Inspirit AI

What Inspirit AI does

Inspirit AI is a Palo Alto-based education technology company founded in 2019 that delivers project-based artificial intelligence instruction to K-12 students, primarily at the high-school level. The company operates a portfolio of live online and in-person programs built around small-group instruction (roughly 6:1 student-to-teacher) delivered by Stanford and MIT alumni and graduate students. Core offerings include the 25-hour AI Scholars Program and the advanced AI Deep Dives course (each priced at $1,400), a Middle School Program (AI Creators for grades 5-7 and AI Pioneers for grades 7-8), and a premium 1:1 AI+X Research Mentorship line with 10-hour ($2,500) and 25-hour Fellowship ($5,000) tiers. Curriculum covers Python programming, Linear Regression, Classification, NLP, Neural Networks, and CNNs, taught through socially-impactful projects such as deepfake detection (TruthLens), wildfire detection (SmokeSignal), and precision medicine in colorectal cancer. Technology delivery relies on Google Colaboratory for coding, Piazza for discussion, Zoom for live instruction, and Google Drive for content management - commodity infrastructure rather than proprietary AI tooling.

The company runs a hybrid go-to-market combining direct-to-consumer enrollment via Paperform with rolling selective admissions, community-led growth through a large content-marketing blog and alumni ambassador program, and a B2B channel targeting K-12 schools and districts. Per public materials, the platform has reached students from 2,800+ unique high schools across 70+ countries, partnered with 250+ K-12 institutions globally, and credits 450+ instructors from Stanford and MIT along with 300+ alumni admitted to Ivy League universities. School partnerships include flagship deployments at Khan Lab School (custom year-long course since 2021), Northshore School District (Summer 2025), The Nueva School (Winter 2025), International School of Luxembourg (Summer 2025), and La Cañada High School. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, is registered as Inspirit AI Inc. in California, and operates a lean team of 11-50 employees.

Name

Inspirit AI

Legal name

Inspirit AI Inc.

Website

https://inspiritai.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Inspirit AI delivers project-based artificial intelligence education to K-12 students via live online and in-person programs taught by Stanford and MIT alumni, serving individual students and 250+ partner schools across 70+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI and STEM Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Learning Platforms for Students (EDAFANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI & Machine Learning (Foundations & Applied) (EDAMACAG), AI-Powered Tutoring & Study Assistant Platforms (EDANAGAD)

Keywords

• AI education programs
• K-12 STEM education
• Online tutoring services
• AI research mentorship
• School partnership programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Palo Alto

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. AI Scholars Program: Live online 25-hour AI program for high school students priced at $1400. Includes 10 bi-weekly 2.5-hour classes, instruction from Stanford/MIT alumni, project-based learning, and all teaching materials. Payment options include full upfront payment or two partial payments.
2. AI Deep Dives Program: Live online 25-hour advanced program for returning students priced at $1400. Follows same structure as AI Scholars with more challenging material suited to students with prior experience.
3. AI+X Individual Research Mentorship (10 hours): One-on-one research mentorship program where high school students work individually with experienced research mentors on AI projects. 10-hour program priced at $2500 USD.
4. AI+X Individual Research Fellowship (25 hours): Extended one-on-one research mentorship program with more intensive project work. 25-hour program priced at $5000 USD. Pre-paid sessions with proportional payment required.
5. School Partnership Programs: Custom in-school elective, after-school, and summer programs delivered to K-12 schools and districts. Flexible curriculum of 20-30 hours adapted to school schedules. Pricing varies by partnership structure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Inspirit AI delivers project-based AI and machine learning education programs to K-12 students (middle and high school), taught live online by Stanford and MIT alumni in small groups. Core offerings include the flagship AI Scholars Program (25 hours), Middle School Programs (AI Pioneers/AI Creators), 1:1 AI+X Research Mentorship (10 or 25 hours), AI Deep Dives for returning students, Bay Area in-person variants, and custom curricula delivered through B2B partnerships with 250+ K-12 schools globally.

