Bloomy
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About Bloomy
YC company profile
AI-native learning for every school
Bloomy is the best way to teach anything in school. We provide schools with an AI-native academic system comprising core and supplemental curriculum, AI teaching, and assessment to help K-12 students learn faster. Backed by the founders of Clever.
- YC batch: Summer 2026
- Founded: 2026
- Team size: 1
- Location: San Francisco
- Country: US
- Status: Active
- Industry: Education
- Stage: Early
- Tags: AI-Enhanced Learning, Education, eLearning, Personalization, AI
- YC partner: Tyler Bosmeny
Founders
Alex Southmayd — Founder/CEO
Founder of Bloomy. Previously 7th grade teacher with Teach For America; GMAT/GRE instructor at Manhattan Prep; Head of Driver Acquisition for Lyft New England (built an acquisition playbook that scaled nationally); Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company (strategy, VC/PE diligence, sales acceleration). BA from Amherst College, M.Ed. from BU, MBA from Stanford GSB
Source: Y Combinator · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.
Current staff
1- Founding EngineerFull-time · On-site · San Francisco, CA, US · $175K - $200K · 1.50% - 2.00% equity
- Chief Technology OfficerFull-time · On-site · San Francisco, CA, US · $200K - $250K · 2.00% - 3.00% equity
- Partnerships Account ExecutiveFull-time · Remote · US / Remote (US) · $200K - $210K
- Partnerships Account ManagerFull-time · Remote · US / Remote (US) · $200K - $210K