- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Latest Round
- Series A
- Est. Valuation
- ~$100M
Investment Thesis
Oboe is an AI-powered learning platform founded by Nir Zicherman and Michael Mignano, the co-founders of Anchor (acquired by Spotify). Users define a learning goal and the AI generates a complete, structured course tailored to them.
Launched in September 2025, Oboe raised a $16 million Series A from a16z just three months after launch, with angels including Adam D'Angelo (Quora CEO) and Garry Tan (Y Combinator CEO).
People want to learn new skills but hit a wall — online courses are one-size-fits-all, textbooks are dry, and self-directed learning has no structure or accountability.
Type any learning goal and AI generates a complete personalized course with chapters, audio narration, visuals, interactive quizzes, and spaced-repetition flashcards — all in minutes.
AI can now generate high-quality multimedia content on demand, making truly personalized education possible for the first time — no instructor, no curriculum committee, no waiting.
Launched September 2025 and raised a $16M Series A from a16z just three months later, with angel backing from Adam D'Angelo (Quora CEO) and Garry Tan (Y Combinator CEO).
Nir Zicherman (CEO, ex-VP Audiobooks at Spotify) and Michael Mignano (co-founder of Anchor, acquired by Spotify for $236M) are applying the same democratize-creation playbook to learning.