Showbie

Showbie's primary offering is a cloud-based application that centralizes assignments, feedback, and communication. The platform serves K-12 schools and post-secondary institutions, enabling teachers to distribute assignments, and students to submit work using various digital formats like documents, images, and videos. A core function is the ability for educators to provide real-time, personalized feedback through annotations, text, and voice notes. The business generates revenue through a subscription model, offering a free basic version and premium paid plans for individual teachers, schools, and districts that unlock advanced features. These premium tiers provide enhanced collaboration tools, an administrator dashboard for school-wide reporting, parent access, and integrated video chat.

The company has achieved significant milestones, including participating in the Imagine K12 accelerator in 2013 and acquiring the assessment application Socrative in 2018 to integrate formative and summative assessment capabilities. Showbie has secured a total of $16.5 million in funding over six rounds, including a notable Series A round that helped fuel growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, a period that saw the platform's user base expand significantly. The platform is optimized for the iPad but remains accessible across various devices via a web application, supporting both in-person and remote learning environments. It aims to reduce administrative tasks for teachers, improve student engagement, and provide a transparent connection between home and school.