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Shoelace

Founded 2019 · 18 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors

Shoelace (also branded as Dreamscape) is an adaptive learning platform that presents rigorous reading comprehension practice as a game to build reading stamina and accelerate literacy growth. It serves elementary and middle school students (grades 3-8) and their schools, offering pilots and partnership programs with measured reading outcomes.

Investors · 5

Competitors · 7

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Clever37 shared keywordsClever provides a data integration platform for schools that connects student information systems with educational applications and tools. The company serves K-12 schools and districts seeking to streamline data access and interoperability across their technology ecosystems.
Playdreamscape37 shared keywordsDreamscape offers Shoelace, a game-based literacy platform that embeds reading and vocabulary practice into immersive video games to engage reluctant student readers. It uses an adaptive algorithm to adjust reading difficulty in real time and an automated intervention system that flags struggling students and delivers targeted practice for schools.
Steam27 shared keywordsSteam is a digital platform for purchasing, downloading, and playing video games, serving both individual gamers and game developers worldwide.
Epic10 shared keywordsEpic! is a digital library platform that provides access to books and reading materials for educational institutions and individual readers.
Listenwise8 shared keywordsListenwise provides a digital platform with podcast-based lessons, listening comprehension quizzes, and writing assessment tools designed for K-12 teachers to support English language development and literacy instruction. The platform serves educational institutions and includes features for English language learners, with curriculum alignment to state standards and integration with popular learning management systems.
Amplify8 shared keywordsAmplify develops products in the education field, with a team drawn from education, technology, design, and media.
Itch8 shared keywordsThis page is a listing/search results page on itch.io showing games available for the Linux platform, not a company website.

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What does Shoelace do?
Shoelace (also branded as Dreamscape) is an adaptive learning platform that presents rigorous reading comprehension practice as a game to build reading stamina and accelerate literacy growth. It serves elementary and middle school students (grades 3-8) and their schools, offering pilots and partnership programs with measured reading outcomes.
Who are Shoelace's investors?
Shoelace's investors include Brass Ring Ventures, Concrete Ventures, Samsung Next, UCeed Funds, Endeavor Catalyst.