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San Francisco, US · 11 employees · 10 known investors

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Tap to Learn builds educational mobile apps for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad that teach individual learning topics through interactive, game-based experiences. The company focuses on making learning simple and fun on mobile devices.

Also known as June Software Inc.

ConsumerEdTechGamingEducationUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W12)

RTRoby Thomas John
Roby Thomas JohnCEORoby 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).
APAvinash Pandey
Avinash PandeyFounderAvinash 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.
APAamir Poonawalla
Aamir PoonawallaFounderAamir 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.
PAPriyanthy Aprain Srampical
Priyanthy Aprain SrampicalFounder
SJSreejit Jayanthan
Sreejit JayanthanCo-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 · 10

Imagine K12listed by Imagine K12

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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ACE & CompanyreportedGeneva

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Base Venture Management, Inc.reportedOakland · $100K – $700K

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BEENEXTreportedSingapore

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Khosla VenturesreportedMenlo Park · $100K – $20M

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Orthogonal Thinker Inc.reported

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Raptor GroupreportedMiami Beach

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Shasta Venturesreported

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4 people who came through Tap to Learn went on to found or lead other companies.

Avinash PandeyFounderFounded LILA GamesAamir PoonawallaFounderFounded OrchestraRoby Thomas JohnCEOFounded Super GamingSreejit JayanthanFounderFounded Super Gaming

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Frequently asked questions

What does Tap to Learn do?
Tap to Learn builds educational mobile apps for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad that teach individual learning topics through interactive, game-based experiences. The company focuses on making learning simple and fun on mobile devices.
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 Eniac Ventures, Imagine K12, Y Combinator, ACE & Company, Base Venture Management, Inc., BEENEXT, Khosla Ventures, Orthogonal Thinker Inc. and 2 more.
Where is Tap to Learn headquartered?
Tap to Learn is headquartered in San Francisco, US.