Nectir secures $6.3M seed funding to advance AI personalized Learning in education

Nectir, an edtech startup, has raised $6.3 million in seed funding led by Long Journey Ventures, along with Entrada Ventures, Precursor Ventures, and Behind Genius Ventures. 

The funding will support the company's expansion, including product development and team growth, as it aims to provide personalized AI learning partners to students.

Speaking exclusively to ETIH Kavitta Ghai, CEO of Nectir, said:

“The education system is broken. With an estimated shortage of 300,000 teachers and $150 billion in funding, schools need every tool at their disposal to help students succeed.

”We built Nectir AI to give every student their own personalized learning assistant. By integrating with all major LMS and completely FERPA-compliant, schools now have a way to harness AI safely and effectively."

Nectir's platform integrates with many learning management systems (LMS) to offer custom AI course assistants trained on class materials. These assistants provide students with personalized learning support and feedback, while also being FERPA-compliant to ensure data privacy and security.

Proven impact

The company reports  that early results have demonstrated the platform's effectiveness. Los Angeles Pacific University reported a 20% increase in GPAs, a 13% improvement in final scores, and a 36% boost in student motivation after using Nectir's AI assistants for one term.

Jordan Long, co-founder and CTO, commented: "By having AI handle repetitive tasks like answering common questions, we’re giving teachers back their time to do the deeply human work that really matters."

Cyan Banister, Partner at Long Journey Ventures, explained: "The American education system is at its breaking point – our teachers are overwhelmed, our students are falling behind, and traditional solutions aren't making a dent in these challenges.

“What excites me about Nectir is that they've cracked the code on making AI work in real classrooms. We're seeing up to 20% GPA increases across major universities because they've built something teachers actually want to use. Kavitta and Jordan aren't just talking about the future of education – they're building it, and that's exactly why we had to invest."

Founded by Ghai and Long during their undergraduate studies at UC Santa Barbara, Nectir is now active in 100 schools and serves over 80,000 students.