
Darsel is a global education technology nonprofit on a mission to improve learning outcomes in low- and middle-income countries, with a focus on strengthening problem-solving and critical thinking skills through primary and secondary mathematics. We build effective, accessible education technology tools (including AI-powered personalized learning chatbots) and partner with governments and school systems to reach students.

Darsel is a global education technology nonprofit on a mission to improve learning outcomes in low- and middle-income countries, with a focus on strengthening problem-solving and critical thinking skills through primary and secondary mathematics. We build effective, accessible education technology tools (including AI-powered personalized learning chatbots) and partner with governments and school systems to reach students.
Mission: Improve math learning outcomes in low- and middle-income countries via low-bandwidth, text-first tools
Product: AI-driven, text-based math tutor delivered over SMS, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger
Scale (reported): 330,000+ students; 350,000,000+ questions solved (company-reported)
Founded / HQ: Founded from Harvard and Stanford research; headquartered in Stanford, California
Funding signal: Pre-Seed round with Y Combinator listed as an investor
K–12 math learning in low- and middle-income countries; low-bandwidth educational access
E-Learning Providers
“Y Combinator participation in a Pre-Seed round”
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