# Merlyn Mind

> Merlyn Mind developed voice and remote-controlled AI tools that help teachers operate classroom computers, displays and digital resources while moving among students. Its education products include Symphony Classroom, Merlyn Origin and Merlyn Display. Promethean acquired the education technology assets in September 2025; the transaction excluded the seller’s Emergence AI assets.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Satya Nitta (Co-founder; CEO at the time of the 2025 asset sale), Ravi Kokku (Co-founder), Sharad Sundararajan (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Symphony Classroom, Merlyn Origin, Merlyn Display, Education language models
- **Notable:** 2021 launch after more than 50 classroom pilots in over 20 schools., Education-focused language models published on Hugging Face., Promethean acquired the education technology assets in September 2025.

## Products & services

- **Symphony Classroom** — Original AI hub with microphones, speaker, remote, desktop application and browser extension for classroom voice control.
- **Merlyn Origin** — Teacher-computer AI assistant combining remote and voice control, USB receiver, desktop app and browser extension. Includes classroom chat and lesson and rubric builders.
- **Merlyn Display** — Merlyn assistant embedded in select Newline interactive panels, offering voice and remote control and educational AI functions.
- **Education language models** — Published education-focused models, including a corpus question-answering model on Hugging Face.

## Achievements

- 2021 launch after more than 50 classroom pilots in over 20 schools.
- Education-focused language models published on Hugging Face.
- Promethean acquired the education technology assets in September 2025.
- Company reports a Top Innovation award for Origin at the CES 2026 Speed Award event.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Mynd.ai announced completion of the Merlyn education technology asset acquisition by its Promethean subsidiary on September 9.
- **2026-01** — Merlyn reports Origin received a Top Innovation award at the CES 2026 Speed Award event; the report was published May 26, 2026.
- **2026-05** — A May 26 company story highlighted Origin use at Gesu School in Philadelphia; citywide expansion was described as a proposal, not a completed rollout.

## Links

- Website: https://www.merlyn.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/merlyn-for-education
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MerlynforEDU
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@merlynforeducation
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/MerlynMind/

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