Hello PLATO is an AI learning platform built for messaging apps (WhatsApp) to support the 2/3 of kids worldwide and 1/3 of kids in the United States who do not have high-speed internet access at home. Solving the Homework Gap and reducing learning losses with a simple solution that solves a problem at venture scale. How we do it: 1.) Teachers create. Our ultra-light tool makes it easy to rapidly build formative assessments. 2.) Students learn. Assessments are delivered inside of a messaging app - WhatsApp for example - using conversational AI. 3.) PLATO reports - Our AI bot PLATO guides students and reports back, providing insights to teachers, students, and parents to support personalized learning. Why we do it: We were building this before COVID because we already knew that online learning was inaccessible to most students. COVID opened our eyes to exactly HOW many - 2/3 of all kids and 1/3 of American kids - were disconnected. But the end of COVID doesn’t represent the end of these issues for these learners. Even with increased funding, the world’s infrastructure can’t catch up overnight. These emerging learners deserve learning that comes to them where they are now - both physically and academically.