About Brainscape

Brainscape is a web and mobile study platform that helps you learn things faster. Our mission is to create a smarter world by simplifying and accelerating the learning process.

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Management Team

  1. Andrew Cohen, Brainscape CEO

    Andrew Cohen

    Founder & CEO

    Self-taught programmer. Created Brainscape v0.1 in 2006. eLearning consultant at World Bank; MA Education Technology at Columbia University.

  2. Andy Lutz, Brainscape Product Manager

    Andy Lutz

    Chief Product Officer

    VP of Product at The Princeton Review, where he ran web/live services earning $100m/yr

  3. Mike Cavaliere, Brainscape Lead Engineer

    Mike Cavaliere

    Chief Experience Officer

    Senior web engineer from advertising industry; NYC BigApps 2009 prize winner; Huge Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) geek

  4. Jeff Holliday, Brainscape Chief Architect

    Jeff Holliday

    Chief Technology Officer

    Software Engineer at Intuit on TurboTax Mac/iPad. Creator of Flashcardlet, the successful free iPhone/iPad studying application. MS Information & Computer Science, UC Irvine.

  5. Jon Laing, Brainscape Fungineer

    Jon Laing

    Fungineer

    Senior Web Application developer at American College of Physicians. BFA Illustration & Design, University of the Arts

  6. Amanda Moritz, Brainscape Social Media Manager

    Amanda Moritz

    Community Manager

    Bachelors in Cognitive Science, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Certifiable WordPress ninja.

  7. Ike Wilson, Brainscape Content Manager

    Ike Wilson

    Content Manager

    Teacher at Ulysses S. Grant Foundation; Bachelors in French from Yale. Writer, DJ, basketball player, and learning enthusiast.

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Key Advisors

  1. David deForest Keys

    Business Development

    Founder and former CEO of ClearPoint Learning Systems, a pharma eLearning pioneer

  2. Jay Stramel

    Software Architecture

    Senior Application Architect for Intuit, developing and maintaining systems for multimillion concurrent users

  3. Matt Curinga

    Learning Sciences

    Co-founder & CTO of Crisp Wireless; Doctorate in Education Technology from Columbia University

The Brainscape Story

  • Brainscape began as a simple Excel macro I developed to teach myself French while living in Martinique several years ago. more >

Sample Partnerships

  • Brainscape partners with Burn Advocates Network to build a French Creole app. Thousands of volunteers in Haiti are now communicating more effectively and providing better care to victims. more >

  • The Science Guys create a top-selling MCAT app, powered by Brainscape. more >

  • Interested in forming your own partnership with Brainscape and earning royalties? Check out our Partnerships page

Our Work Environment

  • We work among 36 other fast-growing startups here in Soho, New York City, at a business incubator sponsored by NYU-Poly and the NYCEDC. more >

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