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ESAI

ESAI

Private
New York City, New YorkConsumer & Commercehttps://www.esai.ai/

Last Round

Seed

May 21, 2026

Est. Valuation

$5M

Total Funding Raised

$3M

Company Overview

ESAI is an edtech company that provides an AI-powered platform to help students navigate the college admissions process through personalized essay development and storytelling tools.

Sector

Consumer & Commerce

Verticals

D2C Brands, NLP & Conversational AI, Content Creation

Business Model

B2C

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS, Freemium

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

college admissionsadmissions coachingcollege prepadmissions essay helpcareer readinessAI admissionscareer coachcollege counselornarrative buildingconversational AIEdTechinternship discoveryAI tutorAI voice agentSaaS platform

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ESAI comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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ESAI Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
SeedMay 21, 2026
VC RoundMay 10, 2025
Pre SeedOct 31, 2024

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Julia Dixon

Founder And CEO, Founder And CEO

Founding Team

Bucky Roberts

CTO

Executive Team

Yoann D.

Chief Product Officer (fractional Via Alteam)

Executive Team

ESAI Investors

Notable investors and investment history

ESAI investors
InvestorRounds
FlybridgePre Seed
Chasing RainbowsPre Seed
Precursor VenturesPre Seed
Betaworks VenturesSeed, Pre Seed
Next Wave NYCSeed, Pre Seed
New York VenturesSeed
Halogen VenturesSeed, Pre Seed

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersNew York City, New York
Employee Range27
Year Founded2023
Last FundingMay 21, 2026

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