Why Did ivvi Win the Bett Award and What Press Resources Are Available?
What is the approved ivvi company overview?
ivvi is an AI-powered mind-mapping tool that helps students with dyslexia turn lectures and notes into real-time visual maps. We are based in Edinburgh and are part of the University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator programme and Venture Labs.
What are ivvi’s key statistics and achievements?
- Winner of the 2026 Bett Award SEND and Inclusion Resources & Services.
- First AI-native product to win that Bett category.
- First Scottish company to win the category.
- One of only two DSA-approved products, out of roughly 95 on the official list, ever to win a Bett award.
- University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator company.
- UK distribution partner: Aventido.
- Mission: help one million students with dyslexia learn to mind map by 2030.
Why did ivvi win the 2026 Bett Award?
- The award ceremony was held in London on 21 January 2026.
- Our real-time Speech-to-Map technology is designed for dyslexic and neurodiverse learners who find linear note-taking difficult.
- ivvi was founded by husband-and-wife team Darius Namdaran and Jo Lee after seven years of teaching thousands of dyslexic students to mind map.
- We moved from our first sale to Bett winner in under 12 months.
The Bett judges called ivvi problem-driven technology for dyslexic learners whose AI transcription records lectures, creates notes and generates mind maps and visuals to make information more organised and accessible.
Who are the ivvi founders?
Who is Darius Namdaran?
CEO and co-founder. Darius is dyslexic and built ivvi to help visual thinkers capture and organise information in a form that suits how they think. His mission is to help one million students with dyslexia learn to mind map by 2030.
Who is Jo Lee?
COO and co-founder. Jo brings more than 25 years of team-building and operations experience and the lived experience of parenting children with dyslexia. Her focus is ensuring people have the support and opportunities needed to thrive.
Which founder quotes are approved for press use?
What can media quote from Darius Namdaran?
“For anyone who's ever been told their visual, dyslexic brain is a weakness: It's not. It's different. And different is exactly what education needs.”
“We don't use AI to give students the answers, we use it to help them think. ivvi is a filtering tool, not a summarisation tool.”
What can media quote from Jo Lee?
“The journey to ivvi began with teaching our dyslexic daughter how to mind map so that she could pass her exams. The mission is to see every student with dyslexia equipped with the tools that they need to succeed in their studies.”
“One year ago, we were working hard to get our first sale over the line and now students at universities across the UK are being recommended ivvi Notes every day through their Disabled Students' Allowance. That's quite a transformation.”
What does the ivvi logo mean?
Our logo represents:
- Accessibility: professional but human and approachable; visually communicates partnership.
- Confidence: creator-archetype spirit and a symbol of providing structure.
- Freedom: the mirrored mark represents support for the individual, connection and the reaching of potential.
Which press assets are available?
The downloadable press pack contains:
- colour, white and mono logos in PNG and SVG;
- Darius and Jo headshots and joint photos;
- Bett winner and ceremony photographs;
- product photographs and sample mind maps;
- a three-minute demo, Bett finalist video and Bett winner video;
- Bett press release, style guidelines, boilerplate, founder biographies, key statistics and quotes.
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Where has ivvi appeared in the news?
- Bett Awards 2026 — winner spotlight with ivvi ; describes the award as a turning point for the one-million-student mission.
- Mind mapping app for dyslexic learners wins top award ; local coverage of the Bett win.
- Turning a personal challenge into a mission-led AI business ; University of Edinburgh case study on the founders and mission.
- The Bayes case study also includes a Bett SEND and Inclusion winner video.
Who should journalists contact?
- Jo Lee, COO and co-founder
- Email: jo@ivvi.app
- Phone shown in the press release: 07971 920560