The team
Meet the founders
Svenia Busson
Co-founder — She mapped the territory
Svenia traveled to 20+ countries, interviewed 1,000+ education leaders, and wrote a book called Exploring the Future of Education which came out of years spent in the field, visiting schools and talking to educators across the world.
She then built the infrastructure: co-founding Edtech France (500+ startups), the European Edtech Alliance (2,500+ startups across 20 countries), and the Female Edtech Fellowship (100+ alumnae). She knows who's who, what's been tried, and what's missing. She sees education from the system level.
When she's not building relationships and bringing people together, you'll find her hosting poetry nights or climbing mountain passes on her road bike.
She then built the infrastructure: co-founding Edtech France (500+ startups), the European Edtech Alliance (2,500+ startups across 20 countries), and the Female Edtech Fellowship (100+ alumnae). She knows who's who, what's been tried, and what's missing. She sees education from the system level.
When she's not building relationships and bringing people together, you'll find her hosting poetry nights or climbing mountain passes on her road bike.
European Edtech Alliance
EdTech France
Female Edtech Fellowship
HEC Paris
Freie Universität
Laurent Jolie
Co-founder — He built the product
Laurent co-founded Lalilo at École Polytechnique, scaled it to 1M+ students learning to read with AI, won a French Ministry of Education partnership, and led its acquisition by Renaissance Learning. Then he did it again with Expliq another Ministry partnership through P2IA.
He knows what it takes to put AI in front of a child and have it actually work. He sees education from the classroom level.
When he's not shipping AI-powered products for teachers and students, he's busy raising his two kids — and running marathons — that's how he unwinds.
He knows what it takes to put AI in front of a child and have it actually work. He sees education from the classroom level.
When he's not shipping AI-powered products for teachers and students, he's busy raising his two kids — and running marathons — that's how he unwinds.
Lalilo → Renaissance Learning
Expliq
P2IA Ministry of Education
École Polytechnique
UC Berkeley
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Why this combination matters
One mapped the ecosystem, the other shipped products inside it. One convenes education entrepreneurs, the other builds for teachers and kids. Both curious minds and tech saavy.