Gizmo raises $22m in Series A funding led by Shine Capital to expand into the United States
The Series A round was led by Shine Capital with backing from Ada Ventures, Seek Investments, GSV, and NFX.
≈ £16.3M at $1 = £0.7393 on 16 Apr 2026
Gizmo is a London-based educational technology company that operates an artificial intelligence powered learning platform designed to make studying more engaging.
Gizmo has secured $22m in Series A funding led by Shine Capital, with participation from Ada Ventures, Seek Investments, GSV, and NFX. The capital will support the company as it expands into the United States college market and grows its engineering and artificial intelligence teams in San Francisco and London.
Founded in 2021 by University of Cambridge graduates Petros Christodoulou, Robin Jack, and Paul Evangelou, the platform has acquired 13 million users across 120 countries through organic growth. The application employs gamification techniques, such as leaderboards and adaptive quizzes, to help students maintain study habits and avoid distractions.
From the founder
"Our users started regularly describing Gizmo as a game and telling us they'd never been able to study so much before because they'd usually get distracted and go on TikTok instead, but that this wasn't happening when they used Gizmo."
Petros Christodoulou
at Gizmo
Use of funds
- 01Expand into international markets
- 02Grow the team
- 03Fund research and development
