I'm excited to announce Wise Panda, the first consumer product powered by Trait’s technology. David, the amazing team at Trait, and I have been building the product over the last few weeks. We've been working around the clock across time zones and continents to meet demand, with teams in San Francisco, Taipei, and London.

Our mission is to make education accessible to all by creating the #1 marketplace for tutors and students. We will empower tutors and transform learning outcomes globally, starting with Chinese Mandarin.

Tutors currently face challenges: finding students is difficult, building trust is tough, and administrative burdens are high. For students, finding the right tutor who they can connect with and learn from flexibly is a challenge.

Our solution begins with verification, which is foundational to our company. On Wise Panda, we verify tutors beyond identity and credentials. We assess teaching quality through ongoing direct observation and evaluation powered by AI. Our verification technology is informed by input from hundreds of world-leading academics, inspectors, assessors, tutors, students, and educational leaders.

This ensures a level playing field where the best tutors receive the most exposure, and all students get the best learning experience. This will decentralize and democratize quality education, improving outcomes for individuals, economies, and societies. It will ensure fair access to high quality education. We believe everyone deserves great tutors.

In a future where AI is ubiquitous, human experiences will hold premium value - high quality tutoring is one of these experiences. We believe in the power of real tutors - human interaction is the best way to learn. AI will support tutor-student matching, unlock distribution, coach tutors, and reduce administrative burdens, but it will never replace human tutors. Instead, it enhances the tutor-student relationship, making learning more efficient and effective, benefiting everyone.

For Chinese Mandarin learners: We’d love feedback from students at any level, from total beginner to advanced. You can sign up now or look through all of our verified tutors.

We’re Hiring: If you’re passionate about transforming education, we have open positions across all functions, from software engineering to marketing, at our San Francisco, Taipei, and London locations. Reach out to us if you're interested in joining us!

We'll share more about Wise Panda in the coming days and weeks. There's a very exciting roadmap ahead and we'll be shipping fast to meet the needs of our growing user base - stay tuned for updates! 🚀