Zora - Adaptive Learning

“I tried to build Zora 8 years ago when my little sister Sophie was in middle school. Like most middle schoolers, she hated reading. I wanted to build her a platform that showed her that reading could be fun by involving her in the storytelling and giving her the freedom to have the story be about whatever she was interest in, whether that was Minecraft or a zombie hunter named Sophie! 8 years ago, this platform was really hard to build because I would have had to have a pre-written bank of questions and bank of stories. I evaluated a lot of options at the time including Project Gutenberg but all of those stories were 100 years old (it takes 95 years for a book to enter public domain!) and no longer relatable. With GenAI, I realized the personalized, adaptive platform I envisioned for Sophie to teach her how to read was finally possible! Zora is named after legendary American author, Zora Neale Hurston, who inspired an entire generation of writers and learners, which is what I hope this app will do.

I hope to build out more features for vocabulary banks over time to progressively teach children new words, allow children to see themselves as recurring heroes in their stories, and control the narrative of the stories! Looking for partners/collaborators on the B2B, children's content, education, public sector, non-profit literacy, research spaces!”

“I'm interested in creating impactful products through creative problem solving and product engineering. Learning solutions should be fun, simple and highly engaging.

Zora presents a unique opportunity in applying modern technologies, to solve the reading crisis. Reading as a fundamental issue is at the heart of education, and we believe in solving these problems with an innovative and modern approach. I'm interested in making learning fun, and creating the foundations for success.

We aim to provide children and parents with tools that allow learning through a natural pace. Zora will continue to develop interesting, interactive features that makes reading fun!

We look forward to hearing from you!”