Draft:PresenceLearning

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Submission declined on 23 January 2026 by MelbourneIdentity (talk). This draft reads like an advertisement. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a platform for promotion or marketing. Drafts that are exclusively promotional may be deleted without notice. Wikipedia articles must be written neutrally in a formal, impersonal, and dispassionate way. They should not read like a blog post, advertisement, or fan page. Rewrite the draft to remove: promotional language: see Words to watch; personal commentary: opinions or direct addresses to the reader; informal language. Instead, only summarize in your own words a range of independent, reliable, published sources that discuss the subject. If you have a conflict of interest (e.g. you are the subject, an employee, or a relative) or are being paid to edit, you must disclose this to comply with Wikipedia's Terms of Use. Declined by MelbourneIdentity 6 months ago.

Submission declined on 7 January 2026 by TheObsidianGriffon (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for organizations and companies. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that: provide significant coverage: discuss the subject in detail, excluding routine coverage like product launches, staff appointments, or financial reports and listings in databases or listicles; are reliable: from reputable outlets with editorial oversight; are independent: not connected to the subject, such as press releases, the subject's own website, or sponsored content. Please add references that meet all three of these criteria. If none exist, the subject is not yet suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by TheObsidianGriffon 7 months ago.

• Comment: The article as it now stands isn't excessively promotional, but the sourcing is not enough to meet WP:NCORP: Most of the cited references are routine announcements or churnalism. Significant independent coverage in RS is needed. WeirdNAnnoyed (talk) 21:38, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

• Comment: Might be LLM-generated —pythoncoder (talk | contribs) 22:31, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Presence, legally PresenceLearning, Inc., is an American educational technology company that provides remote special education and teletherapy services to PreK-12 schools.^[1][2] Headquartered in New York City, the company provides a platform for the delivery of speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, mental health and behavioral counseling, as well as remote psychoeducational evaluations.^[1][3]

Presence was founded in 2009 by Clay Whitehead and Jack Lynch to provide teletherapy services to school districts facing clinical staffing shortages.^[4][5] In its early development, the company received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences to develop its service delivery platform.^[5]

The company has undergone several rounds of venture capital financing. In 2015, Presence raised $25 million in a Series C round led by Catalyst Investors.^[1][6] In May 2020, the company secured a $27 million Series D round led by Bain Capital Double Impact.^[3][7]

In December 2021, Presence acquired Global Teletherapy, a provider of remote therapy services for K–12 schools.^[2] Along with the acquisition, the company secured an investment from funds managed by Spectrum Equity and TPG’s Rise Fund.^[8]

Presence operates a business-to-business model, partnering with public, private, virtual, and charter schools in the United States. The company maintains a network of licensed clinicians—including speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, school psychologists, and social workers—who deliver services remotely to fulfill student Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).^[1][3]

The company also licenses its proprietary software platform to school districts for use by their own internal staff.^[2] Through partnerships with clinical test publishers, the platform is used for the remote administration of standardized assessments, allowing clinicians to conduct evaluations digitally.^[5]

In 2024, the company was included in the Fortune "Impact 20" list, which tracks venture-backed companies recognized for social impact.^[9]

Other notable industry recognitions include the GSV 150, an annual list of the top 150 transformational growth companies in digital learning and workforce skills (2025).^[10]