Product overview

Inspirit AI is an education technology company offering a portfolio of AI literacy and research programs for K-12 students. The core offering is the AI Scholars Program — a 25-hour live online course taught by Stanford/MIT alumni — supplemented by a Middle School Program (AI Pioneers/AI Creators), 1:1 AI + X Research Mentorship (10 or 25 hours), and AI Deep Dives for advanced learners. A Bay Area in-person variant and B2B school partnership programs expand reach. All programs feature small-group instruction, project-based learning, and college preparation components, unified by the mission of making AI education accessible to high school and middle school students globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AI Scholars Program A 25-hour live online AI education program for high school students (grades 9-12), taught by Stanford and MIT alumni in small groups. The curriculum covers AI fundamentals, machine learning in Python, and a collaborative social impact AI project. Priced at $1,400 with rolling selective admissions.
• Middle School AI Program (AI Pioneers / AI Creators) Age-appropriate AI education programs for middle school students (grades 4-8), including AI Creators (grades 5-7) and AI Pioneers (grades 7-8), teaching foundational AI concepts with no programming experience required.
• 1:1 AI + X Research Mentorship Program

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Northshore School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Bothell, Washington school district partnered with Inspirit AI for Summer 2025 in-person programming. Multiple Stanford/MIT instructors (Dante Danelian from Stanford, Spencer Austin from Columbia, Jason Wang from Yale, Leah Branstetter from Dartmouth, Uche Emenari from MIT) delivered AI education to district students.
• The Nueva SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The Nueva School in Hillsborough, California partnered with Inspirit AI for Winter 2025 in-person programming. Katie Saylor, Director of Extended Learning, oversees the ongoing partnership that brings Stanford/MIT instructors directly to Nueva students.
• International School of LuxembourgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025International School of Luxembourg partnered with Inspirit AI for Summer 2025 in-person 10-day intensive program. Students built AI projects across disciplines including AI + Exoplanet Detection, NLP + Finance, and Unbiased Large Language Models. Instructors included Stanford, Yale, MIT, and UPenn students.
• La Cañada High SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025La Cañada High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California partnered with Inspirit AI for Summer 2025 in-person programming. Simeon Sayer, Inspirit AI Instructor and Harvard Researcher, led the program working with middle and high school students.
• Khan Lab SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKhan Lab School, founded by Sal Khan of Khan Academy, partnered with Inspirit AI in 2021 to build a custom year-long 'Introduction to Artificial Intelligence' course for juniors and seniors. The hybrid course combines remote lectures with in-person coding labs, aligned with KLS's mastery-based learning system. Kayla Holman, Inspirit AI's Director of Curriculum, led instructional design. The course has completed multiple successful cohorts and expanded to include summer programs.
• Miami Country Day SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMiami Country Day School, designated as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, partnered with Inspirit AI to bring project-based, hands-on coding lessons to students through custom curriculum delivery.
• Pilgrim SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPilgrim School in Los Angeles partnered with Inspirit AI to create an in-school AI elective for middle school students, bringing structured AI education into the regular school day.
• The Hun School of PrincetonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Hun School of Princeton partnered with Inspirit AI to create multiple AI courses for middle school students, expanding AI education opportunities for their student body.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• iD Tech: iD Tech runs tech camps and online courses in coding, AI, and STEM for kids and teens, competing directly with Inspirit AI's AI Scholars and School Partnership programs in the K-12 supplemental education market.
• Juni Learning: Juni Learning offers 1:1 online STEM and coding instruction for K-12 students, mirroring Inspirit AI's small-group, premium online model with similar price points and target audience.
• Create & Learn: Create & Learn offers live online AI, coding, and STEM classes for kids aged 5–15, directly competing for the same families and school partnerships that Inspirit AI targets.
• CodeWizardsHQ: CodeWizardsHQ delivers live, instructor-led online coding classes for K-12 students, sharing Inspirit AI's live-online delivery model, instructor-led pedagogy, and parent-paid pricing.
• AI Camp: AI Camp provides AI bootcamps and project-based AI programs for middle and high school students, overlapping almost entirely with Inspirit AI's AI Scholars curriculum and teen target segment.

Broad incumbents

• Code.org: Code.org is the largest nonprofit provider of K-12 computing and AI curricula, broadly overlapping with Inspirit AI's mission but free, school-district-focused, and far broader in scope.
• Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers free K-12 education across all subjects and now ships an AI tutor (Khanmigo), competing with Inspirit AI on AI literacy while setting a strong free benchmark for parents evaluating paid programs.
• Outschool: Outschool is a marketplace where parents can find small-group AI, coding, and STEM classes for kids, including offerings that directly overlap with Inspirit AI's live cohort programs.

Emerging players

• Brilliant: Brilliant delivers interactive STEM and AI/ML courses to a primarily adult audience, but its growing library of AI fundamentals content creates a low-cost alternative for older teens in Inspirit AI's addressable market.
• Codecademy: Codecademy focuses on adult and early-career tech education but has expanded into younger learners and AI/data topics, positioning it as an adjacent competitor for older high school students considering self-serve alternatives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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