About
Whet
/wet/ — to sharpen; to stimulate appetite.
That is exactly what we do for curiosity. Whet turns idle moments into meaningful learning with AI-generated micro-lessons designed to stick.
Our Mission
We believe everyone deserves access to great learning experiences. Whet uses AI to generate fresh, personalized micro-lessons on any topic — from psychology to investing, philosophy to cooking. Each lesson takes about 5 minutes and is designed to make knowledge stick through proven learning science: hooks that spark curiosity, clear explanations, interactive quizzes, and spaced repetition reviews.
How We Build
Whet is built by a small, focused team that cares deeply about learning science. We combine research on spaced repetition, active recall, and interleaving with modern AI to create something that actually helps people learn — not just scroll. Every feature we ship is grounded in evidence about how memory and understanding work.
What Makes Us Different
- Fresh content every time — no stale question banks or pre-written courses
- A knowledge graph that grows with you, showing connections between everything you learn
- Memory Pulse reviews timed by science to bring back what you are about to forget
- Content moderation and privacy-first design — no data sold, no tracking cookies