
Brilliant offers an interactive learning platform focused on STEM topics, including math, data science, and computer science. Their mission is to create a world of great problem solvers by teaching through doing, with no videos and all content being interactive. They aim to help learners develop intuition through experimentation, build understanding through interaction, and have fun, catering to learners aged 13 to 113. Brilliant emphasizes guided, bite-sized lessons that provide instant, custom feedback, making complex ideas easy to grasp. Their courses are designed by award-winning teachers and professionals from top institutions, offering guided paths for various learning journeys. The company serves hundreds of thousands of paid subscribers and is looking to expand its reach to millions of customers. Brilliant operates with a focus on building a healthy, profitable business and maintains a culture of high impact, low ego, valuing excellence, adventure, generosity, and candor. They have a hybrid work model with core hours for collaboration, requiring over half of their team to be located near hubs in San Francisco and New York City.

Brilliant offers an interactive learning platform focused on STEM topics, including math, data science, and computer science. Their mission is to create a world of great problem solvers by teaching through doing, with no videos and all content being interactive. They aim to help learners develop intuition through experimentation, build understanding through interaction, and have fun, catering to learners aged 13 to 113. Brilliant emphasizes guided, bite-sized lessons that provide instant, custom feedback, making complex ideas easy to grasp. Their courses are designed by award-winning teachers and professionals from top institutions, offering guided paths for various learning journeys. The company serves hundreds of thousands of paid subscribers and is looking to expand its reach to millions of customers. Brilliant operates with a focus on building a healthy, profitable business and maintains a culture of high impact, low ego, valuing excellence, adventure, generosity, and candor. They have a hybrid work model with core hours for collaboration, requiring over half of their team to be located near hubs in San Francisco and New York City.
Product: Interactive, problem-solving STEM lessons via web and mobile
Users: Over 10 million learners (company-stated)
Business model: Hundreds of thousands of paid subscribers
Headquarters: San Francisco, California
STEM education and skills development (math, computer science, data, science).
Educational technology
Latest recorded round
“Investors include Social+Capital (early), Union Square Ventures, International Finance Corporation and others”