Synthesis School, Inc.

Synthesis School, Inc. is an educational technology company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. The company was originally created to serve students at Ad Astra, the private school Elon Musk established for children of SpaceX employees, before expanding into a consumer product available to families broadly.

The platform offers two primary products: Synthesis Tutor, an AI-powered math tutoring tool aimed at children ages 5-14, and a suite of collaborative, game-based problem-solving simulations designed to build critical thinking and teamwork skills. The games place students in complex, open-ended scenarios that require coordination and strategic reasoning rather than rote memorization. Synthesis markets its approach as an alternative or supplement to traditional curricula.

Chrisman Frank serves as CEO. The company has raised outside funding, though specific round sizes and total amounts have not been publicly disclosed. Synthesis expanded its reach significantly after opening its platform beyond the original SpaceX cohort, growing its subscriber base through direct-to-consumer marketing and word-of-mouth among homeschooling and enrichment-focused families.