Built for learners and the people in their corner.
The patient tutor every kid deserves — and the tools for everyone who cares about them.
Why I Built This
A friend of mine is a teacher. One of her students — an 11th grader — couldn't read at all. Not struggling. Not behind. Couldn't read.
That stopped me cold. I'm an engineer with a toddler entering the same system that failed that kid for eleven years. How many more students are falling through the cracks right now, in every classroom, in every district?
2 in 3 students score below proficient on reading assessments.
— National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2024
That's millions of kids whose curiosity is being crushed because the system can't meet them where they are. I built Cocovox because every one of those kids deserves a patient, tireless tutor who adapts to them — their pace, their reading level, their voice.
But here's what I kept coming back to: it's never just the kid. Behind every struggling reader is a parent who doesn't know what to do, a teacher stretched across thirty other students, a speech therapist who sees them once a week. The system doesn't just fail learners — it leaves their whole village in the dark.
That's why Cocovox isn't just a learning tool. It's the connective tissue between everyone who cares about a learner.
The Whole Village
Most learning tools talk to the student. Cocovox talks to everyone.
The learner gets a patient, adaptive tutor that meets them exactly where they are. But that's only half the story. The parent sees progress without nagging. The teacher gets signal without more paperwork. The speech therapist tracks carry-over between sessions. Everyone stays connected to the same learner — in one place, with one source of truth.
If it takes a village to raise a child, Cocovox is the village's infrastructure.
What We'll Never Do
No ads. Ever.
Your child's attention isn't for sale. Cocovox is paid for by the people who use it — not by companies who want access to your kid.
No data sold. Period.
Your child's reading level, their struggles, their breakthroughs — that belongs to your family. We will never sell it, share it, or monetize it.
No bait and switch.
The free tier isn't a trap. Accessibility is the baseline — not the premium tier. We don't make the product worse to make you pay.
You see what the AI sees.
Every family can view exactly what data shapes their child's AI experience — IEP goals, difficulty adjustments, session history. No black boxes. No hidden algorithms. Your child's AI tutor is transparent by design.
What We Believe
Accessible by Design
Accessibility isn't a feature — it's the engineering philosophy. Every piece of content goes through an accessibility review before a student sees it. Every interaction works for learners who type, speak, use switches, or communicate with AAC devices.
Understanding, Not Answers
Every feature is built for comprehension, not completion. We'd rather a learner take longer and actually get it than race through and forget.
Curiosity Over Compliance
Learning should spark wonder, not feel like a chore. We design for questions and exploration — not worksheets and timers.
Meet Them Where They Are
No two learners are the same. Cocovox adapts to each learner's pace, level, and voice — not the other way around. Quality education shouldn't depend on zip code or income.
Who's Behind This
I spent years at Cisco shaping AI strategy and building products used by millions. I hold a US patent for an AI content creation pipeline — that became the seed of what Cocovox does today. I wrote a book about what's coming (Welcome to Tomorrow), and then I decided to stop writing about the future and start building it.
When I'm not working on Cocovox, I'm hiking the trails of Marin County with my kid, reading whatever catches my curiosity, or thinking about how technology can serve the people who need it most — not just the people who can pay the most for it.
Progress in the open
The village is being built.
Come see how it's going.
