{"id":68181,"title":"🐨 Learn with Koala","tagline":"Igniting a love of learning in every child","body":"**Tl;dr Dear parents, fun live online classes made for kids now exist.** [**Koala**](https://www.learnwithkoala.com) **is a fun alternative to Zoom for kids’ online classes. 🌅**\\\n\\\nHi 👋🏽, we’re [Xavier](https://www.linkedin.com/in/xavier-lesage-moretti/) (left) and [Ben](https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-roux-3b224237) (right). \n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=68181\u0026key=user_uploads/722547/644eec02-04f8-439b-809a-65eaa5f4a36f)\n\nWe’re ex-Apple engineers, raised by teachers. We were also each other’s best men 🤵🏽\n\n—\n\n# 🧠 “Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning.”\n\nRight?\n\nBut for kids, live online classes feel like\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=68181\u0026key=user_uploads/89898/db10a76d-b9d8-4c59-bb13-bc6ddde51086)\n\n**That’s why we co-founded** [**Koala**](https://www.learnwithkoala.com/)**.**\n\nA fun alternative to Zoom for kids’ online classes. It looks like this:\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=68181\u0026key=user_uploads/722547/6602212c-2b53-4dab-87b3-84df77568cc2)\n\nInspired by Minecraft, Koala quickly attracted thousands of teachers and their students. Kids and teachers loved it.\n\n💚 Our community of teachers helped us iterate fast on our MVP\\\n🥳 We got into YC W22\\\n🥇 Koala won awards\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=68181\u0026key=user_uploads/89898/4fae7fb1-f415-4ed3-8eec-6434a98caac5)\n\n# \n\n# **🔥 Today, we’re launching our new product: Learn with Koala**\n\nFun live online classes you can book for your kids with the best teachers.\n\nOur 3 favorite classes:\n\n* [**Introduction to Chinese** by an ex-startup exec \\[5 - 8 years old\\]](https://www.learnwithkoala.com/classes/52e67bd4-baad-4c4c-b245-dac23504aed0?utm_source=Launch+YC\u0026utm_medium=Post\u0026utm_campaign=top+3+classes)\n* [**Code a video game** with a Y Combinator CTO \\[10 - 14 years old\\]](https://www.learnwithkoala.com/classes/0d21c80a-0453-4d0d-bf6c-913cf9040c7b?utm_source=Launch+YC\u0026utm_medium=Post\u0026utm_campaign=top+3+classes)\n* [**English for non-native speakers** by Mrs Emily \\[4 - 9 years old\\]](https://www.learnwithkoala.com/classes/8cc956fb-21df-4cb6-8c88-934b98b5911f?utm_source=Launch+YC\u0026utm_medium=Post\u0026utm_campaign=top+3+classes)\n\n—\n\n# ❤️ Want to support us?\n\nBook one of the 3 classes above or any class at \u003chttps://www.learnwithkoala.com\u003e and **let us know how we can make our product better** 🙏🏼\n\nDon’t go easy on us! 😉\n\nMuch love\n\nThe Koala founders 🐨","slug":"Hjh-learn-with-koala","created_at":"2023-01-04T16:48:00.266Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T01:17:12.584Z","total_vote_count":303,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Hjh-learn-with-koala","share_image_url":"//bookface-static.ycombinator.com/assets/ycdc/yc-og-image-c440a0ad1dacfb86eeeb343717479cc54d256614449b4ef719977a0a451f8bc8.png","company":{"id":25417,"name":"Koala","slug":"koala","url":"https://www.teachwithkoala.com","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/b5d5c67d898170e24a0111b4d2de9a5cffb5ca25.png","batch":"Winter 2022","industry":"Education","tags":["Education","Marketplace","Gaming","Metaverse"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/25417"}}