Arman Jaffer | Source | Founder & CEO at Brisk Teaching
Arman Jaffer
Arman Jaffer is the CEO of Brisk Teaching, a teacher tool that leverages artificial intelligence to enhance the quality and efficiency of instruction. Brisk is directly integrated into educators’ existing tools and offers four key functionalities: differentiating texts, creating content, providing feedback, and authenticating writing.
Six months after launching, Brisk is used by over 100,000 teachers weekly and is the most popular AI-powered Chrome extension for educators. Prior to founding Brisk, Arman started and led the Notebooks team at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for five years. Notebooks is a first-of-its-kind document editor designed to promote high-quality instructional moments and collaboration between learners and educators. Before his time at CZI, Arman held positions at the White House, the Aspen Institute, and Google. He holds degrees in Computer Science and Economics from UC Berkeley.
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Brisk Teaching (https://www.briskteaching.com/)
Founder & CEO
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K-12 Dealmaking: Brisk Teaching Raises $5M Seed Round; Savvas Buys Pointful Education
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Brisk Teaching Raises Seed Funding, Unveils New AI Tool for Educators – EdTechReview
Brisk Teaching, the leading AI-powered Chrome extension for educators, schools, and districts, has announced the completion of its $5 million seed round, bringing its total funding to $6.9 million.
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Brisk Teaching: AI-Based Educational Chrome Extension Service Raises $6.9 Million
Brisk Teaching, a leading AI-based Chrome extension for educators, schools, and districts, announced the completion of its $5 million Seed round, bringing its total funding to $6.9 million. Led by Owl Ventures, with participation from South Park Commons, Springbank Collective, Coherence Fund, and Coalition Operators, this funding round will drive team expansion, accelerate product development, and fuel international growth—all with the goal of saving educators time and providing enhanced, intuitive tools for administrators.
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