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Ready Education

YC S16

Montreal, CA · Founded 2005 · 54 employees · 9 known investors

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Ready Education provides a campus experience platform for higher education institutions that integrates academic and co-curricular learning experiences to enhance student community and retention.

Also known as Oohlala Mobile US Inc. · Ready Education Holdings, Inc., Ready Education TopCo, LLC · OOHLALA Mobile

ConsumerEdTechFuture of WorkSaaSSocialEducationCanadaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S16)

Ready Education was founded in 2005 by Danial Jameel, Alice Dinu, and James Dang.

DJDanial Jameel
Danial JameelFounder & President2020–2021
ADAlice Dinu
Alice DinuCo-Founder - Vice President Student Sucess & Research2018–2021Alice Dinu co-founded Ready Education, an ed-tech platform that served over 700 educational institutions globally. She has over a decade of experience in customer success, data strategy, and B2B user acquisition across educational institutions.
JDJames Dang
James DangCo-Founder & CTO2018–2021
GAGary Ambrosino
Gary AmbrosinoChief Executive Officer | Member of the Board of DirectorsGary Ambrosino previously led GlobalVetLink and Engageware as CEO and board member, with both companies acquired by private equity, and earlier served as CEO of Sensicast Systems prior to its acquisition by Areva. His earlier career included EVP of sales and business development at Cognio, co-founding and serving as president of SecureMedia, and VP of marketing and business development at Zoran through its IPO, along with a public board seat at Valpey-Fisher.

Investors · 9

FundersClublisted by FundersClubSan Francisco · $290K

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GoAhead Ventureslisted by GoAhead VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $1M

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Level Equitylisted by Level EquityNew York · $30M

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Level VenturesreportedSunny Isles Beach

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Liquid VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $5M

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LYVCreportedSilicon Valley

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VC USAreportedPalo Alto

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Founder mafia

3 people who came through Ready Education went on to found or lead other companies.

Frederick TownesChief Product OfficerFounded Placester +2Alice DinuVice President Student Success \u0026 ResearchFounded Saris AIGary AmbrosinoChief Executive OfficerFounded Engageware

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Legal entities · 2

corporate structure
Oohlala Mobile US Inc.
Ready Education Holdings, Inc., Ready Education TopCo, LLC

Frequently asked questions

What does Ready Education do?
Ready Education provides a campus experience platform for higher education institutions that integrates academic and co-curricular learning experiences to enhance student community and retention.
Who founded Ready Education?
Ready Education was founded by Danial Jameel, Alice Dinu, James Dang in 2005.
Who are Ready Education's investors?
Ready Education's investors include FounderFuel, FundersClub, GoAhead Ventures, Level Equity, Y Combinator, Level Ventures, Liquid Ventures, LYVC and 1 more.
Where is Ready Education headquartered?
Ready Education is headquartered in Montreal, CA.