YC W21 · Active

UPchieve

Connecting low-income HS students with free, 24/7 online tutoring

Class: Winter 2021
Status: Active
Industry: Education
Location: New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA; Remote
Team size: 15

Website

https://www.upchieve.org

About

UPchieve is an edtech nonprofit that provides free, 24/7 online tutoring to low-income HS students. Using our app, students can request and get paired with a live volunteer in under 5 minutes. We’ve matched 100,000+ requests so far. Right now in the US, there are 8 million low-income HS students who don’t have anyone in their home who can help them with schoolwork. UPchieve is working to change that. Our vision is simple: we want to democratize access to academic support, so that every student has an equal opportunity to attend college and achieve upward mobility.