MathGPT founders say site boosts students’ skills, confidence
Fri Jan 16 2026
With more than 10 million users, Nour Gajial ’26 and Yanni Kouloumbis ’26 have found a pain point among high school and college students and answered it with their startup MathGPT. The founders are featured on the January episode of the Startup Cornell podcast.
The duo founded the company in 2023 to help students struggling with math understand how to approach problems step-by-step using AI-powered learning tools and video explanations. Now, the platform has expanded beyond math to include a number of STEM-related topics.
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With more than 10 million users, Nour Gajial ’26 and Yanni Kouloumbis ’26 have found a pain point among high school and college students and answered it with their startup MathGPT. The founders are featured on the January episode of the Startup Cornell podcast. The duo founded the company in 2023 to help students struggling with math understand how to approach problems step-by-step using AI-powered learning tools and video explanations. Now, the platform has expanded beyond math to include a number of STEM-related topics.