Sam Altman-Backed College Startup Campus Hires Former Meta AI VP as CTO, Acquires His 1.7M-User Learning Platform
Summary
Sam Altman-backed college startup Campus hires former Meta AI VP Jerome Pesenti as CTO and acquires his 1.7 million-user learning platform Sizzle AI, accelerating their engineering roadmap by 2-3 years as they disrupt community college education with $7,320 annual tuition.
Key Points
- Campus, a Sam Altman-backed college startup, hires former Meta AI Vice President Jerome Pesenti as Chief Technology Officer
- The company acquires Pesenti's AI learning platform Sizzle AI for an undisclosed amount, which serves 1.7 million users with personalized educational content
- The acquisition accelerates Campus's engineering roadmap by 2-3 years as the startup disrupts community college education with $7,320 annual tuition and over 3,000 enrolled students