Edtech start-up Esme Learning Solutions raises $7.5m The start-up will use the Series A funding to support growth across all facets of its operations, from headcount to course offerings. Digital learning platform Esme Learning Solutions has closed a $7.5m Series A funding round, led by Adit Ventures. The edtech company was founded in 2019 by Beth Porter, formerly of edX and Pearson Education, and David Shrier, who has worked at University of Oxford, MIT and Imperial College Business School. As digital transformation continues to accelerate, the need to for professionals to upskill will become critical. Esme Learning Solutions uses an AI-enabled digital learning system and leverages dozens of lessons from cognitive and neuroscience to deliver online course offerings.