Litnerd is a reading and writing club app for kids [1] founded in 2021. The company participated in Y Combinator's Summer 2021 batch [3] and operates with a team size of 6 [4]. According to Y Combinator's directory, the company is based in New York City, NY, USA, with additional listings for New York, NY, USA and Remote [2].
The platform functions as a social and gamified application featuring weekly community meetups and monthly e-tournaments [5]. Litnerd creates original intellectual property in collaboration with its community and partner brands, which are developed into books, media, and learning curriculum [5]. The app incorporates an AI-powered personalized tutor to assist children with reading and writing development [5]. According to the company's description, Litnerd experienced 14x growth during the previous school year and reports a 4x improvement in student pass rates on state reading exams [5].
NYC headquarters
- Y Combinator's directory lists the company location as New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA; Remote.[2]
About
- Litnerd is a kids reading + writing club app that grew by 14x this past school year. Think of us as a modern-day Scholastic, with a heavy IP play. We create original IP with our community + partner brands -> turn them into books, media and learning curriculum, layered with an AI personalized tutor to help kids learn to read and write in a personalized and engaging way. Our product format is a Social and Gamified - with a live weekly community meetup and monthly e-tournaments. - And it works! Litnerd 4x improved the pass rate of students on their annual state Reading (ELA) exam. - STICKY: Kids spend 10-20 minutes on the Litnerd app OUTSIDE of classroom time. - KID AUTHORS: Kids are the authors of the books and Litnerd AI helps illustrate + publish the book. - Built on the Science of Reading - Original IP: all books, media and courseware is original content created and published by Litnerd.[5]
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