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Our Story

We're building the experience we wish we'd had.

Klassy was born from a simple belief: every child deserves access to joyful, meaningful learning. We set out to build it.

Why Now

A once-in-a-generation chance to reimagine education.

Three forces are converging at the same moment — and they let us build what wasn't possible even five years ago.

01 — The gap

Achievement gaps still persist

Achievement gaps persist, and students from underrepresented backgrounds deserve stronger support — particularly in foundational concepts like fractions that unlock all future learning.

02 — The shift

New pedagogies are proving themselves

Today, new approaches in culturally responsive pedagogy and mastery-based learning are showing what's truly possible when we design for understanding first. The opportunity to reimagine education has never been greater.

03 — The tool

New tools change what's possible

New tools have changed what's possible. For the first time, we can build a tutor that guides every child individually — one that asks questions instead of giving answers, adapts to each learner, and does it all safely.

Our Values

What we believe.

Three principles that guide every product decision — and every line of code that ships.

Kids First, Always

Every decision we make starts with one question: does this help kids learn better? If not, we don't build it.

Mastery Over Metrics

We measure success by genuine conceptual understanding and growing confidence — not lessons completed or hours logged.

Culture as Catalyst

When kids see themselves in their learning, everything changes. Culture isn't decoration — it's the engine of engagement.

Meet the team behind Klassy

Co-founders, advisors, and curriculum leaders

Portrait of Sequel Smith

Sequel Smith —

Co-Founder & President

Creative Director who makes things feel native to the digital landscape, prioritizing engagement over interruption. Work spans film, social, experiential, and digital campaigns for Amazon Prime, NFL, Champion, JBL, and Smirnoff — often collaborating with Will Smith, Donald Glover, Snoop Dogg, and Damian Lillard. Sequel is interested in how storytelling, culture, and new technologies create ideas people choose to engage with.

Portrait of Jarrel Smith

Jarrel Smith —

Co-Founder & CEO

Clio and LIA award-winning tech-focused Creative with roots in product design, where he developed a deep appreciation for building technology that is both thoughtful and impactful. His work lives at the intersection of culture, storytelling, and innovation — driven by a belief that technology should elevate human potential, not distract from it. Jarrel looks to Christ as his creative compass.

Portrait of Patrick Johnson

Patrick Johnson —

Co-Founder & VP

Patrick Johnson Jr. is a film producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist with over two decades of experience at the intersection of creativity and business. With a strong background in storytelling, content creation, and production, he has developed, produced and distributed projects across film and television, collaborating with major studios and networks including AMC Networks, NBCUniversal, Bravo, Oxygen, USA Network, Netflix, Gravitas Ventures, and BET.

Portrait of Glenn Singleton

Glenn Singleton —

Head Curriculum Advisor

Global leader in racial equity with over three decades of impact. Founder and CEO of Courageous Conversation®, creator of the transformative Courageous Conversation® framework and Beyond Diversity™ curriculum. Award-winning author of Courageous Conversations About Race; has advised Google and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Stanford. Resides in Baltimore and Accra.

Portrait of Charlotte Newall

Charlotte Newall —

Role / Title

Bio coming soon — full background and contributions to be added shortly.

Portrait of Mel Horton

Mel Horton —

Director of Curriculum

A former teacher and accomplished Curriculum Strategist with nearly two decades of experience bridging emerging technology and student identity. Founder of HQIM Academy, pioneering technology-integration training for curriculum writers and teachers nationwide. Strategic design has shaped products for Kiddom, IXL, PBLWorks, and Stile Education — creating flexible, community-centered systems where every learner sees their future reflected in their work.

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