# Nhon Ma

> Nhon Ma is the Los Angeles-based co-founder and CEO of Numerade, a STEM learning platform combining educator-created videos with AI tutoring. A Columbia graduate and former Google product lead, he previously co-founded Tutorcast with Alex Lee. His work on educational access draws on his own experience of unequal resources growing up in Los Angeles.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Numerade
- **Organizations:** Numerade, Tutorcast, Google, Tenka
- **Education:** BA in Economics and Psychology, Columbia University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Numerade and Tutorcast with Alex Lee., Led Numerade through its $26 million Series A in 2021., Numerade offered 12 months of free Plus access to LAUSD K-12 students and teachers in a November 2023 initiative.

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Tenka, his New York restaurant-deal venture, launches in October, according to February 2011 coverage.
- **2012-2014** — Serves as Global Product Lead at Google, according to Crunchbase.
- **2013** — Begins working with Alex Lee on education technology.
- **2014** — Tutorcast CEO and co-founder role begins, according to Crunchbase.
- **2018** — Numerade founding year listed in his professional profile.
- **2019** — Numerade launches, according to LA School Report.
- **2020** — Numerade introduces free summer STEM bootcamps.
- **2021** — Numerade raises a $26 million Series A.
- **2023** — Numerade introduces AceChat and announces one year of free Numerade Plus for eligible LAUSD students and teachers.
- **2024** — Numerade partners with George Fox University to provide students free access.
- **2025** — Appears on WFSU’s 411 Teen to discuss AI in learning.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Numerade and Tutorcast with Alex Lee.
- Led Numerade through its $26 million Series A in 2021.
- Numerade offered 12 months of free Plus access to LAUSD K-12 students and teachers in a November 2023 initiative.
- Numerade’s September 2024 George Fox University partnership provided student access to its learning resources.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — WFSU’s 411 Teen published a conversation with Ma on the benefits and problems of AI-assisted study.
- **2024-09** — Numerade and George Fox University announced a partnership giving students free access to Numerade resources.

## Links

- Website: https://www.numerade.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhon-ma-622bb922
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/nhonma

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