Born out of a UC Berkeley dorm room brainstorm, Breefly is rebuilding how people consume video - starting with fast, intelligent lecture summaries that cut the fluff. In just 33 days, they’re a VC-backed company valued at $3 million by Character Capital (led by Sprint author John Zeratsky).

Although the founding team comprises first-year undergrads (Eric Liu, Sanjay Mukhayala, Mark Shi, and Aaryan Patil), they boast extensive AI research experience as well as extracurricular excellence. The team counts several Eagle Scouts, national Olympiad winners, and a nationally ranked athlete.

The founders have already shipped real-world products and datasets in previous roles, from predictive asset models and medical information platforms to live AI translation tools. It hints at unusually strong technical depth and early-stage execution.

Breefly sits at the intersection of AI summarization, social discovery, and productivity - on a mission to carve out a space somewhere between Notion AI, Readwise, and Perplexity. It’s designing a format that works for students, by students.