Benedict Kurz

Benedict is the CEO and co-founder of Knowunity, a digital learning platform and AI learning companion that supports students aged 11 to 18 in their studies. Together with his friends, he founded the company at the age of 17, immediately after high school. Today, the app is the daily AI learning companion for over 20 million students worldwide. Since its launch five years ago, they have raised over €45 million from leading investors such as xAnge, Educapital and Project A and successfully established Knowunity in Europe, Latin America and Asia. Benedict is also a board member of the Startup Association and is committed to putting the interests of the startup ecosystem on the political agenda.