Learn about CampusAI’s mission to bridge the AI ​​training gap for everyday workers — check it out at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

As companies seek to increase efficiency and remain competitive, they are encouraging, or in some cases explicitly requiring, workers to know how to use AI tools. However, the trend toward using AI has revealed a gap in training.

“There are few solutions available on the market intended for non-technical people,” Aurelius Gorski, founder and CEO of Warsaw-based CampusAI, told TechCrunch.

CampusAI solution? An educational platform focused on making learning accessible to everyday people who want to integrate AI into their daily workflow – whether it’s to help improve sales, HR, legal, or just enhancing your personal brand with AI. The platform aims to help people understand and work with artificial intelligence, rather than fear it.

The Polish startup spoke to TechCrunch ahead of the TechCrunch Disrupt conference, where it was a finalist in the Startup Battlefield Top 20. CampusAI’s flagship product is a comprehensive online learning ecosystem consisting of two main components: courses featuring an avatar-based learning model and a virtual campus in the metaverse where users can learn more skills, connect with others, participate in community projects, and more. Think of it like Roblox for adults.

CampusAI offers its learning platform directly to consumers or companies that want to create pathways to improve employees’ AI skills. The startup says it provides access to dozens of AI models — from ChatGPT and Gemini to Midjourney and Flux — so users can experiment and learn in one place without having to sign up for separate accounts and subscriptions. The team also updates the courses daily to keep up with the rapid pace of technological change.

CampusAI’s flagship consumer course is called Me+AI, priced at $250 per year, and allows students to personalize their learning experience. The B2B product, called Team+AI, is priced at $25,000 per year.

“We are helping to implement a culture of human preparedness as well as artificial intelligence [within companies]“We help companies navigate this transition smoothly,” Gorski said.

The first three weeks of Team+AI include an enterprise AI readiness test, a workshop for managers, and a webinar for the entire organization. The final four weeks feature personalized employee development paths adapted to meet company goals.

“You can become a professional in a field, for example, an HR expert, or someone who works in finance, and then you will find a bunch of courses for yourself,” Alexandra Przegalinska, an AI researcher and scientific advisor for CampusAI, told TechCrunch. “CampusAI is able to set up specific paths for specific organizations so you can take a tailored approach.”

CampusAI’s learning methodology is based on Przegalińska’s research on human-AI collaboration to improve business outcomes and solve complex problems. The approach focuses on using motivational strategies to develop AI experts who support individuals in enhancing their capabilities.

As such, CampusAI students have access to the company’s Claims Book, which not only offers a repository of claims but also coaches students in learning how to create better claims. Within the virtual campus environment, students can also visit the “AI Gym” – a platform where students engage with targeted exercises and challenges created by an AI agent that provides ongoing assessment.

“We want to build an environment where you don’t delegate tasks to AI, but rather work with it in multiple different ways,” Przegalinska said. “You can work alongside it, it can become your teammate, your sparring partner, your critic, your coach. We think of this technology as something that enhances your work, not something that takes over your work.”

CampusAI claims that its courses produce a measurable ROI, with employees becoming 40% more efficient and 60% more satisfied with their jobs. The two-year-old company appears to have received some serious attention.

“It was a huge hit in Poland in the first two weeks,” Gorski said, pointing to the company launching in 2023. “We got more than 600 customers who decided to buy our lifetime membership, and from that moment on, we grew to 35,000 users.”

CampusAI also boasts 60 enterprise customers, including ING, T-Mobile, Lenovo, and Ikea, and is on track to achieve more than $2 million in ARR in 2025. The company is currently raising a $20 million Series A to help it. Expand to 40 markets by 2030. CampusAI, which today offers its software in Polish, English and Spanish, has recently expanded into the UK and US, with a focus on building B2B sales before branching out into D2C.

Users who have completed the courses and want to find out more can be invited to join Community+AI, a digital hub for members to connect, share knowledge and collaborate on projects – such as hAI Magazine, an online magazine where users can share sector-specific insights.

Beyond its educational setting, Gorski said CampusAI’s digital twin technology has become a significant value proposition. Instead of just managing its own virtual campus, CampusAI wants to build and license digital twins of real campuses, corporate showrooms, government institutions, or corporate headquarters for the organizations’ exclusive use. A digital twin product starts at $100,000 per year.

CampusAI recently received €18 million from the European Commission to collaborate with 11 universities in 10 countries – including Greece, Spain, the UK, France, Luxembourg and Germany – to create digital twins and personalized learning environments for students.

Gorski views these university partnerships as launching pads for local innovation hubs – an approach informed by his seven years at the Cambridge Innovation Centre, where he created more than 10 programs to develop Warsaw’s startup community. These virtual environments are designed to serve as catalysts for building local communities and virtual regions, ultimately creating a social platform specifically designed for entrepreneurs.

He stressed that fostering strong local ecosystems is crucial to countering the dominance of big technology.

“We think people should focus on building strong local ecosystems, because if not, the next five years will likely see fewer startups, especially after what we’ve seen recently with OpenAI providing more solutions within a single ecosystem,” he said.

If you want to learn more about CampusAI from the company itself — while also checking out dozens of other companies, hearing their ideas, and hearing from guest speakers in four different stages — join us at Disrupt, October 27-29 in San Francisco. Learn more here.