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Explain Everything

New York, US · Founded 2015 · Delaware corporation · 2 known investors

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Explain Everything is an online whiteboard for teaching that lets educators create interactive presentations, record tutorial and explanation videos, and run real-time collaborative projects with students. It targets teachers and students in classroom and hybrid learning settings.

Founders & leadership

Explain Everything was founded in 2015 by Reshan Richards, Bartosz Gonczarek, and Piotr Sliwinski.

RRReshan Richards
Reshan RichardsinCo-founder
BGBartosz Gonczarek
Bartosz GonczarekinCOO/CRO & Co-Founder2018–2022Bartosz Gonczarek co-founded Explain Everything, an online whiteboard platform for interactive teaching and collaborative learning, and later co-founded Vstorm. He has advised organizations in the US and Europe on implementing AI platforms and authored "Riddled by Progress."
PSPiotr Sliwinski
Piotr SliwinskiinCTO & Co-founder, Board Member2022–2022Piotr Sliwinski was co-founder and CTO of Explain Everything, an online whiteboard platform for educators, which he grew to 600K monthly active users and $2.5M ARR before its 2022 acquisition by Promethean.

Investors · 2

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$3.9M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2015–2016

$3.6MraisedDec 2016 · 4 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Piotr SliwinskiExecutive Officer
  • Boleslaw HarokExecutive Officer
  • Jan HabermannDirector
  • Bartosz GonczarekExecutive Officer, Director
  • Reshan RichardsExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$4.8M
Amount sold
$3.6M
First sale
Dec 2016
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2015
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$300KraisedApr 2015 · 1 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Reshan RichardsDirector
  • Bartosz GonczarekExecutive Officer, Director
  • Piotr SliwinskiDirector
Offering amount
$2M
Amount sold
$300K
First sale
Mar 2015
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2015
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

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

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Frequently asked questions

What does Explain Everything do?
Explain Everything is an online whiteboard for teaching that lets educators create interactive presentations, record tutorial and explanation videos, and run real-time collaborative projects with students. It targets teachers and students in classroom and hybrid learning settings.
Who founded Explain Everything?
Explain Everything was founded by Reshan Richards, Bartosz Gonczarek, Piotr Sliwinski in 2015.
Who are Explain Everything's investors?
Explain Everything's investors include EBRD Venture Capital Investment Programme, Credo Ventures.
How much funding has Explain Everything raised?
Explain Everything has disclosed $3.9M raised across 2 rounds.
Where is Explain Everything headquartered?
Explain Everything is headquartered in New York, US.