iPads, Square Stands), support, and training services.
Is Odin a public or private company?
Odin is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Odin founded?
Odin was founded in 1994. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Odin based?
Odin is headquartered in Somerville, United States, in the North America region.
How does Odin make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. POS System Sales and Licensing is the primary driver. The others are myKidsSpending Platform Services, hardware Sales and support and Training Services.
Who are Odin's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Nutrislice and MealViewer. Broad incumbents are Tyler Technologies (Tyler SIS), Skyward and PowerSchool. Direct peers are RevTrak, LINQ (formerly TITAN Family Systems), Heartland School Solutions (Global Payments) and MySchoolBucks (Cybersoft). Block (Square) is listed as an others.
Does Odin have an API?
No public API is recorded for Odin.
What industry is Odin in?
Odin's product category is K-12 Education Technology. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAJAHAJ, Food Services Administration (Meal Eligibility, POS, Nutrition Compliance), with a secondary code of EDAFAEAN, Billing, Tuition, Fees & Payments (including Cafeteria/Meal Accounts). Its NAICS code is 611710.