Kahoot provides a cloud‑based platform that lets educators, corporate trainers, and casual users create and host real‑time quiz games on web browsers or mobile devices. The system records answers instantly, delivers analytics dashboards, and integrates with learning management systems via LTI, API hooks, and single sign‑on, serving K‑12, higher education, corporate training, and family learning contexts.
Funding
$153.4M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Learners and trainers often struggle to maintain attention and measure comprehension when using static presentations or text‑heavy materials, leading to lower retention and limited insight into participant performance.
Solution
Kahoot offers a cloud‑based platform that lets educators, corporate trainers, and casual users design and host interactive quiz‑style games that run on any web browser or mobile device. The system synchronizes participants in real time, captures answer data instantly, and presents visual analytics that highlight knowledge gaps. Content can be built from scratch or drawn from a curated library spanning K‑12, higher education, professional development, and entertainment topics. Integration points—including LTI, API hooks, and single sign‑on—allow seamless embedding into learning management systems and corporate intranets. The platform scales from small classroom groups to enterprise‑wide events while preserving data privacy and accessibility compliance.
Target Audience
Primary users are K‑12 teachers, university instructors, corporate learning & development teams, and families seeking interactive educational activities.
Features
- Web and native iOS/Android clients with real‑time socket synchronization for up to thousands of concurrent players
- Drag‑and‑drop quiz builder supporting multiple question types (multiple choice, polls, puzzles, open‑ended) and media enrichment (images, video, audio)
- Built‑in analytics dashboard delivering per‑session reports, response heatmaps, and cohort performance trends, exportable via CSV or LMS APIs
- LTI 1.3 and SAML single sign‑on for secure integration with major LMS platforms (Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard) and corporate identity providers
- Extensive public content marketplace with searchable collections, plus private libraries for organization‑wide reuse
- Accessibility features including screen‑reader support, high‑contrast mode, and keyboard navigation to meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards
- AI‑enhanced flashcard generation and auto‑summarization tools that convert quiz results into study aids for individual learners