Why Sam Altman Backed This Kiwi Startup
Mark Pavlyukovskyy and Hendrik Remigereau host TechMates, the NZVC podcast. The guest on this episode is Bob Drummond, Co-Founder of Kami, and it went out on 2 July 2025.
Bob Drummond went from programming on punch cards at a tiny rural school to pioneering Kami, one of the world's leading digital education platforms. He recounts video stores, a telecom software startup, major setbacks, and the pandemic growth that scaled Kami. The conversation covers teacher-driven product development, AI's role in education, and advice for EdTech founders.
- From punch cards to digital revolution.
- Lessons learned from business failures.
- Focusing on teacher-driven product development.
- AI's role in the future of education.
Kami, EdTech, AI in education, classroom technology, scaling startups, New Zealand tech