AI-powered classroom monitoring for the 1:1 device era
Phantom gives teachers live visibility into every student screen — with AI that understands what students are doing, not just where they are.
Students are off-task and teachers are blind
- 1:1 devices are everywhere. Over 90% of US schools now provide every student with a Chromebook or laptop — but with no way to see what's on those screens.
- Students spend ~40% of class time off-task. Social media, games, and YouTube are one tab away. Teachers can't compete with the internet by walking around the room.
- Teachers have zero real-time visibility. They see the backs of laptop lids, not screens. Off-task behavior goes unnoticed until grades drop.
- Existing solutions are bloated and expensive. GoGuardian and Securly charge $8–12 per student, require lengthy district procurement cycles, and bundle features most teachers never use.
Phantom: lightweight, intelligent, and built for districts
- Live view of every student screen. A real-time tile grid shows teachers exactly what each student is doing — updated every few seconds.
- AI that understands context. Teachers describe the task and AI classifies every student's activity in real time — no manual rules or blocklists to maintain.
- Instant site blocking. Scene-based web filtering lets teachers allow or block categories of sites with one click. No waiting for IT.
- Smart alerts and reports. AI-powered off-task alerts, inappropriate content detection, and post-session focus reports with actionable insights.
- Students auto-connect. The Chrome extension handles everything. Teachers open their dashboard and students appear automatically — zero setup friction.
- District-wide deployment in minutes. Push the Chrome extension via Google Admin Console. No software to install, no servers to manage, no training needed.
Built and production-ready
Phantom is live today — a Chrome extension for students paired with a real-time teacher dashboard.
Real-time Monitoring
Live screenshots of every student screen, updated continuously in a responsive tile grid.
Web Filtering
Scene-based allow/block lists. Teachers switch filtering profiles per activity with one click.
Lock Screens
Instantly lock all student screens to get attention. Custom messages displayed on lock overlay.
Group Management
Organize students into groups for differentiated instruction and targeted controls.
Student Chat
Built-in messaging between teachers and students. Send announcements or respond to individual questions.
Help Requests
Students can raise their hand digitally. Teachers see a queue and respond without disrupting class.
Intelligence that keeps students on track
Phantom uses AI to understand what students are doing — not just where they are. Teachers set the task, and Phantom does the rest.
AI Focus Mode
Teachers describe the task ("Research the Civil War"). AI classifies each student's activity as on-task or off-task in real time — no manual rule setup needed.
Smart Off-Task Alerts
Instant alerts when students drift to social media, games, or video streaming. Teachers see exactly who's off-task and why, without watching every screen.
Inappropriate Content Detection
AI flags adult content, violence, hate speech, and other material inappropriate for school — alerting teachers immediately, even if the site isn't on a blocklist.
AI Focus Reports
After each session, AI generates focus scores, time-on-task analytics, domain breakdowns, and narrative summaries — giving teachers actionable insight, not raw data.
A massive market with room to win
Pricing
Go-to-Market
Pilot
Start with a few classrooms in a district
School-wide
Expand adoption across the school
District-wide
Roll out to all schools in the district
Competitive Landscape
| Product | Price | Deployment | AI Focus | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoGuardian | $8–12/student | Weeks | No | Bundled suite |
| Securly | $8–10/student | Weeks | No | Filtering-focused |
| Hapara | $6–9/student | Days | No | Google-only |
| Phantom | $5/student | Minutes | Yes | AI-powered monitoring |
The founders
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Use of Funds
Product Development
Expand features, harden platform for district-scale deployment
District Pilots
Onboard first paying districts, validate product-market fit
Sales
Build initial sales pipeline targeting K-12 districts