Max Bohun posted on LinkedIn that GradeWiz was 'dead' and that he and Aman Garg were shutting it down after two years of work.
SourcePublic company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
GradeWiz is a Cornell-founded edtech startup that built an AI teaching assistant for grading labs, homework, and exams, with rubric generation, detailed feedback, and misconception analytics. Public materials describe it as founder-led and institution-focused, and Max Bohun announced in March 2026 that the company was shutting down.
Primary product
AI-powered grading assistant / teaching assistant for educational institutions
Founded
2023
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Education
Sub-industry
EdTech / AI grading assistant
Offices
0 jobs at GradeWiz
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Business model
Stage
Pre-seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-seed · Apr 2025
Latest amount
$500K
Apr 2025 · Y Combinator
No public employee-benefits page or careers page was found. Public-facing messaging emphasizes founder-led onboarding, rapid feedback loops, close collaboration with educators, and personalization.
Pricing
Not publicly disclosed; public materials suggest a sales-led SaaS / institutional-license motion with a free-trial/waitlist entry point.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
Approx. $342K-$550K ARR (third-party estimates; not company-disclosed)
Estimated monthly visits
2.6K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Max Bohun posted on LinkedIn that GradeWiz was 'dead' and that he and Aman Garg were shutting it down after two years of work.
SourceStartuply.vc · May 2026
A later analysis framed GradeWiz as a pre-seed edtech startup with early pilot traction and discussed its product wedge and fundraising.
Product Hunt · Mar 2025
Product Hunt lists a GradeWiz launch on March 11, 2025 and ties the product to Max Bohun.
LinkedIn · Mar 2025
Max Bohun promoted the Product Hunt launch and described GradeWiz as an AI-powered teaching assistant that reduces grading time by more than 60% and gives next-day feedback.
Y Combinator · Feb 2025
YC’s launch page described GradeWiz as an AI teaching assistant that had already graded over 30,000 submissions at universities including Penn State, Cornell, Hunter, Cal Poly, and Syracuse.
Cornell Chronicle · Feb 2025
Cornell covered GradeWiz’s founding by Max Bohun and Aman Garg, its participation in Cornell eLab, and acceptance into Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 batch.