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Flash Hoops funding, valuation and investors

Edtech platform blending basketball drills with standards-aligned math practice for grades 3–8.

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Funding, valuation & investors

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Latest funding

Not publicly disclosed

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

Not publicly disclosed

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

pre seed · Chicago, Illinois

Source links not recorded Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

FlashHoops helps students build math skills through basketball-themed mobile workouts and classroom activities aligned with Common Core standards.

Why Flash Hoops is interesting

FlashHoops merges movement-based learning with STEM — founded by a former pro player and engineer, backed by a16z TxO Fall 2023 for schools and youth programs.

Product & use cases

EdTech platform blending basketball drills with Common Core-aligned math practice for grades 3–8.

  • Classroom math breaks using basketball-themed activities
  • PE and classroom rotation enrichment programs
  • Mobile math workouts with athlete partnerships

Key facts

  • a16z Talent x Opportunity Fall 2023 cohort (a16z TxO blog)
  • Founder Veronica Peterson: former pro basketball player and computer science graduate (a16z TxO)
  • Product aligns with Common Core and NGSS for grades 3–8 (flashhoops.com)

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Flash Hoops's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz

Competitive landscape

Edge: Movement-based learning combining sports engagement with standards-aligned math — a16z TxO Fall 2023.

EdTech for math is crowded but movement-based learning is a differentiated wedge. FlashHoops targets grades 3–8 with NBA/D1 athlete partnerships — early stage via TxO with school pilot traction.

  • Khan Academy incumbent

    Free digital math; less movement-based.

  • Prodigy Math direct

    Game-based math for kids; FlashHoops adds physical activity.

  • Traditional tutoring incumbent

    Drill-based instruction without sports integration.

Notable stories

  • CEO Veronica Peterson combines collegiate athletics, engineering, and entrepreneurship — she calls FlashHoops her 'life's work' (a16z TxO).
  • FlashHoops signed NBA and Division I athletes as program ambassadors (LinkedIn, 2024).

Industries

EdTech

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FAQs about Flash Hoops

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FlashHoops is an edtech platform that teaches math through basketball-themed workouts and movement-based activities for elementary and middle school students.
FlashHoops received support through the Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) Talent x Opportunity Fall 2023 cohort.
FlashHoops is early-stage, backed through a16z TxO with a consumer and school-facing product at flashhoops.com.
Research cited by FlashHoops suggests play-based movement can improve engagement and outcomes for early math learners versus drill-only instruction.
No — FlashHoops is a private edtech startup.
EdTech platform blending basketball drills with Common Core-aligned math practice for grades 3–8.
/fund/andreessen-horowitz
Stage: pre-seed
No — remains private.
Veronica Peterson — former Morningstar engineer and collegiate athlete.
Grades 3–8 aligned with Common Core and NGSS.
a16z TxO Fall 2023 — no separate institutional round disclosed.
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