Sooinn is the co-founder and CEO of Enuma Inc., a educational technology company changing the paradigm of basic education through digital learning. By pioneering innovative approaches to her design, Sooinn has developed many highly acclaimed applications that engage the wide range of young learners around the world, including those with special needs, in independent and effective learning.
Most notably, in 2019, Kitkit School, developed under Sooinn’s leadership, was announced a co-winner of the Global Learning XPRIZE competition, which challenged teams globally to develop a solution that could teach children in remote villages of Tanzania to read, write and do math independently. Sooinn also led the development of Enuma’s Todo series applications with over 8 million downloads, and also designed Project Injini for young learners with special needs. Sooinn aspires to bring the most innovative and effective digital solutions to children worldwide and continues to develop Enuma as a vehicle to showcase how digital tools can be used, and must be used, to achieve quality education for all.
Born in Korea, Sooinn lives in Berkeley, California with her family. In 2017, Sooinn was named an Ashoka Fellow.