What Pearl does

Pearl (legally Trilogy Mentors Inc.) is a U.S.-based software company that provides an operations and analytics platform for K-12 supplemental tutoring programs. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, the company serves school districts, state education agencies, and tutoring providers across at least eight states (FL, LA, NC, VA, NJ, NM, PA, IL), with the State of Florida serving as a flagship deployment. The Pearl Student Support Platform coordinates scheduling, attendance, compliance documentation, and program reporting for high-dosage tutoring initiatives, and has accumulated approximately 86.4 million tutoring minutes coordinated, 2.3 million sessions, and 10.1 million data points across roughly 1,000 schools.

The platform is organized into three primary components: an Operations Module for day-to-day program management, an Insights+ analytics module that delivers predictive alerting and natural-language querying, and a Mobile Application for on-the-ground program staff. Underlying infrastructure includes a centralized Data Hub (launched February 2025) that aggregates program data, and the GRADE benchmark (launched June 2026), an evaluation framework for AI systems operating on educational data. Pearl holds certifications across SOC 2 Type I, FERPA, WCAG 2.1 AA, Section 508, ADA, and COPPA, and has secured research relationships with Stanford NSSA, Johns Hopkins, and Stanford GSE.

Pearl's commercial model is a quote-based enterprise SaaS sale to public-sector and institutional buyers, with pricing scaling by district size, school count, and module breadth. Distribution combines direct-to-district sales, state-level procurement, and channel partnerships with tutoring providers (e.g., Fit Learning Online). The company does not disclose revenue, funding, or pricing and has not announced any external funding rounds in the available material.

Name

Pearl

Legal name

Trilogy Mentors Inc.

Website

https://poweredbypearl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pearl (Trilogy Mentors Inc.) operates a K-12 tutoring program management and analytics platform used by school districts, state education agencies, and tutoring providers across multiple U.S. states. The platform coordinates supplemental tutoring sessions and provides predictive and natural-language analytics for program operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Software / Student Support & Tutoring Management

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Tutoring + Learning Content Platforms (Curriculum + Tutors) (EDANAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Curriculum, Lesson Planning & Instructional Content Platforms (EDAJAMAD), Specialized Learning Support (Dyslexia/LD Coaching, Assistive Strategies) (EDAJALAJ)

Keywords

• Tutoring management software
• Student support platform
• Education data analytics
• Tutor management system
• K-12 student outcomes

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription SaaS Services: Education management and facilitation tools available online as subscription services. The platform is sold as a SaaS subscription to districts, state agencies, and tutoring providers. Pricing is quote-based, suggesting tiered or custom pricing based on district size and scope.
2. Professional Services: Support and professional services including program design, implementation support, training, and consulting. Includes services like Program Design (direct support for districts to establish and scale tutoring programs) and RFP and Grant Support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Pearl provides a cloud-based Student Support Platform that unifies implementation, participation, assessment, outcomes, and investment data across district-run and vendor-supported K-12 tutoring and student support programs. The platform is paired with professional services (Program Design, RFP and Grant Support) to help districts establish, scale, and evidence-based manage tutoring and small-group instruction programs.

