Try Once
Education
$1.3Mtotal raised · 4 rounds on record
$100klatest round · Convertible Note · May 2025 · 17 mo ago
1backers · Workshop Ventures
1-10team · employees, estimated range
Overview
Once is an early reading program for schools and families, pairing one-on-one reading tutoring with a scripted curriculum and video coaching in 15 minutes a day.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$1.3M
4 rounds on record
Latest round
$100k
Convertible Note · May 2025 · 17 mo ago
Team
1-10
employees, estimated range
Backers
1
Workshop Ventures
The money's age
Due for its next round
17 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 3
Released an app Once: Learn to Read at Home · App Store
May 16, 2025
Raised a round Convertible Note $100k · SEC Form D
Feb 13, 2024
Raised a round Convertible Note $575k · SEC Form D
Mar 20, 2023
Raised a round Convertible Note $310k · SEC Form D
Mar 1, 2022
Raised a round Convertible Note $306k · SEC Form D
2021
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 6%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
App Store
5.0 ★
10 ratings
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convertible Note | May 2025 | $100k | — | SEC Form D |
| Convertible Note | Feb 2024 | $575k | — | SEC Form D |
| Convertible Note | Mar 2023 | $310k | — | SEC Form D |
| Convertible Note | Mar 2022 | $306k | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Try Once, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Matthew PasternackExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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People
Matthew Pasternack
Executive Officer, Director
Nathan Patton
Director
Sebastian Turner
Director
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News
Science of Reading: Teach Any Kid to Read
Matt Pasternack is the co-founder and CEO of Once , a science of reading-based software that teaches children ages three to seven how to read. He built the comp
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Once Early-Reading Program - Evidence for ESSA
Your new standard for the most up-to-date and reliable information on programs that meet ESSA evidence standards.
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How AI Can Help Educators Teach Kids to Read, Without Replacing Connection
Hosts welcome guest Matt Pasternack, CEO of Once, a company using AI to coach teachers to improve early literacy.
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Sumter County schools launch new literacy program to help young students read with confidence
Sumter County schools launch new literacy program to help young students read with confidence
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One-on-One Tutoring Program Bets Big on Teaching Kindergartners to Read
Once program co-founder asks, 'Why couldn
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MNPS launches innovative reading program for kindergarten students
Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) has joined forces with a leading tutoring company, Once Early-Reading Program, and the esteemed Stanford University.
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Tutoring hasn't reached most students - but a massive expansion is still possible
Only a fraction of students who need post-pandemic tutoring have received it - but experts say a massive expansion is still possible.
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Offices
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Walnut
United States
HQ
Covina
United States
Regional office
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440 N Barranca Ave #5154, Covina, CA 91723