Alex Hatvany is the co-founder of Atom Learning, an edtech company that uses AI to create gamified exercises that are bespoke to an individual child’s learning style and level.
The online learning platform is aimed at Key Stage 2 through to senior school entry preparation. More than 25,000 pupils study with Atom’s platform, which uses machine learning to adapt questions to specific learning levels and data analytics to provide feedback to teachers.
The London-based company raised $25m from Japanese investment giant SoftBank back in 2021. Previously it had been profitable and bootstrapped after it was founded by Hatvany and Jake O’Keeffe in 2018.
In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Hatvany reveals who he admires most in the edtech industry, why he’s excited about climate tech and why shouldn’t fundraise “unless you can help it”....