Waleed Chaudhry
Co-founder and CEO
I ran a tutoring business. Quality lived and died with whoever walked into the room.
Ran a 5-tutor business · Databricks · UC Berkeley
Tutoring that knows your kid.
Real 1-on-1 sessions, backed by software that remembers everything your child does.
If the first session isn't useful, you don't pay for anything after it.
Most tutors show up once a week, then disappear.
Typical tutoring SMTWTFS
LessonOrca SMTWTFS
Help every day of the week, not just at the next session.
We were the tutors.
We watched it break.
We both taught for years before we built anything. The same problem showed up everywhere.
Abhiraam Eranti
Co-founder and CTO
One hour a week with each kid, then six days of silence.
Tutored 35+ students · AI researcher · UC Berkeley
Between us: a 1570 SAT, a 35 ACT, a National Merit Finalist, 15+ AP 5s, and admits to Berkeley, UCLA and the Ivy League. That is the standard we bring to every session.
One system, start to finish.
This is what actually happens after you book, step by step.
01
It starts with a conversation.
One call. Your goals, your kid's gaps, how they actually learn.
Consultation · The Patel family
Aug 12Goals we heard
Raise Algebra II to an A SAT Math 700+ by March Confidence with word problems
What we noticed
Jordan can walk through a solved example cleanly, but freezes when a problem is worded differently from the homework.
Factoring is the recurring gap. Most recent quiz errors trace back to it, not to new material.
Next: program plan
02
Our algorithm turns that call into a program.
A weekly rhythm of sessions, practice, and reports, built around your goals.
Consultation call
Goals + baseline
Proprietary Program engine
Jordan's program · every week
Live sessionTuesday, with the tutor
Practice setbuilt from that session
AI tutor steps inwhenever stuck, 24/7
Progress reportFriday, sent to you
The report loops back and shapes next Tuesday's session.
03
A diagnostic shaped around your goals.
Scored by skill, so we know exactly where to start.
Diagnostic results · Jordan
Algebra II · SAT MathLinear equations
82
Systems
74
Factoring
51
Word problems
58
Exponents
66
2 growth zones identified Feeds week 1 of the program
04
Sessions with a tutor who never misses.
A live whiteboard, a custom lesson plan, and an AI copilot beside the tutor.
Jordan · Tutoring · Aug 16 Active Recording 58:36 · 6,302 words
Text 1
Urban green spaces, such as public parks and community gardens, serve as essential "green lungs" for modern cities. A study conducted in 2022 found that residents who spent just twenty minutes in a park reported a 15% decrease in perceived stress, suggesting that nature is a fundamental requirement for urban mental health.
Text 2
Maintaining public parks is an expensive endeavor for municipal governments. However, city planners must view these costs in the context of public health. The economic burden of treating anxiety-related disorders and the loss of worker productivity far outweigh the budget required for park irrigation and landscaping.
Based on both texts, which statement would the authors most likely agree with?
AE
JP
Jordan Patel
05
The learning continues after the call.
Practice built from this week's mistakes, plus a voice tutor on call.
Practice · Jordan
Question 2 of 6A ball is thrown. Its height is h(t) = −t² + 4t. When does the ball land?
A t = 0B t = 2C t = 4D t = 8
Orca AI tutor
is it t = 2? im not sure
t = 2 is when the ball is at its highest. Landing means the height is back to what
number?
0
Yes. So set −t² + 4t = 0 and factor out t. Which two times make it zero?
Voice tutoring · Geometry review
LiveOrca
Look at the triangle. If this angle is forty degrees, what do the other two need to add up to?
Jordan
um... 140?
Orca
Exactly. Now which of the two is bigger, and how do you know?
06
Every activity feeds one profile.
Hundreds of small observations, from every place your kid works, synthesized into one understanding.
What the system notices
Session · Tue Self-corrected a sign error without a hint
Practice · Wed Solved all three factoring problems, slower on the last
Voice · Thu Hesitated on the sum of angles, then recovered
Chat · Thu Asked why the formula works, not just how
Diagnostic · Fri Word problems up 9 points since baseline
and 214 more this month
Jordan's profile rewritten after every activity
What comes out
Insight The struggle is wording, not algebra. from 12 observations
Next session Open with word-problem setup, not more drills. from 8 observations
Practice set Three problems with negative middle terms. from 6 observations
Parent update Sign errors are now self-caught. Confidence is up. from 23 observations
07
Then we close the loop.
You get the real story. The program recalibrates. Repeat.
Quick update from today's Algebra II session with Jordan. The sign mistakes we flagged are now something he catches on his own. Next session we step up to harder factoring.
Today 4:52 PM · auto-drafted, tutor-approved
Program updated
week 6 → week 7 Live sessionTuesday
+ Open with word-problem setup wording insight
Practice setbuilt from that session
+ Sign discipline drills, three problems sign-error thread
− Extra linear review mastered
AI tutor24/7, whenever stuck
Progress reportFriday, sent to you
AI alone is a tool. A tutor alone is an hour.
So we built both to work as one.
Human accountability
A real tutor who notices, cares, and holds the standard.
Software memory
A system that never forgets and preps every session.
Together they compound
Every session sharpens the next one.
Simple monthly pricing, by subject.
Every plan includes weekly 1-on-1 sessions and 24/7 AI support between them.
Math
$299/month
English
$299/month
AP classes
$399/month
SAT / ACT
$499/month
starting price
Typical private tutor the hours alone LessonOrca everything included
Math or English about $280 a month at $70 an hour $299 a month
AP classes about $400 a month at $100 an hour $399 a month
SAT / ACT about $600 a month at $150 an hour $499 a month
Weekly 1-on-1 sessions
Practice built from each session –
24/7 AI tutor between sessions –
Help any time they are stuck, any day –
Progress you can see any time –
For about the price of the hours alone, you get the whole week.
Try it with zero risk.
If your child's first session isn't useful, you don't pay for anything after it.
The things parents ask first.
Is my child taught by AI or a real person?
A real professional tutor teaches every session. Between sessions, an AI tutor helps your child practice the work their tutor assigned. The AI supports the teaching. It never replaces it.
What does the AI tutor actually do?
It guides your child with questions instead of handing over answers, and it is there whenever they're stuck. Everything it does is visible to your tutor.
What subjects do you cover?
Any K-12 subject, from math and science to reading and writing, plus test prep.
Do I have to manage any of this?
No. Your tutor sets the plan, the AI handles practice between sessions, and you can see how your child is doing any time.
What if the first session isn't a fit?
Then you don't pay for anything beyond it. No risk to find out.