Vibegrade, a YC-backed startup using AI to help teachers deliver high-quality feedback in their own style, 10x faster, announces its public launch today.
, announces its public launch today. The company works directly inside Google Docs, Google Classroom, and Canvas, reading and annotating essays based on the teacher’s rubric — just like a teacher would.
Already saving, Vibegrade learns from each teacher’s style to deliver feedback that actually helps students improve. It doesn’t replace teachers — it helps teachers help their students, to make education better for everyone., a second-year college student who also dropped out to go all-in on building AI for teachers to grade papers faster. The two met in high school and had been building side projects together ever since—one of their earliest was a tool that let partygoers scan a QR code and add songs to a shared Spotify queue.“I’ve always cared a lot about education. I just think the way we do it right now is super outdated. It doesn’t work well for the teachers or for the students—because students aren’t able to get the feedback they need to improve, and teachers are overwhelmed”,Daniel, who has been coding since age 10, always knew he wanted to build a company. For him, the path to impact was through tech. Together with Musa, they set out to improve—not replace—educators by giving them superpowers through AI. And the early demand proves the need:at this age, you’re wrong. Together, they applied to YC five times before being accepted. It wasn’t their first attempt—they’d been working hard to make it happen, testing out different ideas and product iterations.“Daniel had been building great stuff on his own, but having a partner makes the startup journey less lonely and more resilient.” Daniel and Musa believe that YC saw the energy they brought as a team—their history of building useful products together, the traction they’d achieved, and their commitment to solving a real pain point in education.“When I first started, there was a lot of skepticism about AI in education. Nobody wanted to touch it. Now there’s been a major shift in sentiment, and everyone’s starting to use it more. It’s a big opportunity.”Musa Aqeel says. “At first, he was skeptical. He has a degree and believed in the traditional path. But once he looked into YC and saw the companies that came out of it, he understood the value.”“She knew how much I’d been building over the years, and when I finally got into YC, she was just happy for me.”“I only had four credits left. I told them I was going to San Francisco for three months to build a company, and I gave them the acceptance letter. They said, ‘Oh, that’s cool—congrats—but since you won’t be in the country or taking classes, we can’t let you stay.” Surprisingly, Daniel’s own teachers were not the first to use or test the product—despite his efforts, he never heard back from them. Some even expressed concerns about using AI for this purpose.“When the people around you aren’t supportive, you have to focus on what matters to you—and just keep building.” Today, VibeGrade is being used in schools across the country, saving teachers hours each week. As attitudes toward AI in education continue to evolve, demand is growing fast.They believe the mentorship, guidance, and experience of being in YC—surrounded by other founders—will help them grow tremendously in the coming months. And they’re confident the lessons they’re learning will stay with them for the rest of their careers.As VibeGrade enters its next chapter, Daniel and Musa are focused on scale—bringing their AI-powered feedback tool to more classrooms and more educators nationwide. With a clear mission, growing traction, and the backing of Y Combinator, they’re not just reimagining how grading works—they’re helping reshape the role of teachers in the age of AI. In a world where innovation often overlooks the classroom, VibeGrade is proving that transformative tech can—and should—start with education.
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