Did you know that 20% of English speakers are challenged readers? Hero was founded in 2020 with a mission to spread reading joy and to empower challenged readers and put them on equal footing with their classmates, colleagues, friends or anybody else. We're an AI-first startup that uses the powers of cutting-edge machine learning research to transform people's lives for the better. Hero makes text easier to read by translating it into easier language — think Google Translate but for simple language. Our AI technology is truly incredible — in the sense that we often can't believe our eyes when we see Hero turning a difficult text into something that's four or five school grade levels easier! Now, our next steps are to package this incredible AI into a product that's just as fantastic, and to get it out into the world. Do you want to be a part of that?