Gaggle

Gaggle is a highly disruptive, mission-driven EdTech company fundamentally focused on ensuring student safety, mental well-being, and digital citizenship across the K-12 education system. Founded in 1999 by Jeff Patterson and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company operates as the ultimate digital safety net for school districts. Under the hood, Gaggle seamlessly integrates with school-issued accounts and devices—such as Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and Canvas—leveraging a powerful combination of advanced machine learning algorithms and a 24/7/365 U.S.-based human review team (the Gaggle Safety Team). Their primary target audience spans thousands of K-12 school districts and administrators who desperately need to proactively identify and mitigate severe risks like cyberbullying, self-harm, explicit content, and school violence before they escalate. What sets Gaggle apart in the crowded EdTech landscape is its holistic approach to student well-being; beyond simple web filtering, they offer "ReachOut" for immediate 24/7 crisis support and "Gaggle Therapy" to connect struggling students with licensed mental health professionals, effectively protecting millions of students while strictly adhering to FERPA, COPPA, and CIPA privacy standards.