Oboe
Founded 2024 · 13 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
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Oboe is an AI-powered learning product for individuals who want to learn new topics. It offers a chat-based interface for educational content.
Founders & leadership
Oboe was founded in 2024 by Nir Zicherman.
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Nir ZichermaninCEO, Co-FounderNir Zicherman is the founder and CEO of Oboe, an AI-powered learning product with a chat-based interface for educational content. He previously served as Vice President of Audiobooks at Spotify and co-founded the podcasting platform Anchor, where he was CTO until its acquisition by Spotify in 2019.
Investors · 5
Also in the syndicate · 3
EniacFactorialOffline
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$16M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2025–2026
- $16MSeries AJan 2026
Andreessen Horowitz (lead), Eniac, Factorial, Haystack, Offline
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors · 2
by search overlapBYJU'S1585 shared keywordsBYJU'S offers online learning programs, video lessons, and a personalized learning app for students in India, including tutoring and exam-preparation programs for competitive tests such as JEE and NEET.
Fiveable1407 shared keywordsFiveable provides AI-powered exam preparation for AP classes, offering practice questions with automated scoring and personalized study tools for high school students.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Oboe do?
- Oboe is an AI-powered learning product for individuals who want to learn new topics. It offers a chat-based interface for educational content.
- Who founded Oboe?
- Oboe was founded by Nir Zicherman in 2024.
- Who are Oboe's investors?
- Oboe's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Haystack.
- How much funding has Oboe raised?
- Oboe has disclosed $16M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.