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Litnerd

Summer 2021 · Active

Reading + Writing Club App for Kids

Location: New York, US

Founded: 2021

Team size: 6

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.

Founders

  • Anisa MirzaFounder/CEO

    CEO & Founder at Litnerd. Building the next gen Scholastic (reading + writing club app for kids, where the books are written by kid authors!) - Anisa Mirza is a two-time Y Combinator and venture-backed founder. - She is also a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. - As an immigrant to America, running a women and minority owned business, Anisa takes special pride in seeing the impact Litnerd has in producing superior learning outcomes for kids. - Bootstrapped first startup from 0 to 2Mill ARR (exited)