Anchor's Cofounders Reunite to Start Oboe, a Learning Startup Using AI to Help Make Humans Smarter

October 25, 2024

We’re in. That was basically our response upon learning that Nir Zicherman and Mike Mignano were building another company. After having had the pleasure of backing Anchor, their previous startup, which democratized podcasting (and exited successfully to Spotify), we were excited they were turning their attention to learning with Oboe.

In Nir’s own words:

Today, so much of our focus is spent on making machines smarter. At Oboe, we believe it’s time for machines to make humans smarter.

At Oboe, we’re building products aimed at empowering those billions of people to learn exactly what they want to learn, ten times more efficiently, effectively, and affordably than ever before. Our vision for the future is one in which knowledge is much more easily attained, not only because it can be, but because it should be.

The time is right. The mission is right. Oboe is currently building their core team — looking for a product designer in particular. If you or someone you know is based in the NYC area and interested in joining them, please reach out at jobs@oboe.fyi.

For everyone else, sign up here if you're interested in beta testing Oboe once it's ready, and follow them on X @oboelabs and Threads @oboelabs.