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Cariina

Boston, US · 42 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors

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Cariina provides an AI-based organizational management platform for K-12 schools that unifies operational processes such as IT, maintenance, inventory, transportation, finance, HR, and academic workflows like rosters, attendance, and scheduling into a single system. It is designed to reduce fragmented tools so school staff and teachers can focus on the learning environment.

Also known as Cariina

Founders & leadership

MBMatthew Barron
Matthew BarroninCo-Founder and CEO30 Under 30 2024

Board

PDPedro de Almeida
Pedro de AlmeidainCo-Founder and CTO30 Under 30 2024
MG
Miguel GalvezBoard director
JK
Jason KranzBoard director
JM
Joseph MirisolaBoard director

Investors · 2

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$9.1M disclosed across 3 rounds · 2024–2025

$3MraisedSep 2025 · 3 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Matthew BarronExecutive Officer, Director
  • Miguel GalvezDirector
  • Pedro de AlmeidaDirector
  • Jason KranzDirector
  • Joseph MirisolaDirector
Offering amount
$3M
Amount sold
$3M
First sale
Aug 2025
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$2.6MraisedDec 2024 · 3 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Matthew BarronExecutive Officer, Director
  • Pedro de AlmeidaDirector
  • Miguel GalvezDirector
  • Jason KranzDirector
  • Joseph MirisolaDirector
Offering amount
$2.6M
Amount sold
$2.6M
First sale
Dec 2024
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$3.5MraisedMay 2024 · 22 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Miguel GalvezDirector
  • Matthew BarronExecutive Officer, Director
  • Pedro de AlmeidaDirector
  • Joseph MirisolaDirector
Offering amount
$3.5M
Amount sold
$3.5M
First sale
May 2024
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Cariina sells an all-in-one, AI-enabled organizational management system for K-12 schools. The platform consolidates non-instructional and administrative processes into a single login, spanning building operations (IT, maintenance, inventory, transportation), business functions (finance, HR, asset management, processes and workflows) and academic operations (rosters and attendance, events and calendaring, coaching and lesson planning, behavioral management).

The core interface is an admin dashboard from which school leadership builds configurable Workflows and Boards that faculty, parents and students interact with. The system supports integrated inventories and databases, cross-department information collection, and AI-driven insights over the resulting data, with the stated goal of replacing fragmented point tools and department-level knowledge silos with one unified knowledge center. Cariina positions the product as a framework for redesigning standard operating procedures rather than only digitizing them.

Business model

Cariina supplies a software platform to K-12 schools and school networks, paired with a hands-on implementation and ongoing support relationship; the site describes a three-day configuration process (Day One: learn and identify; Day Two: build and train; Day Three: go live and grow) followed by continuing support.

Traction

Named customers cited on the company site include Third Future Schools, James Irwin Charter Schools, Seiling Public Schools and Bisbee Unified School District. Third Future Schools' superintendent credits the platform with supporting expansion to ten new schools in three years; the Bisbee testimonial is phrased in the past tense ("When Bisbee used Cariina").

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography

Market position

Positioned as a unified alternative to the many separate edtech and administrative tools schools operate, arguing that sustained student success depends on organizational excellence rather than additional point solutions.

Emphasizes breadth of configurable use cases across building, business and academic operations under one login, integration with incumbent SIS platforms, rapid three-day setup, and a customer support model that referenced districts single out.

Technology

Cloud platform organized around configurable Workflows and Boards created from an admin dashboard, with integrated inventories and databases, cross-departmental data collection, and AI used to surface insights across organizational levels. Cariina integrates with a school's existing student information system rather than requiring a switch.

Go-to-market

Direct sales through demo requests on the company website, supported by published case studies and customer testimonials from school and district leaders.

K-12 schools, charter school networks and public school districts, including their superintendents, district leadership, administrative departments, faculty, parents and students.

Geography

United States; referenced customers include school systems such as Bisbee Unified School District and Seiling Public Schools.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Cariina do?
Cariina is an all-in-one AI organizational management platform for K-12 schools and school districts.
Who founded Cariina?
Cariina was founded by Matthew Barron.
Who are Cariina's investors?
Cariina's investors include Atento Capital, Bantam Group.
How much funding has Cariina raised?
Cariina has disclosed $9.1M raised across 3 rounds.
Where is Cariina headquartered?
Cariina is headquartered in Boston, US.