Company
Once
An early reading program for 3 to 7 year-olds that works at school or at home.
Also known as Try Once, Inc.
- Status
- Operatingas of 2026-09-20
- Business model
- B2B2C
- Customers
- families and schools
- Legal name
- Try Once, Inc.
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Record updated 28 September 2026
About
Once combines the Science of Reading, the structured design of our literacy sequence, and the power of individual attention — so every child becomes a fluent, independent reader by grade 3.
Funding snapshot
- Total raised
- $1.3MSEC form D sum, as of 2026-09-28Source (opens in a new tab)
- Latest round
- Round, $100K2025-05-16
Funding rounds
- Round, 2025
- $100K2025-05-16, SEC form D sold, 1 investor
- Round, 2024
- $575K2024-02-13, SEC form D sold, 3 investors
- Round, 2023
- $310K2023-03-20, SEC form D sold, 1 investor
- Round, 2022
- $306K2022-03-01, SEC form D sold, 9 investors
Products
- Web
- Once