About Modanoa
We're building the tools we wished existed when we were in the learning center world.
Our Mission
Directors should spend their time teaching and mentoring, not drowning in admin work at 10 PM. Modanoa exists to give learning center directors their evenings back by replacing spreadsheets, group chats, and manual billing with one simple platform.
Who We Are
Education & Product
- Attended hagwons in Korea growing up
- Taught and TA'd at learning centers in Korea and the US
- Understands the student-parent-director dynamic firsthand
- Drives product decisions based on real classroom experience
Engineering
- Engineering background in full-stack development
- Built and shipped production systems from scratch
- Focused on reliability, speed, and clean UX
- Handles everything from database to deployment
Strategy & Growth
- Experience in tutoring and academic consulting
- Understands the business side of running a center
- Drives partnerships and go-to-market strategy
- Bridges the gap between product and market
All three cofounders are Vanderbilt University alumni with real experience in the learning center world.
Why We Built This
We've seen the chaos firsthand. KakaoTalk threads with 50 unread messages, Excel spreadsheets passed around on USB drives, parents texting at 11 PM asking about test scores. Directors open their centers because they love teaching, but they end up spending half their time on admin.
We built Modanoa because these problems are solvable. Attendance, billing, parent communication, progress tracking. None of it needs to be manual. One platform, built specifically for learning centers.