Cohen: Hesitant to invest in AI edtech focused solely on teacher productivity
Zach Cohen · TikTok & AI Have Changed Education Forever - What it means for Teachers, Students & Parents · Jun 20, 2025 · at 14:45
Zach Cohen, an EdTech investor at a16z, explains his investment stance on AI edtech startups that assist teachers rather than student learning environments.
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“One of the reasons why I've had, like, a little bit of a hard time investing in these early education companies is they're allowing a teacher to be a lot more productive and be 10 times better at their job, have feel like burnout is a lot lower. Incredible, right? Really, really amazing, but it doesn't mean that the students are interacting with AI in a learning environment.”
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