From the Beginning
Memrise was founded in 2010 in London, by Ed Cooke, Ben Whately and Greg Detre, three friends who met while studying neuroscience and psychology at Oxford.
They were united by a fascination with the way
humans learn and a determination to use technology to help people learn more effectively.
After graduation Ed got deep into the study of memory techniques. He became a Grandmaster of Memory. He won the US memory championships one year, and then trained a journalist to win them the very next year - a story chronicled by the journalist in the book, Moonwalking with Einstein.
They came back together a few years later, and combined their separate research to create Memrise.
The secret formula? A deep understanding of neuroscience and memory techniques, combined with engaging learning content created by linguistic experts and native speakers. Plus, we only teach practical, real-life language that you'll actually use. With this formula, Memrise speeds up and simplifies the language learning process.