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§ Private Profile · San Francisco, CA, USA
AI grading assistant for educators, automating handwritten assessments and providing student feedback across STEM and essays.
GradeWiz has raised $500K across 1 funding round.
Key people at GradeWiz.
GradeWiz was founded in 2024 by Max Bohun (Founder).
GradeWiz has raised $500K in total across 1 funding round.
GradeWiz, an AI-powered grading assistant, automates the evaluation of handwritten academic submissions across subjects like math, physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, and essays, operating from San Francisco, CA. The platform generates rubrics and provides detailed next-day feedback, aiming to reduce educators' grading time by 60-80%, potentially saving over four hours per week. GradeWiz has processed more than 30,000 submissions, maintaining a 97% accuracy rate with less than 3% needing manual review. Its services are currently deployed in higher education institutions including Cornell, Penn State, Syracuse, and Cal Poly, with plans for K-12 expansion. The company, which employs two individuals, was accepted into the Y Combinator Winter 2025 batch, with Tom Blomfield noted as a primary partner. GradeWiz was founded in 2024 by Max Bohun and Aman Garg.
Key people at GradeWiz.
GradeWiz has raised $500K across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $500K Seed in March 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2025 | $500K Seed | — | — | Announced |
GradeWiz is an AI-powered grading assistant designed to automate and streamline the grading process for educators, primarily in STEM fields. It leverages advanced technologies such as large language models, computer vision, and mathematical neural networks to grade assignments with over 95% accuracy, reducing grading time by up to 60-80%. The platform not only automates grading but also generates detailed, individualized feedback for students, enhancing their learning experience. Currently, GradeWiz is used by several colleges, including Ivy League institutions like Cornell and Penn State, enabling educators to focus more on teaching and less on administrative tasks[1][2][3][4][6].
GradeWiz serves college and university educators, especially those teaching math, physics, chemistry, biology, and other STEM subjects. It solves the problem of time-consuming grading and the challenge of providing timely, personalized feedback to students. By automating grading and feedback, GradeWiz improves educational outcomes and supports data-driven teaching strategies through comprehensive analytics on student performance trends[1][2][3].
GradeWiz was founded by Cornell undergraduates Max Bohun and Aman Garg, who developed the idea from their own experiences as students and teaching assistants facing the burdensome grading workload. The concept emerged as large language models gained popularity, inspiring them to apply AI to solve grading inefficiencies. After more than two years of development, GradeWiz was accepted into Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 batch and participated in Cornell’s eLab accelerator, where they refined their product and entrepreneurial skills. Early traction includes piloting the technology at multiple universities and grading over 30,000 submissions in 2024, demonstrating significant time savings and improved feedback quality[6][7].
GradeWiz rides the wave of AI integration into education, particularly the trend of using large language models and computer vision to automate administrative tasks. The timing is critical as educators face increasing workloads and demand for personalized student feedback grows. Market forces such as the expansion of online and hybrid learning, the push for data-driven education, and the need for scalable teaching solutions favor GradeWiz’s adoption. By reducing grading time and improving feedback quality, GradeWiz influences the broader ecosystem by enabling more personalized, efficient education and potentially reshaping how teaching assistants and educators allocate their time[1][2][3][6].
GradeWiz is poised to expand its footprint in higher education by deepening integration with universities and broadening its subject coverage beyond STEM. Future trends shaping its journey include advances in AI accuracy, increased demand for personalized learning, and growing institutional adoption of AI tools. As AI becomes more trusted in education, GradeWiz’s influence may evolve from a grading assistant to a comprehensive AI teaching partner, further transforming educational workflows and outcomes. Its founding mission to make education more personalized and accessible suggests ongoing innovation aimed at maximizing learning for diverse student needs[7].
GradeWiz was founded in 2024 by Max Bohun (Founder).
GradeWiz has raised $500K in total across 1 funding round.
