Enki is a San Francisco-based edtech company building an AI-powered coaching platform that helps professionals and teams learn coding, data, and no-code tools faster. Founded in 2019 by Kirill Makharinsky and Bruno Marnette, Enki pairs on-demand 1:1 AI coaching with structured, role-specific exercises for tools like SQL, Python, Excel, Tableau, Looker, and Power BI. It began as a mobile app that grew to millions of users and 20,000+ five-star reviews, then pivoted toward enterprise upskilling, offering companies a way to raise data literacy and tool adoption across their workforce.
iQ3Connect is a Woburn, Massachusetts company that runs a web-based XR platform for enterprise training and 3D collaboration. Its no-code tools let manufacturers turn existing CAD, digital-twin, and point-cloud data into interactive VR, AR, desktop, and mobile experiences that open in a standard browser - no app install required. Founded in 2017 out of MIT research by Ali Merchant, the company serves aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, and oil and gas customers with immersive assembly training, safety procedures, remote design reviews, and multi-user virtual classrooms.
Schemata is a San Francisco spatial intelligence company building an AI-native interface to the physical world. It turns 2D images and physical assets into photorealistic, interactive 3D training environments where an AI instructor coaches workers through procedures, inspections, and maintenance - claiming content built roughly 10x faster and up to 85% cheaper than traditional simulation. Founded in 2023 and out of a16z Speedrun, it serves defense and enterprise customers including NAVSEA, multiple U.S. Air Force units, Northeastern University, Nestle, and Nabors, and raised a $5M seed led by Owl Ventures in May 2025.
Ali Merchant is the founder and CEO of iQ3Connect, a Woburn, Massachusetts company building a web-based, ultrafast XR platform that lets enterprise teams step into shared 3D spaces for design review and training straight from a browser - no heavy installs, no specialized hardware required. An MIT-trained aeronautical engineer with a Ph.D. in turbomachinery, he spent two decades building high-performance 3D design and simulation software for aerospace before turning a decade-plus of MIT research into a platform that aims to make immersive 3D as easy to build as a slide deck and as collaborative as a video call.
Mark Atkinson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mursion, an AI-powered immersive learning platform that blends live human performers with artificial intelligence to create realistic practice simulations for professional development. An Emmy Award-winning television producer turned serial edtech entrepreneur, Atkinson has spent over two decades building technology ventures at the intersection of human capital development and innovation. Before Mursion, he co-founded Teachscape, a pioneering video-based teacher observation platform that became central to the Gates Foundation's Measures of Effective Teaching project. Under his leadership, Mursion has grown to serve more than a third of Fortune 100 companies, delivering 18 million-plus minutes of simulation-based training across healthcare, education, corporate, and hospitality sectors.