Kibeam Learning

Kibeam Learning is an Oakland, California edtech company building the Kibeam Wand Reading System - a screen-free, AI-powered handheld device that brings physical books to life with sound, character voices, read-aloud and play-based games. Founded in 2020 by LeapFrog LeapPad inventor Jim Marggraff, Kibeam targets PreK-3 literacy at home and in classrooms, grounded in the Science of Reading, and has run large pilots including a partnership with the University of Florida's Lastinger Center reaching tens of thousands of families.