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The agentic AI platform for higher education ($4.5M cARR in 4 weeks)
$4.5M committed ARR* in 4 weeks. Straia is the agentic AI platform replacing legacy software across higher education. We unify siloed institutional data and deploy AI agents to analyze and act on that data. Building the AI-native operating system for every college in America. *In contracting
Straia is an AI-powered business intelligence platform tailored for higher education that unifies campus data sources and provides instant, plain-English insights for administrators. It emphasizes reducing data prep and enabling non-technical users to ask questions to surface actionable metrics.
Straia connects directly to core SIS, LMS, and CRM systems to create a unified, AI-ready data layer. It ingests and maps data, handles maintenance, and lets campus leaders ask questions in plain English to retrieve real-time insights on enrollment, retention, course outcomes, program health, equity, melt risk, and more. It requires minimal IT involvement from the institution and provides built-in data governance with encrypted data in transit and at rest, plus role-based access controls and audit logging.
Who it’s for: Higher education institutions (colleges and universities) and their campus leaders such as President’s Office, Provosts, Enrollment Management, Academic Affairs, IR teams, and Student Advising.
Backed by notable investors (a16z Speedrun, Reach Capital, JFF Ventures) and early traction indicated by $4.5M ARR in 4 weeks
Co-founder and CEO of Straia. Scaled first edtech startup to $5M in 9 months. Called over 3,000 colleges and universities before starting Straia. Spent nearly my entire career investing and operating at intersection of education and technology. Wharton grad.
Cofounder and CTO at Straia. Engineered the backbone of the systems at Skillz that scaled to a $3.5B public offering. Built Greenpark Sports from the ground up until acquisition by JOA. Serial builder, now focused on higher ed where institutions are drowning in data they can't use.
Co-founder and COO at Straia. Prior to Straia, built the early US GTM and deployment motion for agentic AI platform at Sana Labs (acquired by Workday in 2025 for >$1B). Laser-focused on helping our partner schools derive immediate ROI from custom AI deployments. Previously consumer internet investor at Advent International / founding operator at Kismet / growth strategy at YouTube & Bain & Co. Wharton grad.
Co-Founder and CPO of Straia. Previously, co-founded SageSpot (Khosla-backed) as CTO, first hire at Arcus (acquired by Addepar), and built the first AI-native programmatic platform in advertising at The Trade Desk. Studied computer science at UC Berkeley and have spent my career at the intersection of engineering and product.
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