{"id":18971,"date":"2024-06-11T23:59:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T23:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reinvantage-dev.eonserver.com\/?p=18971"},"modified":"2024-06-11T23:59:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T23:59:23","slug":"the-polish-ai-start-up-helping-firms-navigate-the-digital-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reinvantage-dev.eonserver.com\/?p=18971","title":{"rendered":"The Polish AI start-up helping firms navigate the digital transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CampusAI has developed a unique, scalable educational concept for AI, giving organisations a competitive edge in addressing the challenges of the digital revolution.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warsaw-based CampusAI<\/a> this week raised 10 million US dollars of pre-seed funding, a record for a Polish start-up, to develop its online training ecosystem, enter as many as 10 new markets and teach 200,000 new users how to collaborate better with artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CampusAI, founded early last year, immerses people in the world of AI and trains them to use the technology more effectively, including by setting their own learning path; choosing tools that fit their personality; and writing better and more complex prompts. Its avatar-based blended learning model, in which practice plays a key role, boasts completion rates up to 10 times those of traditional e-learning methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Corporate clients can use the CampusAI platform to build comprehensive e-learning suites that support digital transformation. A recent survey<\/a> of CEOs by global consultancy PwC reported that a lack of digital skills, particularly those related to AI, is one of business leaders\u2019 most pressing concerns, while Boston Consulting Group found<\/a> 62 per cent of top executives cite a lack of skills as one of the main reasons they are unsatisfied with their organisation\u2019s AI efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor digital transformation to be effective, it has to be based on strengthening an organisation\u2019s most important asset: its people,\u201d says CampusAI co-founder and CEO Aureliusz G\u00f3rski. \u201cThat\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to create an environment that makes it easy to learn how to work with AI. Our Human+AI Collaboration model makes people more proactive, creative, and effective, allowing an organisation\u2019s leaders to engage their teams at all levels in their vision for transformation driven by generative AI.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The funding round, led by Polish angel investor Maciej Zientara, founder of Supernova Group and a partner in JR Holding, will support CampusAI\u2019s expansion abroad. A substantial part of Zientara\u2019s investment portfolio is based on artificial intelligence, including AI-based SaaS company AI Clearing, which raised 14 million US dollars in series A funding late last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CampusAI\u2019s model builds on work by Aleksandra Przegali\u0144ska, a visiting research fellow at Harvard University and an associate professor at Warsaw\u2019s Kozminski University. She and Kozminski Professor Dariusz Jemielniak, the co-author of her 2023 book Strategizing AI in Business and Education<\/em>, serve on the company\u2019s scientific advisory board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m supporting CampusAI because we have a common vision at the level of values,\u201d says Przegali\u0144ska, who has made her image available as one of the avatars the company uses to deliver its materials. \u201cFirst and foremost, artificial intelligence is a tool to be used by people, not the other way around. And secondly, AI is for everyone, which means it should be accessible and democratised.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CampusAI\u2019s ecosystem visualises its interactive content using a cutting-edge software engine developed for gaming, allowing the creation of custom learning environments. The company plans to expand to its first new market within three months and add as many as 10 new countries by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter achieving success in the Polish market, we\u2019re ready to expand globally with the backing of an investor who shares our vision,\u201d G\u00f3rski adds. \u201cMaciej Zientara has extensive experience in building value on international markets. He\u2019s the dream investor for any start-up, because he brings in know-how, not just cash.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

G\u00f3rski had already raised more than 70 million US dollars as a venture builder, developing six organisations over the past 17 years. His previous projects include AIP Business Link, Poland\u2019s first co-working and start-up accelerator network, and CIC Warsaw, an innovation centre for scale-ups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe first targets in our sights are the English- and Spanish-language markets,\u201d says CampusAI co-founder and CTO Szymon Piekarz. \u201cOur ultimate goal is to have a presence on at least 100 key markets, with 1 billion TAM; in the short term, we are seeking to build a community of 200,000 loyal users. Outside the purely educational aspect of CampusAI, we\u2019re seeking to build revolutionary technologies that help learners spread their wings and succeed in a world where technology is driving rapid change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to businesses, CampusAI is partnering with universities and public-sector organisations, providing them with an engine to build their own e-learning platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to become a part of this global project that will impact not just the corporate world, but all of society,\u201d Zientara says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCampusAI has developed a unique, scalable educational concept for AI, giving organisations a competitive edge in addressing the challenges of the digital revolution while respecting the principles of social responsibility. Artificial intelligence will affect everyone\u2019s job, which is why it\u2019s so important to develop effective education that gives people the skills they need to thrive on the labour market of tomorrow.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: CampusAI co-founder Aureliusz Go\u0301rski, scientific advisor Aleksandra Przegalin\u0301ska and investor Maciej Zientara.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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