Education

Litnerd

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Litnerd is a kids reading + writing club app that grew by 14x this past school year. Think of us as a modern-day Scholastic, with a heavy IP play. We create original IP with our community + partner brands -> turn them into books, media and learning curriculum, layered with an AI personalized tutor to help kids learn to read and write in a personali

Founded 2021Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Litnerd is a kids reading + writing club app that grew by 14x this past school year. Think of us as a modern-day Scholastic, with a heavy IP play. We create original IP with our community + partner brands -> turn them into books, media and learning curriculum, layered with an AI personalized tutor to help kids learn to read and write in a personalized and engaging way.

Our product format is a Social and Gamified - with a live weekly community meetup and monthly e-tournaments.

- And it works! Litnerd 4x improved the pass rate of students on their annual state Reading (ELA) exam.

- STICKY: Kids spend 10-20 minutes on the Litnerd app OUTSIDE of classroom time.

- KID AUTHORS: Kids are the authors of the books and Litnerd AI helps illustrate + publish the book.

- Built on the Science of Reading

- Original IP: all books, media and courseware is original content created and published by Litnerd.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Founders & team

Previously LitNerd Inc.

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

Anisa Mirza

Founder/CEO

CEO & Founder at Litnerd. Building the next gen Scholastic (reading + writing club app for kids, where the books are written by kid authors!) - Anisa Mirza is a two-time Y Combinator and venture-backed founder. - She is also a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. - As an immigrant to America, running a women and minority owned business, Anisa takes special pride in seeing the impact Litnerd has in producing superior learning outcomes for kids. - Bootstrapped first startup from 0 to 2Mill ARR (exited)

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Founded 2021 · Source

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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedMiami, FL, USA; New York, NY, USA; Remote
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