You don’t need a Stanford degree or YC badge to build a startup that changes the world. I’m a first-gen, neurodivergent founder who raised $6M+ from top VCs like Long Journey & Precursor Ventures to build the future of education with AI. Here’s how I crashed the party:

For anyone curious, here’s the peer-reviewed study on Nectir AI assistants at Los Angeles Pacific University: openpraxis.org/articles/10.55… Results: • +20% GPA • +13% final exam scores • +13% self-efficacy • +36% motivation to learn We’re now scaling the same pilot and research study statewide with

Ethan Mollick we’re working on this Nectir! soon to be deployed across all 116 california community colleges

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The research continues to back up what we’re seeing on the ground: when used intentionally, AI improves how students learn and think. At Nectir, we're not just testing the theory—we’re scaling it across 100+ schools. Real students. Real results.

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🌎 We've gotten tons of questions from students asking if their use of Nectir AI is harming the environment. Short answer: Nope! Your ENTIRE semester using Nectir = watching just ONE short episode of Netflix. Here's the truth (with receipts): nectir.io/blog/nectir-ai…

Why are schools across the globe choosing Nectir AI over just OpenAI or Anthropic? ✅ Multiple top-tier models in one platform ✅ Deep LMS integration for campus-wide scale ✅ Comprehensive onboarding & AI literacy training 🔗 More info here on the Nectir Blog:

This study is being massively misinterpreted. College students who wrote an essay with LLM help engaged less with the essay & thus were less engaged when (a total of 9 people) were asked to do similar work weeks later. LLMs do not rot your brain. Being lazy & not learning does.

What happens when Los Angeles Pacific University partners with an AI tool that prioritizes pedagogical design, safeguards, and seamless access? Their students increase GPA by 7.5%. Read about the study and results in edtech digest. edtechdigest.com/2025/08/12/ai-…

Our CEO & Co-Founder Kavitta Ghai firmly believes that you don't need a fancy degree, a VC background, or generational wealth to identify a problem and solve it. You don't even need permission. The rules of edtech are changing. Listen to her full take here:

.The AI Journal reported on our groundbreaking study with Los Angeles Pacific University, in which students using #NectirAI increased their GPAs by an average of 7.5%. Read here: aijourn.com/nectir-and-lap…

TWO ✌️ — that's how many people were in the channel when our Co-Founder and CTO sent this Slack message #NectirNostalgia 📸

Happy back-to-school season