Launching July 2026 · Silicon Valley
Brilliant instructors. Unforgettable progress.

The best independent instructors on one learning platform — starting in Silicon Valley and expanding city by city. One hub to discover, book, and track every lesson across your whole family — classes for kids, teens, and adult learners.

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Painting Music Robotics Ceramics Gifted tutoring & more

From first lessons to lifelong passions — for kids, teens & adult learners.

50+ students and 10 elite instructors in early access

Classes near you

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Every instructor reviewed by our team for expertise and craft.

Hands on piano keys in warm afternoon light
Music · All levels

Private Piano Lessons

James O. 5.0
$100 / hr Sunnyvale
Watercolor paints and brushes on a bright studio table
Art · Beginner

Beginner Watercolor Workshops

Maria C. 4.9
$65 / session Palo Alto
Notebook with equations and warm afternoon light
Gifted · Specialized

Advanced STEM & Academic Tutoring

Dr. Sarah L. 4.8
$80 / hr San Jose

What our community says.

Parent
"I love the AI progress feature — it helps me pick the right class level for my kids."
— Chao
Adult Learner
"Having all my family's classes in one place is a huge time saver — no more juggling 4 different apps."
— Kim
Instructor
"No more chasing payments or endless rescheduling — I can finally focus on what I love: teaching."
— Gino

AI-Powered Learning Milestones

Stop wondering what you're paying for. Gliss's AI analyzes session notes to extract tangible milestones — first clean chord, first pirouette — building a permanent, shareable record of growth.

One account for the whole family

Manage piano for the kids and ceramics for yourself from a single profile. Track everyone's schedule, payments, and progress in one elegant dashboard.

Instructors you can trust

Every instructor on Gliss is reviewed by our local team before they can list — not just credentials, but real craft and teaching ability. No guesswork, no surprises.

Founding cohort open — Silicon Valley · Limited spots

Your classes deserve
better than DMs.

We handle the admin — bookings, payments, student tracking — so you teach, not administrate. Gliss surfaces you to prospective students nearby, no monthly fee ever. During our pilot phase, founding partners pay 0% commission — free. After pilot, founding instructors lock in 3% for life — the lowest in the industry. We're personally onboarding each instructor. Limited to 30 spots. No scheduling DMs, no payment chasing, no last-minute cancellation texts — one platform replaces them all.

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10 elite instructors in early access

Built for how you actually teach.

List your classes

Create your profile and add classes in minutes. Schedule, pricing, capacity, publicly searchable or private listing, all in one place.

Students discover you

Gliss surfaces your classes to nearby prospective students — whether you teach kids, adults, or both.

Bookings come in

Students book and pay. You get a notification. No back-and-forth scheduling, no chasing Venmo, no manual tracking.

Never lose track of a student

Your full client book in one place — session history, contact details, notes, and smart reminders when someone goes quiet. No spreadsheet, no lost contacts, no one slipping through the cracks.

Free to join.
We earn when you earn.

Pilot Phase — Now Open

Right now

Free

For our curated Design Partners. Help us shape the ultimate teaching platform — your feedback directly influences what we build. Everything included: profile, listings, bookings, payments, and student management. Limited to 30 design partners.

Accepted Founding instructor

Your rate, forever

3%

After pilot, keep 97% of every dollar you earn. Locked in for life, never increases. No monthly subscription fee — ever. Includes a Founding Instructor badge on your profile. Set up your payout account and you're live.

Standard rate

8%

Standard platform fee on sessions processed through Gliss. Drops to 3% as you grow on the platform.

Apply to be our Founding Instructor.

Founding partners join free during our pilot phase — 0% commission while we onboard our first instructors together. After pilot, your rate locks in at 3% for life. Plus a Founding Instructor badge on your profile. Our founders personally review and onboard every application — limited to 30 spots.

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No contract — you're in control.

Your neighborhood,
beautifully.

Launching across Silicon Valley and the Peninsula in July 2026 — and expanding city by city. Not here yet? Tell us your city — you'll be first when we arrive.

Built by former instructors,
current parents & lifelong learners.

Hongbo, Co-founder
Carly, Co-founder

"Between us, we spend $48,000 a year on our families' passions — and the experience is still broken. Instructors are drowning in admin, and parents never get a real record of their kids' progress. As AI handles the mundane, human passions become the ultimate currency. We're building the platform we always needed."

— Hongbo & Carly, Co-founders of Gliss

Some lessons
change everything.

Starting in Silicon Valley, July 2026 — and coming to a city near you.

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