Emote was founded by Julian Golder, Lei Xu in 2016.

Who are Emote's investors?

Emote's investors include Imagine K12, Y Combinator.

Where is Emote headquartered?

Emote is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Emote

San Francisco, US · Founded 2016 · 6 employees · 2 known investors

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Emote is an AI platform for schools that analyzes student emotional, social, and academic data to enable teachers, coaches, parents, and other stakeholders to identify and coordinate early interventions. It integrates data collection, real-time alerts, and collaborative tools to support whole-child development across diverse educational frameworks.

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S16)

Emote was founded in 2016 by Julian Golder and Lei Xu.

Julian Golder inFounder/CEOJulian Golder founded Emote, a platform using real-time data analysis to help educators and clinicians support students who need intervention. He previously opened and operated a school emphasizing individualized instruction, developed a national curriculum, and worked as an early employee at Wyzant where he helped expand differentiated instruction programs.

Lei Xu inFounderLei Xu has an engineering background and has led product and engineering teams. He previously founded Workstream, a platform for hourly workers and local businesses, and is now founder of Emote, an AI platform for schools that analyzes student data to support early interventions and whole-child development.

Investors · 2

Imagine K12

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

The YC application· Summer 2016 batch

What they told YC

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.: Emote is a school-wide collaboration tool that lets receptionists, teachers, administrators, parents, and students share and discuss observations about student emotions and behavior. The company converts this communication into real-time insights schools can use to predict, support, and evaluate the needs of individual students and the school.

Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Emote do?: Emote is an AI platform for schools that analyzes student emotional, social, and academic data to enable teachers, coaches, parents, and other stakeholders to identify and coordinate early interventions. It integrates data collection, real-time alerts, and collaborative tools to support whole-child development across diverse educational frameworks.
Who founded Emote?: Emote was founded by Julian Golder, Lei Xu in 2016.
Who are Emote's investors?: Emote's investors include Imagine K12, Y Combinator.
Where is Emote headquartered?: Emote is headquartered in San Francisco, US.