Chalkie

Based in Sheffield, United Kingdom, Chalkie develops an artificial intelligence platform that enables K-12 teachers to rapidly generate curriculum-aligned lesson plans, interactive quizzes, worksheets, and slide presentations with diagrams. The company operates on a freemium business model for individual educators alongside enterprise software subscriptions, currently serving a global user base of over 20,000 teachers and hundreds of primary schools. The software integrates directly with established educational frameworks like Common Core and positions itself as an automated alternative to traditional resource repositories such as Oak National Academy. In March 2026, the enterprise secured $4 million in venture capital funding to accelerate its strategic expansion into the B2B school market across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Chalkie was established in 2024 by former Tutorful executives Mark Hughes and a co-founder known simply as Pete.