Trusted by 11+ schools across Ethiopia

Transform Your Child Into aYoung Entrepreneur

Learn. Build. Grow.

AI-powered entrepreneurship simulations that make learning business fun, engaging, and contextually relevant for African youth.

300+
Students
11
Schools
7+
Years
The Kidpreneur
Try a Real Decision

This is an actual moment from Quest Mode.

You make sandals from recycled tires (barabaso) and sell them at the Saturday market. You have made 10 pairs to sell at 50 birr each. A customer wants to buy all 10 right now, but only if you drop the price to 30 birr each.

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The Challenge

Africa's Youth Unemployment

400M+
Youth aged 15-35 in Africa
8-11M
Youth entering job market yearly
3M
Formal jobs created per year
27%
Urban youth unemployment rate

Cultural Stigma

Money and business deemed "taboo" - entrepreneurship seen as unethical or only for the rich.

Curricular Absence

Entrepreneurship completely omitted from K-12 curricula across most African countries.

Passive Learning

Existing EdTech relies on video lectures - fundamentally flawed for teaching active decision-making.

Generic Content

One-size-fits-all approaches fail to connect abstract concepts to students' lived contexts.

The Solution

AI-Powered Active Learning

The Kidpreneur replaces passive theory with hyper-personalized active simulations tailored to each child's passion and context.

Accessibility

Web-based platform optimized for low-end devices. AI-powered entrepreneurship simulator right in their hands.

Active Practice

Forces children to ACT - make budget decisions, set prices, react to market shifts. Playful yet practical.

Contextuality

Hyper-personalized to their passion - farming, fashion, tech. Contextually relevant, not generic.

How It Works

1

Choose Your Passion

Kids select a business idea they love

2

Active Simulations

AI creates personalized scenarios

3

Real-Time Feedback

Learn from decisions and consequences

4

Build & Grow

Turn virtual success into real skills

Peace of Mind

Built for Care

Real answers to what actually matters, not just proof points.

Privacy by Design

Your child’s data is protected, and never shared or sold.

Bilingual, Fully

Every scenario, question, and narration works in English and Amharic.

Scoped AI, Not a Chatbot

AI stays inside the business scenario. No open-ended chat, no surprises.

Backed by Real Frameworks

Not a quiz app. Grounded in the same methods real founders and the UN’s own entrepreneurship program use.

Three Ways to Learn

Quest Mode

AI-generated scenarios adapt to every decision. Build a virtual business from scratch to billions.

  • Dynamic scenarios
  • 4 difficulty levels
  • Real-time consequences
  • Badge achievements

Every decision trains the same 10 entrepreneurial competencies taught in EMPRETEC, the UN’s global entrepreneurship program.

Builder Mode

Business Model Canvas guided by AI. Plan before you play - learn framework used by 470+ practitioners.

  • 9 canvas elements
  • AI guidance
  • Personalized questions
  • Professional output

Startup Mode

Test your idea before you build it. AI plays your customer and gives real feedback, just like real founders get.

  • Idea validation cycle
  • AI feedback each round
  • Real Design Thinking method
  • Revise and resubmit

Real Frameworks, Real Skills

Not just a game — every mode is grounded in methodology real entrepreneurs and founders use.

Business Model Canvas

The same 9-block framework used by 470+ practitioners worldwide to plan a business before building it.

Design Thinking

Ideate, test, and learn — the same iterative cycle used by IDEO and Stanford’s d.school.

Lean Startup

Build, measure, learn. Validate an idea before spending time or money building it.

Entrepreneurial Competencies

The same 10 competencies taught in EMPRETEC, the UN’s global entrepreneurship program.

EMPRETEC is a programme of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The Kidpreneur is independently developed and not affiliated with or endorsed by UNCTAD. Business Model Canvas by Strategyzer AG, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Proven Impact

7+ Years

Of iteration from classroom games to AI-powered platform

300+

Students piloted across Entrepreneurship classes and 8 career day events.

11 Schools

Piloted locally in Addis Ababa (1 int'l, 1 private, 9 public)

Memhir Institute

Decade-long partnership training 5000+ students

Parents track exactly what their child is learning, framework by framework, from their own dashboard.

See It In Action

Watch the Magic Happen!

From the problem we solve, to the kids we empower — see the full Kidpreneur story in one exciting video.

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The Impact
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Built For Everyone

Students

Ages 10-18. Learn entrepreneurship through play.

Parents

Invest in your child's future with practical skills.

Schools

Differentiate your curriculum with future skills.

Partners

NGOs & Governments seeking scalable youth solutions.

Ready to Transform Youth into Job Creators?

Join 11 schools and 300+ students already building their entrepreneurial future

11+ Schools
300+ Students
7+ Years