Our Mission

Empowering students to achieve their academic dreams

Kam giving a presentation about AI to a group of students

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Setting the Stage: Why build Gradly?

After successfully navigating the application process for U.S. graduate schools, our co‑founder (and AI engineer) Kam realized the immense potential of teaching students how to use AI to get into college, which was a tool she never had access to when she made this journey herself. The result was the first‑ever eBook on using AI to get accepted into U.S. universities, entitled “AI to the Rescue: Getting you to the USA.” This eBook received such an enormous amount of demand, the AI‑powered platform Gradly was conceived. After a year of development and many sleepless nights building, we are happy to report that Gradly is now making the dream of studying at top schools attainable for thousands of students.

Published the first eBook on using AI for college admissions

Pioneering a new era in college applications, our eBook empowered students worldwide to leverage AI in their admissions journey.

Cover for AI eBook AI to the Rescue

Started Gradly development

Fueled by the overwhelming response to our eBook, we began building Gradly to bring AI-powered admissions tools to life.

Kam working on Gradly AI in the early days

Expanded the Gradly team

Our vision took a giant leap forward with the addition of experts who share our passion for revolutionizing admissions.

Tyler working on Gradly AI in the early days

Gradly Beta launched

After months of testing, our closed beta transformed how early users write essays, find scholarships, and craft resumes.

An early version of Gradly's homepage

Gradly global launch

With Gradly now accessible worldwide, thousands of students are unlocking their potential and reaching their dream schools.

Tyler working on Gradly AI in the early days

University partnership

Gradly launched its first university partnership, proving that our platform could support not only individual students, but entire campuses.

Gradly's first university partnership

Presented to KACE

Gradly presented to the Kentucky Association of Colleges and Employers, highlighting how AI can help career teams serve more students without adding complexity.

Gradly presentation to KACE

Participated in SoACE conference

Gradly joined career services leaders at the SoACE conference in Nashville, continuing to build relationships with universities across the region.

Gradly at the SoACE conference in Nashville

Reached over 25,000 entitled university users

Gradly expanded to more than 25,000 entitled university users, a major milestone in our mission to make high-quality career and admissions support more accessible.

Gradly expanding to over 25,000 entitled university users

Meet the Team

The innovators building the Gradly-powered future

Tyler Pedigo – Co-Founder & CEO

Tyler Pedigo

Co-Founder & CEO

Serial entrepreneur obsessed with product design and Artificial Intelligence. Big time nerd.

Kamand Bagherian – Co-Founder & CTO

Kamand Bagherian

Co-Founder & CTO

AI engineer and fitness geek: Kam keeps the bits flowing.

Kazhal Bagherian – Marketing Associate

Kazhal Bagherian

Marketing Associate

Often the face of Gradly, Kazhal is a marketing expert with a passion for storytelling.

Chris Derry – Advisor / Head Coach

Chris Derry

Advisor / Head Coach

A seasoned sales executive with extensive experience across emergent and mature industries like technology, academia, and finance.

Millie Pedigo – Chief Bone Officer

Millie Pedigo

Chief Bone Officer

Millie is a Boston Terrier who always manages to keep us laughing.

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