When was PlaBook founded?

PlaBook was founded in 2020 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is PlaBook located?

PlaBook is headquartered in Kansas City, United States.

How many employees does PlaBook have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at PlaBook is 2.

Is PlaBook a funded company?

PlaBook is a funded company, having raised a total of $100K across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Aug 28, 2020.

When was the latest funding round of PlaBook?

PlaBook's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Sep 19, 2022, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is K-12 EdTech. In United States, the K-12 EdTech sector has seen $229M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does PlaBook rank among its competitors?

PlaBook ranks 18th amongst 191 active competitors, of which 14 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was KOBI, which secured an undisclosed amount in May, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of PlaBook?

PlaBook's top competitors include Let's Read, Noory Books and Read2me.app. Among them, KOBI secured the most recent funding round in May, 2023.

PlaBook - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of AI-based educational solutions. It uses natural language processing and speech recognition technologies and enables children to learn how to read. It provides phonics instruction solutions for teaching students with speech articulation disorders, dyslexia, and learning disabilities. It also provides solutions to track and analyze the reading levels of students, as well as time assessment.

Website: plabookeducation.com
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Email ID: *****@plabookeducation.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2020

Location

Kansas City, United States

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$100K in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Sep 19, 2022, $*****

Investors

Google & 3 more

Ranked

18^th among 191 active competitors

Employee Count

2 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Let's Read & 212 more

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PlaBook has raised a total funding of $100K over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 28, 2020. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Sep 19, 2022 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. PlaBook has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of PlaBook:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 19, 2022	6127758	Seed	8349964	4494749	3207382	5995453
Oct 2021	4599267	Grant (prize money)	3309890	8927806	9822027	Arch Grants
Jun 2021	1718912	Seed	9677051	3847605	Arch Grants & 1 more	6399388

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The founders of PlaBook are Philip Hickman and Artemy Malkov.

Here are the details of PlaBook's key team members:

Philip Hickman: Founder & CEO of PlaBook and founder of 2 other companies, PlaBook and Wecodekc.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Artemy Malkov: Co-Founder of PlaBook.

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PlaBook's employee count trend

PlaBook has 2 employees as of Aug 26. Here is PlaBook's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of PlaBook include Let's Read, Noory Books and Read2me.app. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of PlaBook, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Let's Read 2016, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded	Online platform providing digital library for children	-	-	45/100
2nd	Noory Books 2017, London (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Online platform offering digital storybooks for kids	-	-	44/100
3rd	Read2me.app 2019, Bear (United States), Unfunded	Provider of application for reading books for kids	-	-	44/100
4th	Bookbot 2014, Melbourne (Australia), Seed	Online virtual reading platform for kids	-	Skalata Ventures	42/100
5th	READING & 2018, Seoul (South Korea), Unfunded	App-based platform offering reading proficiency solutions for kids	-	-	41/100
6th	Reading.com Los Angeles (United States), Unfunded	Provider of an interactive phonics-based reading program for early learners	-	-	41/100
7th	Boukili 2016, Toronto (Canada), Unfunded	Children's book app	-	-	41/100
8th	Bugali 2019, Paris (France), Seed	Provider of augmented reading experience for children	$980K	osarinvest, j2adevelopment & 5 others	40/100
9th	Ruckus Learning 2010, Wilton (United States), Acquired	Reading application for kids	$3.5M	Alsop Louie Partners, Redwood Partners & 5 others	39/100
10th	KOBI 2019, Sezana (Slovenia), Seed	Mobile-based platform providing reading-related learning solutions	-	Outfit7	39/100
18th	PlaBook 2020, Kansas City (United States), Seed	Provider of AI-based educational solutions	$100K	Google, Techstars & 2 others	35/100