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Sesame
AddedMar 17, 2024
UpdatedJul 3, 2026
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Sesame was an educational software company that provided competency-based student assessment tools for teachers.

Founded
2013
Accelerator
Y Combinator logoY CombinatorIK12
Overview
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Employees
Website

Sesame built assessment software that let K–12 teachers document and share student learning beyond traditional grades. Its platform supported competency-based evaluation, capturing skills, progress, and narratives that report cards typically omit. Teachers could collect evidence of learning and communicate it with students and families.

The company served primary and secondary educators and institutions, licensing its product on a per-student basis. It operated in the education technology market, competing among classroom assessment and student-portfolio tools. Sesame participated in the Imagine K12 accelerator before that program merged into Y Combinator.

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Sesame - Quick Facts

Who are Sesame's competitors?

Companies similar to Sesame include Formative, Blendspace, Socrative and Showbie.

When was Sesame founded?

Sesame was founded in 2013.

Sesame - Classification

Geographic Exposure
  • Global
Revenue
  • Recurring
  • Software
Customer
  • Education
Main Product
  • Educational Software
Tags
  • SaaS Education