Simplero in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Simplero.
Simplero is made by Powerful Through Grace, Inc., which trades as Simplero, a company Calvin Correli started in 2009 and still runs. It earns money from monthly subscriptions and says it takes no transaction fee on its customers' sales.
Founded
2009
Based in
Fully remote and globally distributed
Chief executive
Calvin Correli
Ownership
Privately held
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from Simplero’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by Simplero. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
The company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
2009
The year Simplero was founded, in Fully remote and globally distributed
In a sentence
Simplero is made by Powerful Through Grace, Inc., which trades as Simplero, a company Calvin Correli started in 2009 and still runs. It earns money from monthly subscriptions and says it takes no transaction fee on its customers' sales.
In a paragraph
Simplero was founded in 2009 and is based in Fully remote and globally distributed. Calvin Correli is its founder & CEO.
Free to quote. Please link to toolgpa.com so readers can check the facts.
Fact sheet
Company
Simplero
Founded
2009
Based in
Fully remote and globally distributed
Website
simplero.com
Products we list
Simplero
Ownership: Privately held
Privately held: its careers page calls it bootstrapped and privately owned, with no venture capital, and its About page says it is owner-led with no VC investors.
Leadership
CC
Calvin Correli
Founder & CEO
Affiliate program
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Part 02 · Funding
The money
Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at
Self-funded
By its own account: no outside investors
Bootstrapped since 2009, according to its About and Careers pages, which say it has taken no venture capital and is profitable.
What they make
Simplero, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
Simplero
All-in-one platform for courses, community, email and coaching
#2 of 19 course and community platformsFrom $59 per month, billed annually4.8 on the App Store
2.8GPA
Our pick for coaches who want courses, email and checkout in one account.
CValue
CFree
BFeatures
AEase
BPlatforms
Simplero’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.
Part 04 · News
News and contacts
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
This media kit is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Simplero’s pages, news reports, investors’ announcements and public filings said on the dates shown, with our own grades. It is not made, paid for or approved by Simplero, and Simplero’s names and logos are trademarks of their owner. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; no one can pay for a grade. Product pictures are Simplero’s own, from its website and app-store listings.