Building the unfair advantage in custom learning

18 years of curriculum expertise. $2.3M in revenue. 100% founder-owned. Completely bootstrapped. Trusted by National Geographic, Learner, Michigan Virtual, Academica, and more.

Why ryco.io wins

Six unfair advantages that compound into an unstoppable position

The Team

VP Engineering built our AI from scratch. VP Product designed for NASA, Dell, Ohio State. VP Learning Experience has 18 years shipping curriculum. Not guessing—executing.

6 VPs, 15 full-time team, 10+ years domain expertise each

Strategic Partnerships

Signed exclusive vendor with APLUS+ (100+ charter schools with superintendent commitment). Official AI partner with BGC Global (300+ institutions, 4 continents). BETT USA and XPRIZE validation.

Global reach without global burn rate

Proprietary IP

AI trained over 5 years on educator + technologist input across every subject domain. Proprietary platform automates 50% of course creation. 90%+ platform margins once adopted.

Not white-label. Built from scratch for this problem.

Proven Customers

National Geographic. Learner. Michigan Virtual. Academica (largest US charter network). Mater Brickell. Yale partnership (scholarships). Not chasing—they're waiting.

Big names = defensible CAC + expansion revenue

The Founder Edge

Riley owns 100% of the cap table. Bootstrapped since 2020. No dilution yet, no investors to answer to. Raising to accelerate, not survive.

Complete ownership = investor upside is real

The Valuation Arc

$15M today (Series A) to $300M+ by 2031. At $29.7M revenue with 50% recurring (platform) and fair SaaS multiples, the math is simple. 20x return in 5 years.

$2.2M → $29.7M revenue. $15M → $300M+ valuation.

The Moat: IP + Relationships + Founder Control + Capital

Relationship Moat

18 years building relationships in K-12 and corporate learning. Known at APLUS+, Academica, BGC Global. Referrals are our primary CAC driver. That's not replicable in 18 months.

IP Moat

Proprietary AI trained on 5 years of real educator data. Platform automates curriculum creation at 90% margin. Switching costs grow as our content gets embedded in how schools teach.

Founder Moat

Riley doesn't need to exit. Ownership of the company outright means alignment with investors on long-term value creation, not short-term exit pressure.

Capital Moat

Completely bootstrapped. $2.3M in revenue. Profitable project margins fund product development. We have optionality—raise to accelerate, or bootstrap to $30M.

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