Learning Matters is an ed-tech organization headquartered in Bangalore. The firm was founded by Ramamoorthy G (Moorthy), Gowri Mahesh and Saraswathy Ramamoorthy. Gowri, Saras and Moorthy are from the education and technology domains in which they have worked for about 20 years each.
The Founders share that they focus on one of the largest problems faced by the Indian education sector – falling quality of learning outcomes in the majority of students. “We use tech tools and AI to solve this systemic problem and to scale the solution effectively, for large numbers of schools, teachers and students. Voice technology is slowly gaining recognition for its various advantages and benefits, and in about three to five years, is going to play a very big role in education.”
“We are using voice technology along with Artificial Intelligence to reach schools in the middle and bottom of the pyramid through our virtual voice teacher – ‘Tara’. Tara also has a comprehensive suite of educational solutions centred around it – a digital content platform on the cloud and teacher training programmes (both long-term and short-term) which work along with Tara in a systemic and systematic manner to improve teacher quality and student learning outcomes. Tara uses voice-tech platforms (such as Amazon Alexa) along with proprietary content created by Learning Matters’ experts. Tara currently teaches spoken English to learners on Alexa (either through a voice-enabled device such as the Echo Dot or a smartphone).”
The Founders say that in the first quarter, Learning Matters interacted with several mentors of NSRCEL who provided guidance and assistance in developing various components of the programme. “In the last three months, Learning Matters has completed initiating various tasks with support from mentors, including developing Theory of Change and Stakeholder Mapping; getting insight into the Southeast Asia market and scouting for potential contacts, and getting updates on progress made on the products and engineering side. They have agreed to help us with contacts/experiences/technical know-how of people/businesses who have used AI-based voice technology. The mentors have also offered to keep an eye on potential funding opportunities and impact investors who might be able to help us.”
