Company Research Report: Charmtech Labs LLC (Capti)

Company Overview

General Information

Name: Charmtech Labs LLC

Mission: To improve learning for students of all abilities with evidence-based assessments, interventions, and accommodations.

Founded: 2010

Founders: Professors and Ph.D. students (specific names not provided)

Headquarters: PO Box 896, Buffalo, NY 14205

Number of Employees: 20

Known For: Capti, a tool that helps assess, accommodate, and advance reading for everyone.

Key People

Dr. Yevgen Borodin: CEO

Dr. Yury Puzis: Chief of Product

Brian Ash: Director of Support

Erica Aquila: Director of Sales

Financial Information

Revenue: No information is available

Products

Overview

Charmtech Labs LLC offers a suite of products under the Capti brand aimed at supporting reading and literacy.

Detailed Descriptions and Key Features

1. Capti Assess

Description: A comprehensive assessment tool for evaluating foundational and advanced reading skills.

Key Features:

ETS® ReadRoutix™: Fast screening of reading skills for a personalized diagnostic path.

ETS® ReadBasix™: Assessment of foundational reading skills with subtest selection.

ETS® ReadAuthentix™: Scenario-based assessment of advanced reading skills.

Detailed on-screen reports, progress charts, and report exporting capabilities.

2. Capti Accommodate

Description: A support tool providing accommodations for reading to ensure accessibility for all students.

Key Features:

Premium high-quality text-to-speech.

Optical Character Recognition (OCR).

Translation and dictionary word definitions.

Speech to text dictation.

Site-wide control over student access to in-app purchases, dictation, dictionary.

Secure assignments with progress monitoring and personalized accommodations.

3. Capti Higher Ed

Description: Supports college students, faculty, and staff with accessibility tools and accommodations similar to Capti Accommodate but tailored for higher education environments.

Key Features: Aligns closely with Capti Accommodate features but includes additional functionalities tailored to the needs of higher education settings.

4. Capti Advance

Description: A platform designed to improve foundational skills and reading comprehension through targeted exercises.

Key Features: Specific features not detailed in the provided data.

5. Capti Personal

Description: A personal productivity tool enabling users to listen to eBooks, documents, and web pages.

Key Features: Specific features not detailed in the provided data.

Recent Developments

New Products and Features

2023

Development: Linking of ETS® ReadBasix™ to MetaMetrics® Lexile® reading measure.

2022

Product Launch: Capti Assess with ETS® ReadRoutix™.

2021

Product Launch: Capti Assess with ETS® ReadAuthentix™.

2020

Product Launch: Capti Assess with ETS® ReadBasix™.

2019

Product Launch: Capti Accommodate and Capti Higher Ed.

New Partnerships

Strategic Partnership: Formed with ETS (Educational Testing Service) for integrating multiple reading assessments.

Other Developments

Innovation and Publishing:

Charmtech Labs LLC has been actively publishing insights and conducting webinar series focused on the science of reading, conducted by key team members including Dr. Margaret Opatz and Brian Ash.

Professional Development and Support

Description

Charmtech Labs LLC provides extensive professional development offerings, data review meetings, virtual coaching, and virtual office hours to ensure effective use of Capti products. They offer unlimited free training and support, emphasizing data-driven instruction and reading interventions.