Campus Acquires AI Startup Founded by Former Meta AI Chief

Leading machine learning and pedagogy experts from Sizzle AI will join the Sam Altman-backed two-year college built for the next generation of students

NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Campus, the online two-year college built for a generation of learners frustrated by the cost and pace of higher education, today announced the acquisition of Sizzle AI, an AI learning platform founded by former Meta AI chief Jerome Pesenti, who will serve as Chief Technology Officer. Pesenti and his team of machine learning scientists from MIT, Harvard, and IBM Watson will lead engineering for the Series B startup, which has already raised more than $100 million from tech investors including Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Bloomberg Beta, Sam Altman, Shaquille O'Neal, Joe Lonsdale, Jason Citron, and Dylan Field.

"Acquiring Sizzle accelerates our engineering roadmap by 2-3 years – they've built the best AI team in education and their infrastructure is so far ahead of anyone else – it's super exciting" said Tade Oyerinde, founder and Chancellor of Campus. "Campus students already learn from the best professors from the top schools in the country – now after class ends they'll also have access to a learning platform that actually understands what they know and adapts to help them achieve mastery faster than anything on the market today."

Founded in 2023, Sizzle AI created an AI learning app used by more than 1.7 million people to help students learn or practice any subject with interactive, AI-generated content. That technology will now be integrated alongside live, online instruction to help students stay on track and overcome setbacks on their academic journey. Campus faculty, who also teach at institutions like Stanford, UCLA, and Howard, will utilize Sizzle AI's technology for real-time insight into academic progress and challenges, enabling them to deliver more personalized instruction, feedback, and deeper connections with students.

"Big Tech has spent years building AI to keep people scrolling. But we're harnessing the potential of the very same technology to cultivate thought, encourage inquiry, and deepen human relationships," said Jerome Pesenti, founder of Sizzle AI. "At Campus, we're going to be asking the big questions about letting students learn more effectively, while empowering great teachers to do what they do best."

Campus is inspired by a research-backed approach to improving college graduation rates. The college offers an Associate of Arts in Business Administration and an Associate of Science in Information Technology. Students can also pursue a concentration in Applied AI, which provides graduates with a foundation in AI and its most in-demand business applications, including quantitative data analysis and business operations.

Upon completion, Campus students have the option of going straight into the workforce or transferring to a growing number of four-year institutions that have already accepted Campus graduates, including NYU, Penn State, Temple University, the University of California San Diego, and Butler University.

For more information, please visit www.campus.edu.

About Campus

Campus is a new way to go to college, built for students looking for a lower-cost, faster launchpad into a career or a four-year degree. Campus delivers live, online classes taught by professors who also teach at leading universities like Princeton, Stanford, and Howard University. The college's unique approach is grounded in a pioneering technology platform and a heavily-researched student success model that offers students dedicated advisors and on-demand tutoring and coaching to ensure their academic access. Campus was named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2024. To learn more, visit campus.edu.

About Sizzle AI

Sizzle AI is on a mission to make learning amazing for everyone. The app delivers personalized, engaging, and bite-sized educational content using a combination of AI and learning science best practices to provide effective and engaging learning tools for anyone in the world.

SOURCE Campus.edu