Bringing history & culture to life since 2022
Contact us at hello@humy.ai to explore partnerships
Our vision
A world where everyone is empowered to learn from the past to be prepared for the future.
Our mission
To transform traditional learning into active dialogue with the people, ideas, and knowledge that shape our world.
Our story
Humy is one of the first companies to build a successful commercial product with AI-powered historical figures. Starting from launching a mobile app that lets users have lifelike conversations with figures from the past, we have grown into educational platform trusted by 80+ schools, universities, history exhibitions around the world.
Today our customers span Sweden, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Hong-Kong, Nigeria, and more than 10 other countries around the world.
Our team conducts ongoing research and product development on simulating historical figures by combining curated primary sources with large language models to create conversations that are both immersive and grounded in real sources.
Milestones
2025
80+ education and culture providers are Humy.ai's customers
2024
Humy.ai wins Swedish Learning Awards
Humy is a K-12 finalist at London EdTech Week
Raised pre-seed round from private investors
2023
Launched Humy.ai
Launched HelloHistory.ai
2022
Incorporated in Stockholm (Org. No. 559374-3890)
Supporters
Investors and creditors
We are technologists and educators with roots in Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪
Stas Shakirov
Co-founder & CEO
Parker Bijl
Teacher & Account Executive
Jim Myrick
Angel Investor, US Operations
Daniel Gorji
Angel Investor
Kurt Larsson
Board Member
Louis Obaro Andrew
Board Member
Martin Balodis
Co-founder
Jose Paredes
Advisor, Finance
Manju Bharadwaj
Advisor, Tech
Vincent Weir
Angel Investor
Oskar Elvhage
Angel Investor
Our values
Customer obsession
We build for real customer needs and measure our success by whether we improve customers' lives.
Inclusive by design
We serve customers of all ethnicities, genders, and ages worldwide, and build a team that reflects the diversity of the people we serve.
Grow each other
We believe in candid feedback, and are committed to helping each other become better at what we do.
Resourcefulness
We're lean, move fast, and prioritise every hour wisely to benefit our customers, employees, and partners.
Trustworthiness
We earn trust through transparency, independent reviews, and decisions grounded in data.