Product overview

Pearl Education offers the Pearl Student Support Platform, a unified platform architecture comprising three core modules: Operations (for scheduling, attendance, communication, and implementation), Insights+ (for connecting implementation data with outcomes), and Mobile App (for tutors and staff). The platform also includes a Data Hub for simplified reporting. Supporting services include Program Design (direct district support for tutoring programs) and RFP and Grant Support. The platform powers district-run and vendor-supported programs, supporting close to 1,000 schools with over 100 million minutes of student learning facilitated. The company evolved from Trilogy Mentors (established 2016 as in-person tutoring) to a fully digital Tutor Management System (2019-2021 rebrand to Pearl), now serving as infrastructure for evidence-based student support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pearl Student Support Platform Unified platform that brings together implementation, participation, assessment, outcomes, and investment data across district-run and vendor-supported student support programs, enabling district and state leaders to understand what's working, for whom, and at what cost, and make more confident program, funding, and investment decisions.
• Program Design Service Professional service providing direct support for districts to establish and scale their own tutoring programs, including high-impact tutoring, small group instruction, and supplemental learning initiatives.
• RFP and Grant Support Professional service helping districts with RFP creation and grant support for student support programs, including guidance on outcomes-based contracting language and program design alignment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 86,400,000+ Student Support Minutes Coordinated
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• State of FloridaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 September 2025State of Florida partnered with Pearl to power next generation of tutoring infrastructure. This is a flagship state-level partnership demonstrating Pearl's ability to support large-scale statewide initiatives.
• Fit Learning OnlinecoreTechnology or Integration · 17 July 2025Fit Learning Online partnered with Pearl as their interactive learning platform. This partnership enables Fit Learning Online to leverage Pearl's tutoring management system capabilities.
• National Student Support Accelerator (NSSA) at Stanford UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPearl is trusted by the National Student Support Accelerator at Stanford University as a technology partner. NSSA is a leading research institution advancing student support best practices, and this partnership validates Pearl's platform capabilities.
• Johns Hopkins University School of Education (Centers for Research and Reform)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPearl is trusted by the Centers for Research and Reform at Johns Hopkins University. This partnership provides research validation for Pearl's approach to student support data and outcomes measurement.
• Stanford Graduate School of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStanford Graduate School of Education partnership logo displayed on website, indicating collaborative relationship in advancing education technology and student support research.
• CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoSN AI Initiative resources referenced in Pearl's responsible AI content, including K-12 Gen AI Maturity Tool developed in collaboration with CGCS (Council of the Great City Schools).

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Varsity Tutors (Nerdy): Varsity Tutors (Nerdy Inc.) operates a large online tutoring platform with both consumer and institutional (district/school) offerings. Comparable to Pearl because it provides tutoring infrastructure and B2B school partnerships, though it is primarily a tutoring provider rather than a pure management/data layer.
• Outschool: Outschool operates an online marketplace for small-group classes and tutoring, including school partnerships. Comparable to Pearl because it serves K-12 learners with online instruction and provides tools for session management, scheduling, and reporting to district partners.
• Tutor.com: Tutor.com (now part of The Princeton Review) delivers on-demand tutoring services with district and institutional contracts. Comparable to Pearl as a tutoring provider serving K-12 districts, with overlapping customer segments and similar data/outcomes reporting requirements.

Emerging players

• New Classrooms: New Classrooms is an education nonprofit that partners with schools to design personalized learning models and provides supporting technology infrastructure. Comparable to Pearl because it works with K-12 districts on program design and data infrastructure, with overlap in tutoring/supplemental instruction workflows.
• Tutorfly: Tutorfly is a nonprofit online tutoring platform partnering with school districts to deliver high-impact tutoring. Comparable to Pearl because it operates at the intersection of tutoring delivery and district data reporting, though it is non-profit and smaller in scale.
• TutorOcean: TutorOcean is an online tutoring marketplace with management tools for tutors and institutions. Comparable to Pearl in offering tutor scheduling, session management, and reporting functionality, but with broader consumer reach rather than a K-12 district focus.
• ClassDojo: ClassDojo is a K-12 classroom communication and student engagement platform used in most U.S. schools. Comparable to Pearl as a K-12 SaaS platform with deep school penetration, but focused on classroom communication and behavior rather than tutoring program data.

Broad incumbents

• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the dominant K-12 student information system and unified classroom/data platform in North America. Comparable to Pearl because it sits in the same district procurement stack and increasingly bundles intervention, MTSS, and student support modules that overlap with Pearl's offerings.
• Frontline Education: Frontline Education provides K-12 administration software (HR, student management, special ed, MTSS). Comparable to Pearl because its MTSS and special education modules intersect with student support program data, and it sells into the same district procurement channels.
• Instructure (Canvas): Instructure's Canvas is the leading K-12 and higher-ed LMS. Comparable to Pearl as a broad incumbent K-12 platform that increasingly integrates instructional data, assessment, and intervention workflows that could overlap with Pearl's Insights+ and Data Hub.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@poweredbypearl
• Facebookfacebook.com/poweredbypearl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/poweredbypearl
• Instagraminstagram.com/poweredbypearl

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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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