The company was founded in 2022 by former Google Cloud AI VP Rajen Sheth and Qwiklabs founder Enis Konuk. Currently, it offers fourth-grade math lessons for free to 35 pilot schools and plans to launch math content for third and fifth graders, funded by the Gates Foundation grant. The platform uses AI techniques like NLU-based dialog modeling and generative AI, with a natural language processing accuracy of around 95%. The company is also developing a self-service creator tool set to roll out next year.
Key takeaways:
- Kyron Learning, an AI-based learning startup, has raised $14.6 million in a Series A funding round and received an $850,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- The company was founded by former VP of Google Cloud AI Rajen Sheth and Qwiklabs founder Enis Konuk, and uses AI to enhance interactive learning, with a focus on K-12 math curriculum.
- Kyron Learning's platform is now open to all organizations and learning solution providers, and the company plans to launch a self-service creator tool next year.
- The funding will be used to further develop the platform’s AI capabilities and expand its math content for third and fifth graders. The company currently offers its technology for free to 35 pilot schools for the 2023-2024 school year.