BoodleBox raises $5 million in seed funding to support AI collaboration in higher education
BoodleBox, a platform for collaborative AI in higher education, has raised $5 million in seed funding, co-led by Dogwood Ventures and Osage Venture Partners.
BoodleBox provides students, faculty and staff with access to multiple premium AI products, including ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini, Perplexity, and LLAMA. The platform claims to reduce the operating costs and environment impact associated with AI use by up to 96 percent, while maintaining security compliance.
“This investment marks an important milestone in our mission to make responsible AI accessible, affordable, and impactful for all learners,” says France Hoang, CEO and Founder of BoodleBox. “By enabling seamless collaboration between students, faculty, and multiple AI models, we’re helping institutions not only prepare learners for the AI-driven workforce, but also ensure they carry these skills and assets with them well beyond graduation.”
“BoodleBox is uniquely positioned to bridge the AI skills gap in higher education,” adds Aaron Hurst, Founding Managing Partner, Dogwood Ventures. “With its focus on affordability, security, and educational impact, the company is creating the infrastructure that colleges and universities need to teach responsible AI at scale.”
Other investors include JFF Ventures, ECMC Group, Hivers and Strivers, Service Provider Capital, the UVU Wolverine Fund and City Light Capital.
“As students, we know firsthand that Generative AI is the technology that will define our generation. We've been looking for a solution that's not just a tool, but a safe, secure, collaborative, and educational platform helping students get the AI skills they need, with pricing tailored to schools’ budgets,” adds Matt Biggins, Student Managing Director on behalf of the Wolverine Fund.
“That's exactly what BoodleBox is. This partnership is personal because we’re investing in a product that we, as students, need and want. We're proud to support their mission to make higher education and AI skills more accessible to the future engineers, doctors, politicians, and professionals of all kinds.”
With the additional funds, BoodleBox plans to expand its higher education footprint, improve its platform capabilities, and support adoption in new sectors where it believes AI can drive value - including corporate training, public sector organizations, and specialist industries.
