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§ Private Profile · San Francisco, CA, USA
Edtech startup offering an AI-powered reading assistant for K-5 students, focused on literacy assessment, tutoring, and dyslexia screening.
Based in San Francisco, California, Amira Learning develops an AI-powered reading assistant that utilizes speech recognition and cognitive science to provide personalized tutoring and literacy assessments for K-5 students. The enterprise software-as-a-service platform is currently utilized by over 2,000 school districts worldwide to deliver real-time interventions, generate diagnostic reports, and support early dyslexia screening. The venture-backed company has raised $43.64 million in total venture funding from lead investors such as Owl Ventures and Rethink Education, while also securing a major distribution partnership with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. In June 2024, the startup executed a strategic merger with educational technology firm Istation, creating a combined entity that currently serves a user base of more than 4 million students. Amira Learning was founded in 2017 by Mark Angel and Pete Jung alongside researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.
Amira Learning has raised $16.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Amira Learning has raised $16.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Amira Learning has raised $16.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $11.0M Other Equity in April 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2021 | $11M Venture Round | Authentic Ventures | OWL Ventures, Rethink Education, Vertical Ventures | Announced |
| Sep 11, 2019 | $5M Series A | OWL Ventures | GSV Ventures, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Rethink Education | Announced |
Amira Learning has raised $16.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Amira Learning's investors include Authentic Ventures, Owl Ventures, Rethink Education, Vertical Ventures, GSV Ventures, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.