Invest in AKALA
A scalable (and affordable) college admissions guidance platform backed by USC, Google and Techstars
Highlights
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We have over $1.1M in revenue to date. We are up 300% year of year.
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We are two stars of the hit Netflix documentary, OPERATION VARSITY BLUES (on the ethical side!)
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We are backed by Google, GSV, USC, Gener8tor, and Techstars
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Check out our video for our employee benefit model. We just signed Visa!
http://y2u.be/T05SJ0V3Ulo
Featured Investor
Invested $30,000
Invested $30,000 this round
“This is an amazing platform. All kids deserve this platform to help them on their journey to college. Perry and his team have personally changed my three kids lives. They empower children to be the best they can be and excel to make their dreams come true. The team makes the college admissions process seamless. They take away all the stress that the whole process can entail. The team really understsnds the strengths and weaknesses of each student. This platform is long over due.”
Our Team
Co-Founder and CEO
Outside of graduating cum laude from Williams College and surviving a major Hollywood talent agency, Perry is proud of building AKALA and watching students make it to colleges they never would have dreamed of otherwise
Kids think about college way too late (11th grade).
Private counselors cost way too much. ($200-1500 per hour)
School counselors are stretched way too thin (500:1 ratio).
Our knowledge economy requires a degree to succeed. Yet, 17,000 high schools DO NOT have a dedicated college counselor! That’s ⅔ of all public schools!
That’s insane.
Debon LewisCo-Founder and President
Outside of graduating from UPENN, becoming a first-time father and being a loyal husband, Debon was the founding principal of 3 charter middle schools in the Kipp and Achievement First networks, changing the lives of America's underserved youth.
Barbara KalmusCo-Founder and Head of Product
Aside from raising 3 children to be global citizens, Barbara founded the Princeton Education Network in 1994. The company has helped 15,000 students get into the colleges of their dreams. Now she is fulfilling her life mission of giving access to all.
AKALA, tackling to the college admissions guidance crisis in America!
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