Remind

Remind (previously Remind101) is a private mobile messaging platform that aims to help teachers, parents, students, and administrators in K–12 schools communicate with everyone simultaneously. The platform has over 20 million monthly active users across the United States. As of September 2016, Remind is used in more than 50% of the public schools in the U.S.

History
Remind was founded in 2011 by brothers Brett and David Kopf to help bridge the communication gap in primary education. In 2016, they added former Bleacher Report CEO Brian Grey as CEO.

When Brett Kopf was still in school, he was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder and dyslexia. To help him keep track of upcoming tests, his brother David created a system for school faculty to remind him. Brett credits this system with playing a part in his success in school. The two decided to make the system into a company, and it became part of the first class at the Imagine K12 incubator in Palo Alto, CA, which supports startups aiming to improve education.

On June 16, 2014, Kopf announced that Remind101 would be changing its name simply to Remind.

Remind was purchased by ParentSquare in November 2023. ParentSquare combined both products' leadership, teams, and communication platforms, retaining their best features. Existing Remind products were allowed to keep their names.

Educational impact
The platform is designed to increase parental engagement which has been linked to increased student performance. One study showed that teacher-to-family communication resulted in a 42% increase in homework completion, a 25% improvement in student focus on the task at hand, and increased participation among 6th-grade students involved in the study.

Funding
In September 2013, Remind closed a $3.5 million round of Series A financing, led by Social Capital, with participation from Yuri Milner, Maneesh Arora, and other angel investors. As part of the round, Chamath Palihapitiya joined Remind's board of directors.

In February 2014, Remind raised $15 million in Series B funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers with additional participation from its previous investors, including Social Capital and First Round Capital. In coordination with the round, the company added John Doerr, a venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins, to its board.

In September 2014, Remind raised $40 million in Series C funding from its previous investors, led by Kleiner Perkins and joined by the Social Capital and First Round Capital. The new round raised Remind’s total fund-raising to $59 million.