Who Owns Headway?
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Headway
Microlearning app that delivers 15‑minute book summaries, personalized learning tracks and audio content.
Starts at $12.99 / month
Has a free trial
Headway Inc
Headway Inc is a consumer technology company that builds microlearning and lifelong‑learning products (Headway book‑summary app, Impulse, Nibble, AddMile, Skillsta)
Starts at $19.99 / subscription / other
Has a free trial
Headway
Microlearning app that delivers 15‑minute book summaries, personalized learning tracks and audio content.
Starts at $12.99 / month
Has a free trial
Headway Inc
Headway Inc is a consumer technology company that builds microlearning and lifelong‑learning products (Headway book‑summary app, Impulse, Nibble, AddMile, Skillsta)
Starts at $19.99 / subscription / other
Has a free trial
Major Shareholders
Headway
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Anton Pavlovsky Founder & CEO; Forbes estimated Pavlovsky as the largest individual shareholder with ~33% stake. Source: Forbes profile. | Founder | 33.0% | Oct 2025 |
Genesis (investor) Described in reporting as an early/strategic investor that provided funding (reported ~$5M over time) for a minority stake. Exact stake not publicly disclosed. | Institutional | - | Oct 2025 |
Bullhound Capital Reported strategic investor (announced mid‑2025). Exact ownership percentage not publicly disclosed. | Institutional | - | Jul 2025 |
Headway Inc
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Anton Pavlovsky Founder & CEO; reported as the largest individual shareholder with an estimated ~33% stake (estimate reported in Oct 2025). ([forbes.com](https://www.forbes.com/sites/martinadilicosa/2025/10/17/how-ukrainian-entrepreneur-anton-pavlovsky-built-edtech-app-headway-into-a-global-phenomenon/?utm_source=openai)) | Individual | 33.0% | Oct 2025 |
Spark Capital Lead investor in Headway’s $100M Series D (July 2024) and a lead/supporting investor in later rounds. ([prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/headway-raises-100-million-in-series-d-funding-plans-expansion-to-serve-people-with-medicare-advantage-and-medicaid-insurance-coverage-302203630.html?utm_source=openai)) | Corporate | - | Jul 2024 |
Accel Early/backing investor (seed/Series A participation) and continued participant in later rounds. ([headway.co](https://headway.co/blog/series-a-announcement?utm_source=openai)) | Corporate | - | - |
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Participant in multiple financing rounds including Series C/D. ([headway.co](https://headway.co/blog/series-c-announcement?utm_source=openai)) | Corporate | - | - |
Thrive Capital Investor in Series A and subsequent rounds. ([headway.co](https://headway.co/blog/series-a-announcement?utm_source=openai)) | Corporate | - | - |
Forerunner Ventures New investor in the Series D round (July 2024). ([prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/headway-raises-100-million-in-series-d-funding-plans-expansion-to-serve-people-with-medicare-advantage-and-medicaid-insurance-coverage-302203630.html?utm_source=openai)) | Corporate | - | Jul 2024 |
GV (Google Ventures) Participated as an investor in early institutional rounds. ([headway.co](https://headway.co/blog/series-a-announcement?utm_source=openai)) | Corporate | - | - |
Global Founders Capital / Global Founders Named among investors across rounds; listed in Series D investor group. ([cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/headway-1/financials?utm_source=openai)) | Corporate | - | - |
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