Chalkable

In 2010, founders Michael Levy and Zoli Honig launched Chalkable with a focused mission: to create an app store for education. They aimed to solve a key problem for education entrepreneurs by building a platform that made it easier for teachers to discover, purchase, and integrate digital learning tools into their classrooms. The New York-based startup even facilitated purchase orders, a critical feature for school procurement processes. After raising a $1.3 million seed round in September 2012, the company continued its work to bridge the gap between app developers and educators. However, the founders discovered that selling directly to individual schools was a significant challenge. This led to a strategic shift: instead of building their own distribution from scratch, they sought partnerships with established Student Information System (SIS) companies that already had a foothold in the K-12 market. This pivot led to a major turning point. In December 2013, Chalkable was acquired by STI, an Alabama-based education technology provider with a large user base. STI later rebranded itself as Chalkable. The journey culminated in October 2016, when the company was acquired by PowerSchool, a major player in K-12 education technology. This final acquisition integrated Chalkable's tools into a comprehensive platform, empowering teachers with data and resources to improve student outcomes.