Three former Google employees—Lax Poojary, Lucie Marchand, and Myn Kang—have founded Sparkli, an AI‑driven learning platform that creates interactive, multimedia lessons for children aged 5‑12. Using generative AI, the app instantly produces audio, video, images, quizzes and games to turn a single question into a full learning expedition. Sparkli emphasizes safety by banning sexual content and handling self‑harm queries with emotional‑intelligence guidance. The company is piloting the product in schools, offers a teacher dashboard for tracking progress, and has secured a $5 million pre‑seed round led by Founderful. Leia mais →

Oboe, the AI‑driven learning startup founded by former Spotify executives, announced a $16 million Series A round led by a16z with participation from existing backers including Eniac, Haystack, Offline and Factorial, as well as individual investors such as Adam D’Angelo and Garry Tan. The funding will fuel growth and product enhancements for Oboe’s platform, which lets users define learning goals and automatically generates multi‑modal courses—including text, audio, quizzes and flashcards—tailored to each topic. The company also introduced new pricing tiers that expand unlimited course generation and export capabilities. Leia mais →

Turbo AI, founded by 20‑year‑old college dropouts Rudy Arora and Sarthak Dhawan, has grown from one million to five million users within six months. The Los Angeles‑based startup offers an AI‑driven note‑taking and study tool that records, transcribes, summarizes, and creates flashcards, quizzes, and a chat assistant. Its user base now includes students at top universities and professionals at firms such as Goldman Sachs and McKinsey. With eight‑figure annual recurring revenue, cash‑flow positivity, and a cautious $750,000 funding round, Turbo AI remains profitable while exploring new pricing models. Leia mais →

Estonia-based startup Vocal Image offers an AI‑powered app that helps users improve diction, confidence and public‑speaking abilities. Founded by Belarusian entrepreneurs who fled repression, the company combines a library of vocal exercises with automated feedback, leveraging a large, community‑labeled voice dataset. After joining a local accelerator, Vocal Image grew to millions of downloads, tens of thousands of active users and multi‑million‑dollar recurring revenue, securing seed funding from European investors. The firm now aims to expand its development team, add more language localizations and deepen its AI capabilities while navigating rising competition in the edtech space. Leia mais →