Atom Learning
Atom Learning is a UK-based online education platform for children that has raised $25M in funding. The company employs 185 people and has been backed by SoftBank Vision Fund.
The growth story
Atom Learning grew from 88 to 185 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $25M along the way, most recently a Series A in December 2021.
About
Atom Learning provides an online learning platform combining teaching materials with technology for children's education. The company aims to make high-quality education accessible globally, particularly targeting underserved backgrounds.
Founded in 2018, Atom Learning has grown to 185 employees and secured $25M in Series A funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund in December 2021. The company's engineering team makes up its largest function, with 23 employees.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Atom Learning's largest function with 23 employees. The company has a median employee tenure of 3 years, suggesting stable leadership and organizational structure.
The Atom Learning org chart
Alex Hatvany (Co-Founder) leads 46 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Education 92 (-1% YoY), Engineering 23 (-21% YoY), Customer Success and Support 16 (0% YoY), Arts and Design 12 (0% YoY), Information Technology 8 (-27% YoY), Business Development 7 (+17% YoY).
Talent flow
Atom Learning recruits heavily from other education companies, with Explore Learning being its top talent source (18 hires). Employees frequently move to professional services firms, with Deloitte being the top destination (5 alumni).
Most common previous employers of Atom Learning staff: Explore Learning (18), MyTutor.co.uk (4), GoStudent (3), Sparx Learning (3), IBM (3), Agoda (2). Former Atom Learning employees most often moved to Deloitte (5), Explore Learning (2), EY (2), Goldman Sachs (2), Tangible (2), Pulse (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Atom Learning mafia
Atom Learning alumni have founded 9 companies, including Perceptycs (11 staff) and HealthKey (5 staff). Several ventures focus on education and technology sectors.
9Nathan Hudson, was Product Marketing Manager until 2021David Tejs Joerring, was Growth Lead until 2020Valentina V, was Senior Backend Engineer until 2026Will Heylings, was Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) until 2023Tara Leese, was Tuition Manager until 2023Husam Abdalla, was Tutor until 2024
Antigone Coté-Sandhu, was Finance Consultant until 2021
Olivia Beech, was Account Manager until 2021
Mike Bauer, was Partnerships Executive and Account Manager until 2022Web traffic
Traffic mix: 67% direct, 24% search, 2% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Atom Learning: Communication (85), Teamwork (62), Teaching (59), Customer Service (51), Leadership (45), Microsoft Excel (44), Microsoft Office (41), Time Management (39).
Where the team actually sits
Atom Learning people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (77), United Kingdom (28), London Area, United Kingdom (5), National Capital Region, Philippines (3).
Search footprint
Atom Learning attracts about 3,162 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $17K a month if bought through ads. It gained 2,016 ranking keywords and lost 923 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Atom Learning has 185 employees as of September 2026.
Atom Learning has raised $25M in total, most recently a Series A round in December 2021.
Atom Learning was founded in 2018 by Alex Hatvany.
Alex Hatvany (Co-Founder) sits at the top of Atom Learning's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Atom Learning staff are Explore Learning (18 people), MyTutor.co.uk (4 people), GoStudent (3 people).
Former Atom Learning employees most often move to Deloitte (5), Explore Learning (2), EY (2).
At least 9 companies have a founder who previously worked at Atom Learning, including Perceptycs, HealthKey, iGsuite.
Atom Learning attracts about 3,162 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $17K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Atom Learning staff are Communication, Teamwork, Teaching, Customer Service, Leadership.
Atom Learning staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (77), United Kingdom (28), London Area, United Kingdom (5).
Atom Learning has about 92 people in Education, down 1% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Atom Learning has about 23 people in Engineering, down 21% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 139 current and 238 former Atom Learning profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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