Every teen has a tutor
in their pocket.

Almost none can afford one.

The Problem

$60

per hour for 1:1 tutoring

80%

of families can't pay it

2x² + 5x - 3 = 0 Quadratic Equation Get Guided Steps

How It Works

Snap a problem,
get guided steps—
not just an answer.

Lumen Tutor walks students through solutions step-by-step, building understanding instead of giving shortcuts.

Weekly Active Students

Week 1 Week 16 600 22,000

One semester. 36× growth. Organic.

Market Size

We're hunting in a big forest

$48B Tutoring market
$9B K-12 digital ed
$310M Our near-term TAM

Revenue Mix

$9 /month
78%

Family Plans

$9/month per household, unlimited students

22%

School Site Licenses

District-wide deals, white-label dashboards

Why Now

Old Way

  • • $60–$150 per hour
  • • Schedule conflicts
  • • Geographic limits
  • • Only for the wealthy

Lumen Tutor

  • • $9 per month, flat
  • • 24/7 instant help
  • • Works anywhere
  • • Accessible to everyone

The Team

Jules Ferreira

CEO / Co-founder

5 years at Khan Academy, led student engagement

Amir Patel

CTO / Co-founder

Ex-Duolingo ML engineer, Stanford CS

Lisa Chen

Head of Pedagogy

10 years teaching AP Calc, curriculum designer

Use of Funds

$400K

Engineering & AI

$200K

Content Library

$150K

Growth & Marketing

100K

Students reached

50K

Problems solved daily

2

Key hires (PM, Growth)

$750K

Pre-Seed Round

100,000 students

by next school year

Jules Ferreira, CEO & Co-founder

jules@lumentutor.ai • +1 415 555 0142