# Kami

> Kami is an Auckland-founded education software company that turns existing classroom documents into interactive lessons, with annotation, collaboration, accessibility, assessment, and feedback tools. Its product family includes Kami App, Kami Companion, Book Creator, and the beta math product Kami Coach.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Auckland, New Zealand
- **Founders:** Hengjie Wang (Co-founder and CEO), Alliv Samson (Co-founder; Chief of Staff & Strategy; formerly COO), Jordan Thoms (Co-founder and former CTO; left in 2025), Bob Drummond (Co-founder and mentor; left in 2025 according to current press kit)
- **Products:** Kami App, Kami Companion, Book Creator, Kami Coach, Training and educator resources
- **Notable:** Company reports more than 50 million users in 180 countries., Company reports active users in 92% of US K-12 public schools., Ranked first in the 2021 New Zealand Deloitte Fast 50, according to company history.

## Products & services

- **Kami App** — Document annotation, multimedia comments, collaboration, accessibility, AI question generation, grading, and classroom insights.
- **Kami Companion** — School- and district-managed Chrome and Edge learning accessibility extension for web content, including read aloud, translation, voice typing, and text supports.
- **Book Creator** — Multimedia digital book creation for students and teachers; founded independently in 2011 and acquired by Kami in September 2025.
- **Kami Coach** — Standalone beta math formative assessment and AI coaching product providing hints and visibility into student work and reasoning.
- **Training and educator resources** — Onboarding, professional learning, certification, templates, webinars, and educator community programs.

## Achievements

- Company reports more than 50 million users in 180 countries.
- Company reports active users in 92% of US K-12 public schools.
- Ranked first in the 2021 New Zealand Deloitte Fast 50, according to company history.
- Included in TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2022.
- Acquired Book Creator in September 2025.
- Hengjie Wang and Alliv Samson named EY New Zealand Entrepreneurs of the Year 2025, per company press kit.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 23 product log: Companion tools now work in Google Slides; Book Creator added commenting from Class View. October 22: Book Creator inline text editing.
- **2026-09** — September 21 product log: paint bucket tool and personalized Explain in Kami App; Companion support in Word for the web.
- **2026-08** — August 20 product log: finer Companion tool access controls, ClassLink rostering, and baseline UDL certification announcement.
- **2026-10** — At research date, Kami Coach is offered in standalone beta/early access.
- **2025-09** — Kami acquired Book Creator on September 16; financial terms were not disclosed.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kamiapp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/usekamiapp/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/officialkamihq
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/notablepdf
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kamiapp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kamiapp/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26