# Michał Borkowski

> Michał Borkowski is the Polish co-founder and CEO of Brainly, founded in Krakow in 2009 with Tomasz Kraus and Łukasz Haluch. His experience of classmates helping one another inspired a peer-learning service that expanded internationally and later incorporated AI-assisted homework, studying and test preparation.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Brainly
- **Organizations:** Brainly
- **Nationality:** Polish
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Corporate Finance, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
- **Known for:** Co-founded Brainly and led its international expansion., Brainly attracted one million users within its first year., Led Brainly through venture funding, including the $80 million Series D in 2020.

## Career timeline

- **Teenage years** — Started his first business at 16; worked on internet projects before Brainly.
- **2009** — Co-founded Brainly, initially Zadane.pl in Poland, with Tomasz Kraus and Łukasz Haluch.
- **2014** — Brainly raised a $9 million Series A led by General Catalyst; built its US presence.
- **2016** — Brainly acquired OpenStudy.
- **2018** — Brainly acquired video-learning startup Bask.
- **2020** — Brainly raised an $80 million Series D led by Learn Capital.
- **2025** — Brainly announced its AI Learning Companion; Borkowski attended a White House AI education event in September.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Brainly and led its international expansion.
- Brainly attracted one million users within its first year.
- Led Brainly through venture funding, including the $80 million Series D in 2020.
- Helped develop Brainly from a peer Q&A community into an AI-powered learning platform.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Brainly published an updated explanation of its platform, emphasizing educator-built, step-by-step homework help, targeted practice and test preparation.
- **2025-09** — Attended a White House event for signatories of the Pledge to America’s Youth: Investing in AI Education; Brainly committed to free access for participating students.
- **2025-04** — Listed as a speaker at the EU-Startups Summit in Malta, discussing building an AI learning companion.
- **2025-02** — Brainly announced plans to roll out its AI Learning Companion features during 2025.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borkowskimichal

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Last updated: 2026-10-23