Company overview

Sketchy is a revolutionary visual learning platform. We turn complex subjects into engaging visual stories that you’ll remember forever. Through a combination of art, science, and technology, our lessons help students effortlessly learn and recall information and score higher on exams. Sketchy is used by students at every medical school in America.90% of Sketchy medical students report higher test scores. 94% of users say studying with Sketchy saves time.78% of users say Sketchy improves their recall speed.400,000 students are now doctors thanks to Sketchy.Sketchy was founded in 2013 when four medical students began creating sketched stories to help them memorize complicated viruses. Since then, Sketchy has applied the same visual learning techniques to a variety of subjects, and become a premiere learning destination for students around the world. Sketchy is a TCG (The Chernin Group) portfolio company (alongside notable brands like Headspace, Food52, Barstool Sports, and Crunchyroll) and a Reach Capital portfolio company (joining other start-ups that bring a playfulness to learning).
Founded in 2013
Los Angeles, California, USA
195 employees
66% recommend to a friend
55% positive business outlook

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People

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

3 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +6% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$63M

Last raise

$30M

Series A, 5 years ago

Funding history

Dec 2020

Series A Sketchy · $30M

Dec 2020

Series A Sketchy · $3M

Sep 2020

Venture Round Sketchy · $30M

Audience

Monthly website visitors
1.2M
Month over month0%
Quarter over quarter0%
Top sourceDirect (45.7%)
Ad budget per month$20.2K
Average search rank38.2
Traffic source mix
Direct
45.7%
Search
16.6%
Referral
1.9%
Social
0.4%
Paid referral
0.1%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

11.4K

12-mo growth

+18.1%

Monthly growth

+2.5%

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