Out Story
Expop is a learning platform that schools license to teach entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career readiness. Schools purchase per-student seats, typically as a class of 15–30 students, and receive a full syllabus alongside platform access. For educators, Expop works as an experiential learning operating system: students learn by building a real venture, completing weekly "quests" that break the startup journey into structured steps, and submitting reflections and materials that are graded on-platform. Teachers get dedicated accounts with analytics on individual and class-level progress, plus downloadable grades and reports.
Seats are priced between $99 and $120 per student, depending on enrollment timing and class size. Expop is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, and is backed by The Motley Fool.
Our Impact, and How We Count It
As of 2026, Ascendance and Expop programs have reached 55,000 students across 25 countries.
We count a student as reached when they participate in a program delivered by our team or a verified partner educator. Annual impact reports break these figures down by program, cohort, and country.
In 2023, we deliberately restated our figures by tightening what qualifies as impact and focusing on specific programs rather than individual events. Exact breakdowns are available in each report.
55,000
students reached
25
countries
Verified
program participation
FALL 2026
$50,000
SAFE investment from The Honors Fund
The Expop Entrepreneurial Challenge
The Expop Entrepreneurial Challenge is a six-month competition in which students build a business from the ground up—modeling, market testing, and pitching a real venture.
In May 2026, Colin Salas of Springside Chestnut Hill Academy won first place for Soothe Pops, earning $2,500 in seed funding and a summer learning opportunity at the Wharton School.
The Fall 2026 Challenge raises the stakes with the first $50,000 investment prize. The award decision is expected in April 2027.
Team
Expop was founded by the team behind Ascendance. All three founders chose flexible degree programs so they could run the company full-time while completing their studies.
Harsha Ravindran
Co-Founder & CEO
University of Pennsylvania, 2026. Led Ascendance to seven-figure revenue; Diana Award recipient.
Heerraa Ravindran
Co-Founder
Harvard Extension School candidate, professional musician, and Recording Academy member.
Mathura Kannan
Co-Founder
Harvard Extension School finance candidate and leader of the ET Ideas Business Incubator.
Media
Partners
Corporate partners have included Avery Dennison and Franklin Templeton. In 2025, Expop presented at OpenAI Academy as a community partner.
Contact
For press, partnership, or diligence inquiries: admin@expop.io. Our data room is available to investors on request.
