Imagi has raised $4.5 million in seed funding to expand its coding and AI literacy platform across more K-12 schools. The company provides teachers with curriculum, training and controlled access to AI tools that students can use to create software without entering unrestricted consumer platforms.
Brighteye Ventures and Day One Capital led the round, with participation from FemInvest, We Are Human and several individual investors, including musician will.i.am. Imagi has now raised $5.5 million in total funding.
Funding Will Support US School Expansion
Imagi said in its official funding announcement that the capital will support hiring, teacher-training programmes, compliance research and additional district partnerships. The company is also preparing to introduce a new platform next month.
Founded in 2018 by Dora Palfi and Beatrice Ionascu, Imagi originally focused on teaching coding and basic computer skills. It added AI literacy to its programmes last year as generative AI tools became more common among students.
The company now works with more than 700,000 students across 140 countries and operates in over 100 US school districts. Imagi said its user base grew 30-fold over the past year, while annual recurring revenue tripled.
Lovable Partnership Brings AI Coding Into Classrooms
Imagi partnered with AI software development platform Lovable in November 2025. Teachers can create lessons and give students anonymous, controlled access to Lovable through Imagi Edu.
Students use written instructions to create applications, websites and other software projects. One teacher built a tool that translated curriculum materials into 15 languages, while a student created a website for a lawn-mowing business with an integrated booking calendar.
OpenAI provided $1 million in credits to support free and lower-cost classroom access. Palfi said the funding continues to help Imagi offer trials and freemium access to schools.
Student Prompts and Responses Are Screened
Imagi screens prompts and model responses before they reach students, removing material that violates its safety requirements. Its classroom system is designed to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
The company says its partners do not retain student activity or use it to train their models. Imagi also trains teachers to use AI, coding and computational tools before introducing them in lessons.
Palfi said schools should prepare students to build with AI rather than limit their experience to using it for answers. The company plans to add more AI tools while maintaining teacher controls and age-appropriate classroom access.
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