Lumen Tutor

The problem

One in three children leaves primary school unable to read fluently, and teachers have no time to listen to each child read aloud.

The solution

Lumen Tutor listens as a child reads from a tablet, helps with the words they stumble on and shows the teacher who needs attention.

Who it's for

Primary schools and parents of children aged 5–9.

Market

Bottom-up: about 105,000 customers like this in United States and nearby, worth roughly $80 million a year at our prices.

Competition and edge

Headline metric

18,900 active users, growing 20% a month

The team

Grace knows the customer and has sold to them before; Miguel has built this kind of system at scale. We have worked side by side since before Lumen Tutor had a name.

Worked together

6–12 months

Hiring

A senior engineer and our first customer-success hire.

About the founder

Grace Thompson

Founder & CEO · Austin, United States · 9 years of experience

Grace taught reading for eight years and trained teachers in three school districts. Started Lumen Tutor in 2025 and works on it full-time from Austin.

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