KnowunityKnowunity

Technical Founder
in Residence

This is for builders who want real ownership and full consumer exposure at scale.

Knowunity is the #1 learning companion for millions of students.

28M+

users

20

countries

$50M

raised

backed by

Project ARedalpineStridexAnge
In collaboration withFive Degrees

The Program

Knowunity is Europe's biggest AI learning app with millions of daily active users and $50M raised, yet it still feels like Day Zero with us pushing towards winning the newly created AI learning market.

We're launching an 18-month program for ambitious builders who want real ownership from day one. On-site in Berlin, competitive salary + equity. Complete the program and start your own company. Get first check investment from our founder CEO Benedict.

Consumer product, not enterpriseAbove-market salaryDirect founder exposureOn-site in BerlinRegular mentoring with VCs and top entrepreneurs like Valerie
Months 0–12

Build & Ship

You'll own products end-to-end, ship to millions of users, and learn iteration speed, quality, growth, and AI in production.

Months 12–18

Lead & Launch

You'll get autonomy, make founder-level decisions, and prepare for your next chapter. Whether it's stepping into a leadership role or starting your own thing.

After 18 months

Lead at Knowunity

Own product areas and lead teams.

Start Your Company

First check investment from CEO Benedict.

What You'll Build

You have the opportunity to shape how students learn in the future. Engineering is at the core of the company. And you can own this revolution end-to-end.

Personalized Video

First to build video at large scale, truly personalized. No one has done this.

AI Guidance & Personalisation

Topic prediction, real guidance. The holy grail of EdTech, backed by massive data from millions of students.

Future of Practice

Quizlet is outdated. Build guided, diverse practice that actually works and adapts.

Multi-Modal Outputs

Visuals, graphs, interactive practice in AI chat. No more walls of text. Differentiated from generic LLM.

Gen Alpha Learning

Figure out how this generation actually learns. New UX, new interaction models, new everything.

Social & AI

In a world of AI companions, build features that still bring students together in real life.

Ship to Millions

A/B test and ship to millions of users. See impact instantly. No 6-month feedback cycles.

Who You'll Work With

The Engineering Team

Young engineers with bias to action. Potential over credentials. Here's who you'll build alongside.

The Founders

You'll work directly with the founders who built this from zero to millions of users.

Knowunity founders

Yannik

Head of Backend

Gregor

CPO

Benedict

CEO

Lucas

CTO