Danish EdTech AI Startup Raises Several Million Euros

The developers of Alice aim to help every user become smarter, broaden their horizons, and acquire new skills through AI. Their concept is that the Alice educational platform adapts to the individual characteristics of each learner - such as their pace of understanding, previous experience, preferred learning style, and so on. Therefore, machine learning combined with real-time feedback helps users study more effectively while avoiding academic stress.

By using Alice, users upload their study materials - lectures, presentations, practical assignments - to the platform. The built-in AI then independently transforms these materials, creating personalized guides, interactive quizzes, and other assignments tailored to the individual student. Alice also features a function that allows learners to share resources with friends and track their progress together, similar to the experience in the Duolingo app.

Alice's CEO and co-founder, Kim Rantz, is convinced that students today need much more than just textbooks. Alice serves as a comprehensive assistant, tutor, and mentor that users can turn to for guidance. Rantz, a lecturer at the Copenhagen Business School, developed this educational model together with AI expert and Oxford graduate Patrick Gadd.

Since its launch in 2024, Alice has expanded to 10 other countries, with the number of learners on the platform growing by 650% in just four months. The startup has also received support from Danish politicians. Former Minister of Higher Education and Science Tommy Ahlers believes that Alice embodies a unique European approach to the ethical use of AI. Among the private investors supporting Alice is the venture capital firm Cherry Ventures, for example.