Straia

ActiveAI-native

The agentic AI platform for higher education ($4.5M cARR in 4 weeks)

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What it does

$4.5M committed ARR* in 4 weeks. Straia is the agentic AI platform replacing legacy software across higher education. We unify siloed institutional data and deploy AI agents to analyze and act on that data. Building the AI-native operating system for every college in America. *In contracting

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Revolutionizing business intelligence in higher education with AI agents. Backed by a16z Speedrun, Reach Capital, and JFF Ventures

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