Enterprise Ireland backs new AI-powered ed-tech spinout, Meso

Enterprise Ireland backs new AI-powered ed-tech spinout, Meso

Posted on: 04 December 2025

The new education technology spin-out has secured €500,000in Enterprise Ireland funding to bring its AI-driven curriculum planning platform to schools across Ireland and abroad.

Meso, founded by teacher and CEO, Dr Chris Bryne, uses artificial intelligence to automate lesson planning, generate aligned assessments, and produce curriculum-specific study guides. The platform aims to significantly reduce teacher workload and support more personalised learning for students.

The technology, which stems from Dr Byrne's research in curriculum change and the psychology of educational decision making, aims to directly address administrative pressures so educators can focus on students.

Speaking about Meso, Dr Chris Byrne, said: "Teachers are being asked to do more than ever, but the infrastructure to support that work simply hasn't kept pace.

"By combining educational research with advanced AI, our goal is to give teachers time back to focus on students rather than paperwork. This spin-out is a timely intervention for the sector, and the support from Enterprise Ireland allows us to move from pilot phase to wider deployment."

Meso is currently piloting the system in multiple Irish schools and plans to scale both nationally and internationally over the coming year. The company is positioning itself within a rapidly expanding global ed-tech market where personalised learning, curriculum alignment and real-time analytics are increasingly sought by schools and policymakers.

Education systems worldwide have raised expectations around planning, assessment and differentiated learning, often without providing the technology required to deliver this at scale. Meso aims to address this gap by offering an integrated ecosystem that connects teacher planning, student learning pathways and school-level oversight.

The company invites schools and education authorities to engage and consider joining its Meso Fellows programme which supports teacher co-design of future features. School and teachers interested in the platform can register via the Meso websiteor arrange a demonstration with the team.

You can also learn more by listening to a new ADAPT Radio podcast, entitled: AI Lesson Preparation Addresses Teacher Planning Burden.

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