At N49P, we look for founders who live in the future and build products that solve acute, overlooked problems with urgency and insight. Today, we're thrilled to announce our investment in TeachAid, a Toronto-based startup building the next-generation curriculum engine for K–12 education.
The Problem: A Broken System, Burdened Teachers
Education is in crisis. Districts spend billions annually on curriculum and teacher training that doesn’t work. Teachers are expected to manually adapt content, spending 10+ hours weekly customizing materials to meet local standards and student needs. Burnout is rampant—half of all teachers leave the profession within five years.
Meanwhile, districts are under pressure to cut budgets while somehow improving learning outcomes. It’s an impossible equation.
The Solution: AI-Powered Curriculum That Works
TeachAid is building the AI-native platform school districts have been waiting for. It generates standards-aligned curriculum, trains teachers in real-time, and tracks student progress—all in one loop.
- Curriculum: Full units, lessons, assessments, and scaffolds personalized to regional standards and student comprehension.
- Professional Development: In-context coaching replaces expensive, ineffective workshops.
- Future Roadmap: Adaptive assignments that identify and respond to student needs in real time.
For districts, it’s a significant cost reduction. For teachers, it’s time back in their day. For students, it’s education that finally fits.
Why Now
Several macro shifts make this the right time:
- Technology: The maturation of LLMs.
- Behavior: Growing comfort with tech in classrooms.
- Regulation: Ever-changing curriculums that demand agility.
TeachAid isn’t just riding the wave—it’s architecting the future of instructional design.
Why N49P
We were drawn to TeachAid not just for the product, but for the team. CEO Nadeem Aljaber previously built CreationCamp, securing 30+ school district partnerships, and worked as a Product Manager at Prodigy Education.The rest of the team comes from Prodigy, CreationCamp, and other edtech companies . This is a team that’s seen the problem up close—and knows how to build at scale.
TeachAid has early traction:
- 15,000 teachers signed up, with a growing base of daily active users.
- Pipeline of 1,400+ schools and districts inbound.
We believe Nadeem is a founder with the tenacity, speed, and obsession required to turn a wedge product into a platform.
What's Next
The next 12 months are about turning early signals into compounding adoption:
- Hiring technical and GTM talent.
- Converting districts via a top-down sales motion.
- Optimizing the teacher flywheel from freemium to paid.
We’re excited to support TeachAid on this journey—and help build a world where every classroom has personalized curriculum, confident teachers, and fully staffed schools.
