| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Educational technology, consumer technology |
| Founded | 15 January 2019 |
| Founder | Anton Pavlovsky |
| Headquarters | Nicosia, Cyprus |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Headway, Impulse, Nibble, AddMile, Skillsta |
Number of employees | 500+ (2025) |
| Subsidiaries | Headway, Impulse, Nibble, AddMile, Skillsta |
| Website | https://www.headway.inc/ |
Headway Inc is a global technology company that operates in the lifelong learning space. The company develops consumer-facing products such as Headway, Impulse, Nibble, AddMile, and Skillsta. [1]
Previously known as Headway after its flagship product, a book summary app, the company has officially rebranded into Headway Inc, a consumer tech platform. In 2025, Headway Inc ranked 4th in the list of the World's Top EdTech companies by TIME magazine. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Headway Inc was founded in January 2019 when a small team led by Anton Pavlovsky launched the Headway book summary app. [7] By October 2020, the Headway app had become the most downloaded book summary app globally. Later on, the company expanded into the broader lifelong learning space. [8] In 2021, the company added the Impulse brain training app to its portfolio. [9] [10] [11] In February 2022, Headway Inc released Nibble, an all‑around knowledge app. [12] By mid‑2022, the Headway app appeared among the top ten revenue‑generating educational apps in the US on App Store and Google Play. [13] [14]
In February 2023, Headway Inc was first named to the GSV 150 list of the world’s leading digital learning companies and then appeared on the list for four consecutive years (2023-2026). [15] Later that year, the Headway app received an App Store Editors' Choice badge in the United States. [16] In December 2023, the company launched the AddMile coaching platform, [17] [18] and in July 2024, Skillsta, a social skills trainer. [19] In 2024, Headway Inc made the Top 100 Next Unicorns list by Viva Technology. [20] In 2024 and 2025, Forbes Ukraine recognized Headway Inc among the Top 3 employers in the country. [21] [22] [23]
For the three consecutive years, 2023-2025, Headway Inc was also spotlighted on the Europe EdTech 200 by HolonIQ, [24] and the list of the Top 50 Contenders, businesses in Europe with the highest potential to get a "unicorn" status by GP Bullhound and Bullhound Capital. [25] [26]
In April 2025, Headway officially rebranded as Headway Inc. That same month, TIME magazine ranked Headway Inc fourth on its list of the World's Top EdTech companies. [27] In spring 2025, the Headway and Impulse apps were also awarded as Honorees by the Webby Awards. [28] In July 2025, the company closed its Series A financing led by Bullhound Capital via its Fund VI, marking the company's first external round and the largest investment through Bullhound Capital's Fund VI to date. [29] [30]
Headway Inc has users in over 170 countries and operates via offices in Madrid, Kyiv, Warsaw, Lviv, and Nicosia, along with hybrid team members across the globe. [31] [32] [33]
Additionally, the company develops Headway for Business, a microlearning tool that helps build soft skills to foster team growth. Its corporate roster includes Google, Costco, Cisco, T-Mobile, HubSpot, Amazon, Vodafone, and 600+ others.
The company also has R&D labs and intends to keep releasing a new product every year. [42] [43]