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An AI assignment checker students come back to

Role
Co-founder & CPO
Organization
GradeWithClario
Timeline
May 2025 — Present
Outcome
100+ students, $50K raised
HERO SHOT — CLARIO RUBRIC CHECK
Problem

Students hand in work without knowing how it measures against the rubric they will actually be graded on. Feedback arrives attached to the grade — after the point where a student can still do anything about it.

Approach

Co-founded the company, set product direction and built the full stack. To get something real in front of students quickly, I cut assignment editing and user profiles out of the launch scope and shipped the rubric grading flow first, six weeks ahead of the original roadmap.

Outcome

The checker is used by more than 100 students across 5+ schools, and 21% come back to check a second assignment. Usage data from the first 30 students shaped the pre-seed pitch, which closed $50K for 5% equity at a $1M post-money valuation.