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Branching Minds

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Branching Minds is a highly respected K-12 services and technology company that leverages the learning sciences and technology to help districts effectively personalize learning through enhancements to their MTSS/RTI practice. Having worked with hundreds of districts across the country, we bring deep expertise in learning sciences, data management and analysis, software design, coaching, and collaboration. Combined with our extensive toolkit of resources, PD, and technology, we provide a system-level solution. We are more than a service or a software provider, we are partners who will deliver sustainable results for educators, and a path to success for every learner.


About our platform: Branching Minds is an MTSS/RTI system-level education platform that brings together innovative, easy to use technology with the latest insights from the learning sciences to help drive student and school success, while making teachers and administrators work easier and more effectively. Branching Minds connects data, systems, interventions, and stakeholders so that educators, administrators, and families can work better together to support students' holistic needs.

The Branching Minds platform helps educators to:
Proactively identify struggling students and define their needs
Curate the right learning support from our robust library of 1000s of evidence-based strategies, interventions and accommodations (across academics, behavior and SEL K-12)
Scaffold collaborative intervention plans guided by best practices
Support flexible grouping and group plan creation
Monitor students’ progress and responses to interventions
Promote a whole child lens by connecting the dots across academic subjects, behavior and SEL for teachers, specialists, and families
Get the necessary data for data-driven decision
Streamline the documentation of all aspects of the RTI/MTSS
Improve transparency around and consistency of family communications
Enable school and district leaders to understand RTI/MTSS system-level health
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Location
United States, New York
Employees
11-50
Phone
+1 646-450-5174
Founded date
2013

Investors 2

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Dec 10, 2024Bain Capital Double Impactbaincapitaldoubleimpact.com

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Oct 8, 2026Branching Minds Names Mitch Benson Chief Executive Officer; Co-Founder Maya Gat Becomes Chief Innovation OfficerMitch Benson, CEO Benson, who joined as President in January, helped grow Instructure from $50 million to $700 million ARR. Gat will lead product innovation and chair the board. Branching Minds is tackling one of the most important challeng...
Sep 30, 2026Branching Minds is #3 on Fortune's 2026 Best Workplaces in Education & Training™ ListBranching Minds logo Our Branchers have built a culture that holds our values at the center. Caring for and supporting each other and our customers is how we achieve our mission.” — Abigail Woodworth, Chief People and Impact OfficerNEW YORK...
Aug 27, 2026Branching Minds Named to Fortune's 2026 Best Small Workplaces™ List for the Second Consecutive YearBranching Minds earns Great Place to Work® badge for 2026-2027 The edtech company ranked #8 on a list of the best small workplaces nationally. Being named to this list two years in a row means the world to us. It’s proof that the trust, hum...
Jul 28, 2026New Wave of State Mandates Pushes K-12 Districts Toward Integrated Student Safety and Support SoftwareBranching Minds launches Canopy Case Management to help districts embed behavioral threat and suicide risk assessment into existing student support systems. Districts want student safety and support to work as one system, not two — so staff...
Jul 22, 2026BrighterBalance Named a Gold Friend of CASE in Support of Special Education Leaders NationwideBrighterBalance, a real-time behavioral data documentation platform for K-12 special education and MTSS, has been named a Gold Friend of CASE, the Council of Administrators of Special Education. The designation for companies that support CA...
Jun 9, 2026Branching Minds Named to Fortune’s Best Workplaces in New York™ List for the Second Consecutive YearRecognition reflects the company’s enduring commitment to a high-trust, mission-driven culture and the team that brings it to life every day. What is most meaningful is that this recognition comes directly from our team. It’s our Branchers ...
Apr 1, 2026Branching Minds Wins 2026 EdTech Awards for Personalized Learning and Visionary LeadershipEdTech Awards - Cool Tool EdTech Awards - Visionary Leadership We’re proud to deliver tools that not only surface insights, but help teams take meaningful, coordinated action to support every student.” — Emily-Rose Barry, VP of ProductNEW Y...
Feb 3, 2026Branching Minds Recertified as a Great Place to Work®, Earning an Exceptionally High Trust Index™ ScoreBranching Minds earns Great Place to Work® badge for 2026-2027 When our team feels valued, heard, and supported, we collaborate more deeply, innovate faster, and ultimately show up better for the educators and students we serve.” — Abigail ...
Jan 26, 2026Branching Minds Appoints Mitch Benson as President to Accelerate Growth and Scale ImpactMitch Benson, President of Branching Minds Mitch is a rare leader who combines deep K–12 expertise, product and platform experience, and a strong commitment to educational impact.” — Maya Gat, Co-Founder and CEONEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, ...
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FAQ about Branching Minds

When was Branching Minds founded?

Branching Minds was founded in 2013.

Who has invested in Branching Minds?

Parsers VC lists 2 investors of Branching Minds, among them Bain Capital Double Impact.

What has the press written about Branching Minds?

Parsers VC has collected 33 articles mentioning Branching Minds, among them “Branching Minds Names Mitch Benson Chief Executive Officer; Co-Founder Maya Gat Becomes Chief Innovation Officer” (Oct 8, 2026) and “Branching Minds is #3 on Fortune's 2026 Best Workplaces in Education & Training™ List” (Sep 30, 2026).

Is Branching Minds still active?

Yes, Branching Minds is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 3, 2026.