According to EU-Startups, Oslo-based EdTech startup WeWillWrite has raised €2 million in growth capital led by Skyfall Ventures and Spintop Ventures. The round saw increased participation from existing angel investors including Kahoot! co-founders Johan Brand and Jamie Brooker. Founded in 2019, the company has already attracted millions of U.S. students and over 100,000 teachers across elementary and middle schools. WeWillWrite addresses the alarming statistic that 73% of U.S. students struggle with writing. After launching in the U.S. and Canada in March 2025, the platform is now used regularly by tens of thousands of teachers. The company plans to strengthen its Norwegian operations while expanding across key U.S. regions ahead of a global launch in 2026-27.
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Writing crisis meets social solution
Here’s the thing about writing education – it’s been broken for years. Students are writing less and with less confidence than ever before. WeWillWrite’s approach is fascinating because they’re not just throwing AI at the problem. Instead, they’ve made writing social and process-oriented. Students write short texts and give each other feedback, which creates this collaborative environment that traditional writing instruction completely misses.
Think about it – when was the last time you enjoyed writing something alone versus collaborating with others? The platform’s real-time feedback system and growing library of engaging prompts seem to be hitting a nerve. One 7th-grade teacher quoted in the piece said they’d “sorely miss” the platform if they lost access. That’s pretty telling coming from someone actually in the classroom.
Modest raise, big ambitions
Now, €2 million might seem modest compared to some of the other European EdTech rounds mentioned – like Knowunity’s €27 million or EDURINO’s €17 million. But that’s actually the interesting part. WeWillWrite is playing in a more specialized niche: writing and peer feedback. They’re not trying to be another general tutoring platform.
Founder Daniel Senn’s quote says it all: “Everyone is building better AI rockets – we’re building the platform that teaches the next generation to become rocket pilots.” That’s a clever way of positioning themselves in the age of ChatGPT and AI writing tools. They’re not fighting AI – they’re teaching students to master it as a tool rather than letting AI do the work for them.
Norwegian EdTech breakout
What’s particularly notable here is that WeWillWrite appears to be one of the few Norwegian EdTech ventures attracting European investor attention in 2025. Most of the other companies mentioned are from Denmark, France, Germany, or Switzerland. For a Norwegian startup to break into the massive U.S. education market and achieve this level of traction is impressive.
The Kahoot! connection is probably helping too. Having Johan Brand, who co-founded one of Norway’s biggest EdTech success stories, increasing his investment sends a strong signal. He knows what it takes to scale educational technology globally, especially in the U.S. market.
The road ahead
So what’s next? The company is focusing on strengthening their Norwegian base while expanding across key U.S. regions. The global launch planned for 2026-27 suggests they’re thinking big but moving deliberately. Given the writing crisis they’re addressing – and the fact that 73% of students struggling is a pretty compelling market size – there’s definitely room for growth.
The challenge will be maintaining that magical engagement that teachers are raving about while scaling. Educational technology is littered with platforms that worked great at small scale but lost their magic when they went big. But with their social, collaborative approach and the backing of investors who understand EdTech scaling, WeWillWrite seems positioned to actually make writing fun again. And honestly, when was the last time you heard anyone say that about a writing platform?
