Kinvolved
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Kinvolved was an edtech company co-founded by CEO Miriam Altman that helped K-12 schools improve student attendance and family engagement. Its platform sent digital attendance and engagement postcards, supported personalized two-way communications between educators and parents via text, email and voice (translated into more than 80 languages), and included built-in reporting on deliverability and open rates. It had partnered with PowerSchool, integrating with its student information system, since 2019.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Acquired by PowerSchool
On January 25, 2022 PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC) announced it would acquire Kinvolved to add critical messaging and communication solutions to its K-12 platform; the transaction was expected to close in PowerSchool's first fiscal quarter, funded with cash on hand.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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