Subject, a Beverly Hills, CA-based provider of an AI-powered education platform, has raised $28 million in a Series A led by Vistara Growth.
The round also saw participation from NextEquity Partners, Green Street Impact Partners, and Outcomes Collective, as well as existing investors Kleiner Perkins, True Equity, L’Attitude Ventures, and Hannah Grey.
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The company plans to use the funds to speed up development of its AI platform, offer more accredited courses, and enhance automation for teachers and administrators.
Subject, an AI-powered education platform, is helping schools, districts, and educational organizations worldwide meet evolving instructional demands and rising accountability for student outcomes. As institutions move away from legacy digital curricula that are hard to scale and assess, Subject is increasingly adopted as a core instructional platform. It allows districts to expand accredited course offerings, support diverse and multilingual learners and deliver instruction more efficiently. This adoption reflects a larger shift toward AI-driven infrastructure that enables districts to do more while upholding academic rigor.
By working closely with educators, Subject built features that address their most pressing needs engaging, bite sized video lessons that capture students’ attention flexible language support for diverse learners; homework help; time saving progress-monitoring tools and detailed analytics that help districts improve graduation rates and overall student success.
“School districts are being asked to offer more courses and improve student results, often with fewer resources,” said Michael Vilardo, Founder and CEO of Subject. “We created Subject to make sure every student, no matter where they live, has access to engaging, accredited instruction that delivers real results. This partnership helps us serve more districts and students, expand high-quality learning worldwide, and continue improving our AI tools that support teachers and personalize learning at scale.”
Looking ahead, Subject plans to accelerate development of its AI-powered platform add more accredited courses, and expand automation tools to support teachers and administrators. The company will also grow its go-to-market efforts to meet rising demand in key U.S. regions and strengthen partnerships with current district customers. Together, these efforts will help Subject continue expanding access to high-quality, accredited instruction at scale.
About Subject
Founded by CEO Michael Vilardo, Subject is a leading provider of digital curriculum and learning intelligence solutions for grades 6–12 across the United States, supporting nearly 1,000 schools through partnerships with about 360 districts and educational organizations. The company offers accredited middle, and high school courses for original credit and credit recovery, along with Teacher of Record AI and Multilingual AI tools that expand access and flexibility for students.
By working closely with educators, Subject has developed short, engaging video lessons, flexible language support, comprehensive homework help, easy-to-use progress-monitoring tools that save teachers time and detailed analytics that help districts improve graduation rates and student success. Backed by top accreditations such as Cognia and WASC, and approvals including UC A-G, NCAA, and College Board, Subject delivers trusted, measurable results for schools and districts.
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