Tap to Learn
DefunctYC W12San Francisco, US · 11 employees · 2 known investors
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TapToLearn develops game-based educational apps covering subjects like math, spelling, grammar, geography, and science for kindergarten through middle school students. The company has built a library of 50+ apps designed to engage children through gamified learning mechanics.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W12)
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Roby Thomas JohninFounder/CEORoby Thomas John is the founder and CEO of Tap to Learn, which develops gamified educational apps for elementary and middle school students. He previously worked in game development at June Gaming and has 15+ years of experience as a teacher and startup founder; he was part of the Stanford Seed program (Class of 2017) and Y Combinator (Class of W2012).
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Avinash Pandeyin𝕏Co-FounderAvinash Pandey is a co-founder and CTO at LILA Games, developing a mobile extraction shooter. He previously participated in Y Combinator's 2012 winter cohort and is on his second startup.
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Aamir PoonawallainFounderAamir Poonawalla spent 9 years at Instacart developing ads serving infrastructure, machine learning systems, and experimentation platforms. He holds an MS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and is a two-time Y Combinator founder.
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Priyanthy Aprain SrampicalFounder
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Sreejit JayanthaninCo-founderSreejit Jayanthan is Co-founder and COO of SuperGaming, a multiplayer games company, and previously founded TapToLearn, an educational games developer. He has held roles spanning product, engineering, operations, and team-building across game development studios.
Investors · 2
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4 people who came through Tap to Learn went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 3
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Tap to Learn do?
- TapToLearn develops game-based educational apps covering subjects like math, spelling, grammar, geography, and science for kindergarten through middle school students. The company has built a library of 50+ apps designed to engage children through gamified learning mechanics.
- Who founded Tap to Learn?
- Tap to Learn was founded by Roby Thomas John, Avinash Pandey, Aamir Poonawalla, Priyanthy Aprain Srampical, Sreejit Jayanthan.
- Who are Tap to Learn's investors?
- Tap to Learn's investors include Imagine K12, Y Combinator.
- Where is Tap to Learn headquartered?
- Tap to Learn is headquartered in San Francisco, US.