Securly

Securly

Securly was built as a cloud-based student safety and device management company, with origins in San Jose and a research-and-development center in Pune, India, co-founded by Neeraj Thakar and Alpana Thakar. The firm describes itself as a team of former educators and technologists. No founding date or wealth-origin story is publicly available on its website. The firm divides its offerings into four categories: web filtering, AI-driven wellness alerts, classroom management software, and a digital hall pass system. It markets an AI Transparency dashboard aimed at district-level oversight of student AI use. Confirmed customers span at least four US states — Georgia, California, Texas, and Wisconsin — based on testimonials. The EdTech Top 40 for the 2022-23 school year, published by LearnPlatform/Instructure, ranked Securly among the most-used edtech tools in the US. Beyond the core product, the firm has an eastern headquarters in Charlotte, NC. CEO Tammy Wincup joined in 2024, replacing prior leadership; she came from Rethink Education and, before that, Revolution Foods and EVERFI. The board includes four members, three of whom are from Golden Gate Capital: Matt Crump, Stewart Bloom, and one additional director. Golden Gate Capital, a private-equity firm, is the controlling investor. Total team size listed on the site is 13 named executives plus additional staff described as award-winning support. Securly is structurally a private-equity-backed edtech platform rather than a typical venture-stage startup. Its board composition gives Golden Gate Capital majority control, an unusual governance heavy footprint for a company in K-12 safety. The firm does not disclose revenue or AUM. No subsidiary or spinout relationship with a separate family office is publicly stated.