Is Remind still an independent company in 2026?

No. Remind was acquired by ParentSquare in December 2023 and now operates only as legacy sub-brands, Remind Chat and Remind Hub, inside ParentSquare's platform. Remind's own headcount has fallen from about 194 employees in June 2021 to roughly 100 by mid-2026, per Crustdata tracking, confirming it is not standalone.

Is Remind profitable?

No public revenue or profitability figures exist for Remind. It raised about 40 million dollars in a 2014 Series C led by Kleiner Perkins, totaling roughly 59.5 million dollars raised, but reported no revenue as of 2014 and has disclosed nothing since, especially after its December 2023 acquisition by ParentSquare.

Could AI replace what Remind does?

Largely yes for its core workflows. Translation, message drafting, and reminder summarization, Remind's original differentiators, are exactly what generative AI commoditizes. Parent company ParentSquare responded by launching ParentSquare Intelligence on March 4, 2026, adding AI translation, AI conversation starters, and AI message rewriting across the platform.

ParentSquare owns Remind, following an acquisition announced December 1, 2023. ParentSquare itself is backed by growth-equity firm Serent Capital, which had invested in ParentSquare in 2021. Remind is not publicly traded and financial acquisition terms were not disclosed.

Who is Remind's biggest competitor?

Bloomz and ClassDojo compete directly in school-to-family messaging, with Bloomz actively marketing to districts being migrated off Remind Hub as of May 18, 2026. Longer term, SIS giants PowerSchool and Follett threaten by bundling communication features natively into systems districts already use.

Has Remind had layoffs?

No single named layoff event is documented, but headcount tracking shows steady decline: about 194 employees in June 2021, 112 by April 2024, and roughly 100 by mid-2026, per Crustdata, reflecting post-acquisition consolidation into ParentSquare rather than one dramatic cut.

Education companies · subsidiary of ParentSquare · United States

Remind

remind.com ↗

School-to-family messaging app, now a shrinking sub-brand inside ParentSquare.

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Assessed 22 July 2026 · Evidence as of 22 July 2026

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On the recordSince 22 July 2026 · Checkable from 2026-2027 · Every call on the record Checkpoint: ParentSquare completes Remind Hub migration and rolls out ParentSquare Intelligence features

The call

Remind no longer competes as itself, it competes as whatever ParentSquare decides to keep or cut during migration.

Remind sends messages between schools, parents, and students. It was bought by ParentSquare in late 2023 and is being folded into ParentSquare's bigger platform, so Remind as its own product is disappearing. The real threats are PowerSchool and Follett, which bundle messaging directly into their school software so districts don't need a separate app, and AI tools that can now do the translation and message-writing work Remind once made easy. The one thing that could change this: if customers being forced to move from Remind to ParentSquare get frustrated during the switch and jump to competing apps like Bloomz or ClassDojo instead.

Why

AI pressure: Generic AI translation and drafting tools. AI now drafts and translates parent messages for free, erasing the one thing Remind used to sell as a feature. Could AI do the core job? Only partly.

Bigger players: PowerSchool, Follett. SIS giants are bundling family communication natively, threatening to win district renewals that Remind Hub used to hold by default. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.

What protects it. ParentSquare's district contracts and re-onboarding workflow keep customers from switching mid-migration.

What would change this call

PowerSchool or Follett ships a bundled family-engagement tool that wins K-12 district RFPs at renewal. Shows SIS incumbents displacing standalone messaging tools like ParentSquare/Remind.
News or district announcements of Remind Hub customers switching to Bloomz or ClassDojo during ParentSquare re-onboarding. Shows migration friction is causing real customer loss, not just risk.
ParentSquare reports renewal-rate lift tied to Intelligence feature adoption, verified outside vendor press releases. Shows the AI feature is actually retaining districts, not just marketed.

Key numbers

Headcount fell from 194 to ~100 (2026-06)
Traffic down 52.4% quarter over quarter (2026-07)
No funding round since 2014's $40M raise (2026-07)

Named risks

Forced migration of Remind Hub customers to ParentSquare creates attrition window for Bloomz/ClassDojo to poach districts. Severity: high
Generative AI commoditizes Remind's original differentiators: translation, drafting, summarization. Severity: medium
SIS incumbents PowerSchool and Follett could bundle native communication tools, winning district RFPs at renewal. Severity: medium
ParentSquare pricing remains quote-only/sales-gated while Bloomz publishes transparent per-student pricing, a competitive disadvantage in RFPs. Severity: low

Rivals, as read in July 2026

Rival	Direction	Evidence
Bloomz	gaining on	Published guide urging migrating Remind Hub districts to switch, dated 2026-05-18
ClassDojo	contesting	Competes on core messaging/translation features; claims majority pre-K-8 usage, 35+ languages
PowerSchool	gaining on	SIS giant increasingly bundles communication features natively, pressuring standalone comms vendors
Follett	gaining on	Named alongside PowerSchool as SIS incumbent bundling family-engagement tools into core systems

Questions people ask

Is Remind still an independent company in 2026?: No. Remind was acquired by ParentSquare in December 2023 and now operates only as legacy sub-brands, Remind Chat and Remind Hub, inside ParentSquare's platform. Remind's own headcount has fallen from about 194 employees in June 2021 to roughly 100 by mid-2026, per Crustdata tracking, confirming it is not standalone.
Is Remind profitable?: No public revenue or profitability figures exist for Remind. It raised about 40 million dollars in a 2014 Series C led by Kleiner Perkins, totaling roughly 59.5 million dollars raised, but reported no revenue as of 2014 and has disclosed nothing since, especially after its December 2023 acquisition by ParentSquare.
Could AI replace what Remind does?: Largely yes for its core workflows. Translation, message drafting, and reminder summarization, Remind's original differentiators, are exactly what generative AI commoditizes. Parent company ParentSquare responded by launching ParentSquare Intelligence on March 4, 2026, adding AI translation, AI conversation starters, and AI message rewriting across the platform.
Who owns Remind now?: ParentSquare owns Remind, following an acquisition announced December 1, 2023. ParentSquare itself is backed by growth-equity firm Serent Capital, which had invested in ParentSquare in 2021. Remind is not publicly traded and financial acquisition terms were not disclosed.
Who is Remind's biggest competitor?: Bloomz and ClassDojo compete directly in school-to-family messaging, with Bloomz actively marketing to districts being migrated off Remind Hub as of May 18, 2026. Longer term, SIS giants PowerSchool and Follett threaten by bundling communication features natively into systems districts already use.
Has Remind had layoffs?: No single named layoff event is documented, but headcount tracking shows steady decline: about 194 employees in June 2021, 112 by April 2024, and roughly 100 by mid-2026, per Crustdata, reflecting post-acquisition consolidation into ParentSquare rather than one dramatic cut.

Timeline

2026-07Remind.com traffic down 52.4% quarter over quarter, about 2.4M monthly visits, per Crustdata
2026-06Remind standalone headcount estimated at roughly 100 employees
2026-03-26ParentSquare AI Terms take effect, governing district data use in AI features
2026-03-04ParentSquare launches ParentSquare Intelligence AI layer across its platform
2024-04Remind headcount reported at 112 employees
2023-12-01ParentSquare acquires Remind; Remind becomes sub-brand (Remind Chat, Remind Hub)
2021-06Remind headcount at approximately 194 employees
2014-09-30Remind raises $40M Series C led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Revision history

22 July 2026

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