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Edwin

Edwin is virtual English tutor - an AI-powered service for learning…

Y CombinatorWinter 2018AcquiredEducationAI-Enhanced LearningEducationMachine LearningSmart Home Assistants

What they do

Problem

People learning English lack affordable, personalized instruction and real conversational speaking practice needed to reach fluency.

Solution

An AI-powered virtual English tutor and conversation partner that uses adaptive learning and natural language understanding, with optional on-demand human instructors for 1:1 learning.

Who it's for

English learners—especially children globally—who need conversational practice and personalized tutoring.

Founders

Dmitry Stavisky
Founder/CEO

I've built two unicorns as a member of their founding teams and led teams at companies like Edwin/Buddy.ai (YC W18), Evernote, Lingualeo, and SightPath/Cisco. Earlier - I wrote lots of code for several Boston-based startups, built numerical climate models, and did field studies of Arctic and mountain glacial climates. I also advise startup founders leveraging my experience from two CEO postings, three exits, and multiple product launches. More at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dstavisky

Dmitry Alekseev
Founder

Dmitry is a well-rounded product leader focused on platforms and applied AI/ML in personalization and automation.

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