Artificial Intelligence, workforce development, and education make for an engaging experience for our current and future generations.
Taylor Shead, Founder & CEO of Stimuli, an immersive online community powered by AI that provides a mix of education and career development for students, announced a merger with Khiry Kemp, Co-founder of Oppti, a platform connecting students with employers affording them the opportunity for internships to serve as Stimuli’s Head of Operations. Naomi Thomas, Founder of Infinity.Careers curating curriculums around your dream job appointed to Head of Digital, making this team a triple threat in the edtech sector.
Taylor Shead raised over $1 million in capital with the development of Stimuli. After meeting Khiry Kemp of Oppti and Naomi Thomas of Infinity.Career at the Jobs for the Future’s (JFF) Entrepreneur in Residence incubator, they decided to partner up and expand on an entrepreneurial journey together for the betterment of education.
“Stemuli is a shining example of what can happen when we bring together and incubate talented and driven entrepreneurs to collaborate and catalyze new ways to support people facing systemic barriers to advancement,” said Kristina Francis, executive director of JFFLabs, JFF’s innovation lab. “We are thrilled to see the success of our program in action, and we look forward to seeing the impact this merger will have on the future of learning.”
“This merger marks an important milestone for both black entrepreneurs and the edtech industry as a whole,” said Taylor Shead, Founder and CEO of Stemuli. “We are excited to join forces and bring our collective expertise to create a company that truly empowers students and addresses the needs of the education system. We believe that education is the key to unlocking opportunities and driving social and economic mobility, and we are committed to making that a reality for students across the country.”
The pandemic is in our rearview, and children have been inundated with attending school virtually and in person. This doesn’t seem to be letting up, yet part of our unforeseen future.
*Children’s attention span fluctuates between 4-48 minutes depending on age. Stimuli offers a comprehensive 3D immersive educational gaming experience using AI to captivate children’s learning experience and prepare them for the workforce, and land their dream job.
*https://www.cnld.org/how-long-should-a-childs-attention-span-be/
For more information, visit www.stemuli.net.
