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Digital whiteboard app for creating interactive presentations for teachers, students, and schools, focused on learning.
Based in Wrocław, Poland, Explain Everything develops a cloud-enabled digital whiteboard application designed for creating interactive presentations, video tutorials, and collaborative remote education assignments. Operating with a team of 61 employees, the education technology company has accumulated more than 20 million application downloads and serves approximately 7 million active users across 237 countries worldwide. The platform utilizes a freemium business model to successfully monetize its premium cloud collaboration features and previously secured $3.7 million in venture capital funding during a 2016 investment round. The software is currently utilized by major educational institutions including the Los Angeles Unified School District, won an Apple Trends award in 2020, and later became part of the Promethean World product portfolio. The education technology enterprise Explain Everything was originally founded in 2011 by Bartosz Gonczarek, Piotr Śliwiński, and Reshan Richards.
Explain Everything has raised $6.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Explain Everything has raised $6.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Explain Everything is a leading edtech company that builds an online digital whiteboard platform for creating interactive lessons, video tutorials, and real-time collaborative projects.[1][2][6] It primarily serves teachers, students, and educators worldwide, solving the problem of engaging remote, hybrid, or in-person teaching by enabling infinite canvases for drawing, animating, recording, and sharing content across devices.[2][3][6] With over 20 million app downloads since 2010, 61 employees, and availability on iOS, Android, Chrome OS, and web browsers in 237 countries, the platform has strong growth momentum, including awards like Apple's Trends of 2020 and integrations for LMS and SIS systems.[2][3][7] Recently acquired by Promethean, it continues to innovate in transforming learning experiences.[1][6]
Founded in 2010 in Wrocław, Poland, Explain Everything began as an iOS-only app with an innovative animation engine, sparked by collaboration between co-founder and CEO Dr. Reshan Richards and the development team led by figures like Piotr Pluta.[2][3] Richards, with his background in education technology, helped evolve the initial standalone tool into a cloud-enabled, cross-platform whiteboard by 2016, emphasizing remote and hybrid learning needs amplified during challenges like 2020.[1][3] Early traction came from its versatility in classrooms and events, such as presentations at BETT 2018 and WebIT conferences, building to 20 million downloads and global adoption.[2][4] The 2025 acquisition by Promethean merged its team and assets, aligning with shared missions in edtech innovation.[1]
Explain Everything rides the wave of edtech democratization, fueled by remote/hybrid learning trends post-2020, where digital tools bridge distance gaps in 237 countries.[2][3] Its timing aligns with rising demand for versatile, device-agnostic platforms amid evolving classrooms and workplaces, enhanced by Promethean's 25+ years in interactive displays.[1] Market forces like LMS integrations, SIS compatibility, and free access lower barriers for K-12 and higher ed (e.g., MIT adoption), influencing ecosystems by enabling peer feedback, personalized learning, and global knowledge sharing.[4][5][6][7] As a pioneer since 2010, it shapes whiteboard standards, pushing competitors toward collaborative, video-rich features.
Post-acquisition, Explain Everything will accelerate under Promethean, integrating deeper into edtech portfolios for superior hybrid solutions and rapid innovation in AI-enhanced whiteboards or advanced LMS ties.[1][3] Trends like personalized, future-proof remote learning—via full integrations, customized UIs, and education-first use cases—will propel growth, potentially expanding to workplaces.[3][6] Its influence may evolve from app leader to essential ecosystem tool, amplifying global teaching impact as edtech matures. This positions it as a cornerstone for transformative collaboration, echoing its decade-long mission to make learning boundless.[2][3]
Explain Everything has raised $6.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $4.0M Series A in December 2016.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2016 | $4M Series A | European Bank For Reconstruction And Development | Climacticvc, Credo Ventures, Episode 1 Ventures, Julien Coustaury, Roger Blott, Future Shape, Marc Benioff, NEV, RTA | Announced |
| Mar 1, 2015 | $2M Series A | Credo Ventures | Climacticvc, Episode 1 Ventures, Julien Coustaury, Roger Blott, Future Shape, Marc Benioff, NEW Europe Ventures, Rtaventures | Announced |
Explain Everything has raised $6.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Explain Everything's investors include European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, ClimacticVC, Credo Ventures, Episode 1 Ventures, Julien Coustaury, Roger Blott, Future Shape, Marc Benioff, NEV, RTA, New Europe Ventures, RTAventures.