Brisk Teaching secures $6.9M and launches AI tool boost to support student learning

Brisk Teaching has secured $6.9 million in total funding following a $5 million seed round led by Owl Ventures. The funding will be used to grow the team, accelerate development, and expand the company’s international footprint.

Existing backers include South Park Commons, Springbank Collective, Coherence Fund, and Coalition Operators.

Brisk also announced the launch of Brisk Boost, an AI-enabled tool designed for students. It allows teachers to create personalized learning activities from existing content, such as online textbooks or videos, and gives students instant feedback and adaptive support. The tool is embedded in the company’s existing Chrome extension, currently used by one in ten U.S. teachers.

AI tool aims to reduce administrative workload and support differentiated instruction

Brisk Boost allows teachers to turn classroom content into interactive activities, including quizzes, brainstorming prompts, and checks for understanding. The tool adapts to individual student needs and gives teachers visibility into student progress. According to the company, the tool is meant to support differentiated instruction that would be time-consuming to manage manually.

Arman Jaffer, founder and CEO of Brisk Teaching, said:

“Educators are asked to do too much with too little. At Brisk, we’re committed to making the profession sustainable by automating the 20 hours of digital work that teachers do each week—without compromising quality. This funding will help us scale our new student-facing tool, Boost. Teachers will be able to offer their students personalized activities essential for differentiated learning, which would otherwise be too time-consuming to manage daily. Students will benefit from features like a brainstorming partner, checks for understanding, and real-time feedback on their work.”

Adoption, platform integration, and market position

Brisk reports that the Chrome extension is in use by over 500,000 teachers across 30,000 school districts. The tool integrates with curriculum platforms, learning management systems, and Google Workspace. It automates tasks such as grading and lesson planning, which the company says are often not visible but contribute significantly to teacher workload.

While the company claims over 10 million teacher hours have been saved through its platform, no independent verification or evaluation of its impact on teacher workload has been provided.

However, Kelly Ann Seaman, a teacher and Brisk user, sang the company’s praises saying:

“Brisk is the gift that keeps on giving to my classroom. I have used it almost every day since I downloaded the extension. I left teaching because of burnout and came back because I missed the classroom so much. Brisk has made my job so much more manageable, and it has allowed me to give such quality feedback to my students in seconds! As an ELA teacher, this is life-saving. Truly.”

The company also commented on the changing approach to AI adoption in schools. Arman Jaffer said:

“When ChatGPT was first released, school districts rushed to ban it. Last school year, educators began exploring how AI tools could speed up tedious tasks. This school year, as teachers feel more prepared to introduce safe, contained AI to their students. Boost is the tool for them.”