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Excellence Learning

YC W25

San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 4 employees · 9 known investors

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Excellence is an AI-powered educational platform designed for teachers to manage and enhance classroom use of AI tools. It provides teachers with features for generating personalized assignments, creating exams, building interactive learning materials, and tracking student progress while keeping handwritten work as the foundation of learning.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSAI-Enhanced LearningEducationUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W25)

Excellence Learning was founded in 2025 by Sovann Linden, Alexis Bonnafont, and Mattia Mauro.

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Sovann LindenCo-Founder2025–2025Sovann holds a Mathematics Masters from Oxford and a Masters of Engineering from Stanford, where he conducted medical research. He has over 10 years of tutoring experience in mathematics education and previously worked in finance roles including at a hedge fund and SoftBank.
ABAlexis Bonnafont
Alexis BonnafontCo-founder · Co-fondateur & CTOAlexis Bonnafont holds degrees in Physics and Computer Science from École Polytechnique and a Research Master's in Energy Science Engineering from Stanford University.
MMMattia Mauro
Mattia MauroCo-founder · Chief Executive OfficerMattia Mauro worked as a quantitative analyst and led early-stage investments at Squarepoint Capital, a quantitative hedge fund. He won the International Physicists' Tournament in 2022 and studied physics from an early age.

Investors · 9

Transpose Platform Managementlisted by Transpose Platform ManagementSan Francisco

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Zanichelli Venturelisted by Zanichelli VentureBologna · $100K – $250Kvia Enrico Poli · inferred

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Italian Founders FundreportedMilano · $270K – $3.3M

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Llama venturesreported

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Source Venturesreported$108K

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VentoreportedTorino · $165K – $1.1M

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Wadstein Capitalreported

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The YC application· Winter 2025 batch

Alumni Q&A

What is your long-term vision? If you truly succeed, what will be different about the world?
The founders aim to serve students from middle school through college, with parents enrolling children in a program used daily. Their goal is to deliver learning outcomes better than human tutoring at lower cost, make methods used by top students widely available, and improve students' performance relative to peers over time.

Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Excellence Learning do?
Excellence is an AI-powered educational platform designed for teachers to manage and enhance classroom use of AI tools. It provides teachers with features for generating personalized assignments, creating exams, building interactive learning materials, and tracking student progress while keeping handwritten work as the foundation of learning.
Who founded Excellence Learning?
Excellence Learning was founded by Sovann Linden, Alexis Bonnafont, Mattia Mauro in 2025.
Who are Excellence Learning's investors?
Excellence Learning's investors include Kima Ventures, Transpose Platform Management, Y Combinator, Zanichelli Venture, Italian Founders Fund, Llama ventures, Source Ventures, Vento and 1 more.
Where is Excellence Learning headquartered?
Excellence Learning is headquartered in San Francisco, US.