Brainscape
Brainscape is an adaptive web/mobile education platform that helps you learn anything more efficiently, using cognitive science.
- Stage $500K in TTM Revenue
- Industry Education
- Location New York City, NY, USA
- Currency USD
- Founded July 2011
- Employees 8
- Website brainscape.com
Company Summary
We solve the #1 barrier to learning: Inconvenience. Brainscape provides a lean, ubiquitous mobile education experience that can be accessed anywhere, delivered in bite-sized chunks, and studied using the latest in cognitive science techniques. We already have over 1 million users, in over 120 countries, who are studying nearly every subject more efficiently than anyone has ever done before. Our mission is to OPTIMIZE LEARNING.
Team
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Andrew CohenFounder & CEO
Int'l education consultant at World Bank. MA Edu Tech at Columbia University. Self-taught programmer. Instructor @ General Assembly. Mentor @ TechStars. Contributor @ Entrepreneur.
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Andy LutzProduct
Product VP @ Princeton Review, managing products earning >$100m/yr. VP for Client Services @ ClearPoint.
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Jeff HollidayCTO
Sr. Mobile Engineer at Intuit. Creator of Flashcardlet (acquired by Brainscape).
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Jonathan ThomasVP Engineering
Dir of Engineering at Zoodles. Senior Engineer at Hewlett-Packard and Monster.
Advisors
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Wilson SonsiniLawyerUnconfirmed
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