Data & AI Literacy Academy

What they do:

Businesses spend hundreds of billions of pounds each year on data headcount, infrastructure, and technology, but executives, managers, and business users fail to exploit the value due to poor data and AI literacy. Accenture found that although 75% of the global workforce have access to data analytics software, only 21% of employees are confident with their data literacy skills. As AI becomes embedded in everyday working life, the need for a more holistic approach to data and AI fluency has never been more urgent.

Data & AI Literacy Academy is an education platform giving clients and their employees access to live and on-demand training in data and AI literacy, breaking down the traditional barriers to understanding analysis, reporting, and data-driven decision-making.

How they make impact:

The Data & AI Literacy Academy platform uses live and on-demand classes and courses to teach employees at all levels how to engage with and benefit from the data and AI tools their organisation holds, ultimately bridging the gap between technical teams and the wider business.

Upskilling employees to be more data and AI literate delivers measurable business benefits: improved decision-making, greater innovation and productivity, and better employee and customer experience.

Classes are taught live by leading members of the data and AI community, including practitioners from organisations such as Gymshark, Huel, and Sky.

But education alone is only part of the picture. Data & AI Literacy Academy also supports organisations with change management, helping data and AI initiatives land and stick rather than stalling at the implementation stage. It’s the difference between a workforce that understands the theory and one that changes how it works.

Data & AI Literacy Academy aims to help 10,000 businesses and their employees achieve data and AI literacy by 2030.

Background:

Ufi Ventures invested in Data & AI Literacy Academy (formerly Data Literacy Academy) in December 2022 alongside Haatch Ventures and other private EdTech investors.