Revyze, a Paris-based social learning app designed for GenZ and GenAlpha, has scored $6 million in seed funding. The round was led by Speedinvest (which recently backed ContextSDK and Haaven) and Moonfire (which backed Healthtech 1 and Stanhope AI), with participation from Motier Ventures, Station F – the world’s largest startup incubator, Illka Paananen (cofounder of Supercell), Riccardo Zacconni & Sebastian Knusson (cofounders of King / Candycrush) and Nickey Skarstad (Director of Product, Duolingo).
This latest funding follows the $2.2 million pre-seed funding raised in 2022 with notable investors, including co-founders of Airbnb, Alan, Front, Ledger, and MistralAI.
US expansion
Beyond France, Revyze plans to expand in the US in 2025, where it already has a small pilot and an early community of creators.
“By combining social engagement with verified, peer-generated content, Revyze is not just filling a gap—it’s redefining the entire learning experience. We’re thrilled to support a team that is passionate about democratising education and empowering students to learn in ways that resonate with them,” said Jeroen Arts, Partner at Speedinvest.
Mattias Ljungman, founder of Moonfire (former Atomico founder) added: “Decentralising creation by empowering creators to create content opens a scalable path to the content personalisation we see on Tiktok, but applied to learning thanks to AI. We’re incredibly excited by the opportunities this opens for Revyze globally.”
The need for Revyze
According to a recent Yale study, nearly 75% of students self-report negative feelings about school, with stress (79%) and boredom (69%) being 2 of the top feelings cited. The widening gap between schools and GenZ was worsened by COVID and the rise of TikTok, which has greatly impacted students’ attention span and time spent (5h/day on average) on social media.
The recent AI surge has further impacted what and how students need to learn. Paris startup Revyze’s mission is to make the best of this new normal.
TikTok meets Duolingo
Revyze was founded in 2022 by Guillaume Perrot (ex-Alan), Anatole Blanc (ex-Auto1), and Florent Sciberras (ex-Airbnb) with the mission of democratising access to high-quality education at the global scale. The company’s mobile app helps students learn by scrolling through verified short form Tiktok-like videos & quizzes made by their peers, including high schoolers, university students, and even teachers.
“You can think of Revyze as Duolingo meets TikTok. Duolingo for the gamified learning structure and Tiktok for the short-form video format & social interaction,” cofounder Guillaume Perrot said.
Revyze offers a mobile app where students learn through short videos and quizzes created by their peers, with all content verified before being posted. The company aims to reshape the learning experience, making it accessible, personalised, and social.
Achievements
Since its launch in 2022 by Guillaume Perrot, Anatole Blanc, and Florent Sciberras, Revyze has reached over 1 million users, and over one-third of all 9th graders in France have already used it to prepare for their middle school certificate, pushing the app to #1 in the App Store last June. Over 2000 creators have also contributed over 20,000 videos, resulting in over 150 million views, an equivalent of 100 years of smart scrolling on Revyze instead of doom scrolling on TikTok.
“We’re building a small, diverse team of global talent with very high agency, so we are looking for one world-class designer and 2 software engineers who are passionate about our mission to join us,” Florent Sciberras shared.
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