# Medly AI

> Medly AI is a London education technology company whose exam-board-specific AI tutor teaches, marks handwritten and typed answers, tracks topic-level mastery and generates personalised practice for school and university students. Founded by former NHS doctors Paul Jung and Kavi Samra, it has grown from a GCSE study app into Medly Exams, Medly Open and a free teacher dashboard, with more than 400,000 UK users reported in August 2026 and an $8 million Seed round led by Felix Capital.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** London, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** Dr Paul Jung (Co-founder and CEO), Dr Kavi Samra (Co-founder and COO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 23 people were associated with the company on LinkedIn in August 2026; LinkedIn's company-size band remained 2-10.
- **Products:** Medly Exams, Medly Open, Medly Teacher Dashboard, Medly Mocks, Medly Shuffle
- **Notable:** Reported more than 400,000 UK users by August 2026 after launching publicly in February 2025., Raised an $8 million Seed round led by Felix Capital in August 2026., Selected as one of eight organisations from 53 bids for the UK government's AI Tutoring Tools Pioneer Programme in July 2026.

## Products & services

- **Medly Exams** — Exam-board-specific AI tutoring, practice papers, handwritten and typed answer marking, feedback and topic-level mastery tracking for GCSE, IGCSE, A-Level, IB, AP and SAT students.
- **Medly Open** — A curriculum-agnostic study partner for university students covering lecture notes, file organisation, flashcards, assignment planning and practice exams.
- **Medly Teacher Dashboard** — A free dashboard for verified UK teachers to assign homework, review or override AI marks, inspect mastery heatmaps and spot class-wide misconceptions.
- **Medly Mocks** — Free national mock exams made with examiners and marked automatically, designed to give students practice under realistic conditions.
- **Medly Shuffle** — Adaptive practice that selects questions around a student's weakest curriculum areas and updates as mastery changes.
- **Medly Bursary Scheme** — Up to 50 UK students aged 14-18 per month can receive full platform access free for the remainder of the school year.

## Achievements

- Reported more than 400,000 UK users by August 2026 after launching publicly in February 2025.
- Raised an $8 million Seed round led by Felix Capital in August 2026.
- Selected as one of eight organisations from 53 bids for the UK government's AI Tutoring Tools Pioneer Programme in July 2026.
- Built a dataset of more than 30,000 answers from over 900 students, each marked twice by qualified examiners, including more than 5,200 handwritten responses.
- In its 2025 GCSE survey, 74.1% of the 398-student analytical sample improved by at least one grade in one or more subjects and 40.5% improved by two or more grades.
- Completed a randomised controlled trial involving more than 1,000 UK students across eight schools; full results had not yet been published in the cited August 2026 coverage.
- Submitted evidence to the House of Commons Business and Trade Committee on AI, education and the future of work in April 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Raised $8 million (€6.89 million) in a Felix Capital-led Seed round, with Eka Ventures, Ada Ventures and angel investors participating.
- **2026-08** — Reported more than 400,000 UK users and nearly 600% user growth since the February 2025 public launch; SAT support launched in the US, with AP and ACT planned.
- **2026-07** — Selected for the UK government's AI Tutoring Tools Pioneer Programme to co-design and test AI tutoring with four schools.
- **2026-06** — Published a benchmark based on 30,000+ examiner-graded student answers and announced an open sample of the dataset.
- **2026-04** — Submitted written evidence to a House of Commons inquiry, describing Medly Exams, Medly Open, the Teacher Dashboard and its mini-RCT approach.
- **2026-03** — Moved to permanent freemium daily access, launched Medly Shuffle and introduced Medly Mend environmental funding.

## Links

- Website: https://www.medlyai.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/medly-ai
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frrbwL38-5E
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medlyai
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medlyai

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Last updated: 2026-08-20