Online college Campus, whose investors include Sam Altman and Shaquille ONeal, announced on October 13, 2025, the acquisition of the AI startup Sizzle. The Sizzle team is led by Jerome Pesenti, former VP of AI at Meta, who will now serve as Chief Technology Officer at Campus. Sizzle AI has developed a platform for generating personalized educational content; their app, which helps students learn various subjects through interactive, AI-generated materials, already has over 1.7 million users. According to Inside Higher Ed, this deal will allow Campus to integrate cutting-edge AI technologies into its educational model. The goal is to create an adaptive learning system that analyzes a students progress in real time and offers them individualized assignments and materials, helping them master the curriculum faster. According to the founder of Campus, this acquisition accelerates their technology roadmap by 2-3 years.
Sam Altman-Backed Educational Platform Campus Acquires AI Startup Sizzle
