StudyPool is an online tutoring platform that connects students with tutors through a process called Microtutoring. StudyPool is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
StudyPool was founded in March 2014 by Richard H. S. Werbe and Jimmy Zhong. At the time Werbe and Zhong, who were students at Emory University, spent several weeks hacking together the initial version of the business. The company reached thousands of students within weeks of its launch. Soon after, Werbe dropped out of Emory University to focus on running the venture full time, and Zhong graduated from Emory in 2015. The California based company has publicly raised $2.3 million. Investors include 500 Startups, Lerer HippeauLerer Hippeau, Great Oaks, and Fabrice Grinda.