A competition that looks for the world's most innovative startups focused on children and youth, willing to implement their solutions in vulnerable communities in Latin America.
We created the Childtech challenge, whose first edition was in 2021. The Childtech challenge is much more than a competition: it is the bridge that brings nonprofit organizations and startups together in a joint innovation project.
Through technology and collaboration, we have changed realities in vulnerable communities, touching the lives of thousands of children, young people and adults in their surroundings.
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Sixth Edition, Mexico
We set out to reach thousands of children, young people, educators and their families.
Challenge: Teaching generative AI in schools in Mexico
Movilizatorio is a Latin American social enterprise with more than 10 years of experience in educational innovation and teacher training, operating in several countries in Latin America. Its work has focused on designing educational programs, producing content and providing institutional support with an emphasis on the ethical use of technology.
Founded by Juliana Uribe.
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Fifth Edition, Colombia and Central America
We set out to reach thousands of children, young people, educators and their families.
Challenge: From consumption to creation: generative AI for teenagers
Enyoi is an EdTech company that trains talent in digital skills through virtual, hands-on, personalized programs with a strong focus on programming. Its approach combines applied learning with close, continuous support, connecting students with real job opportunities in technology.
Founded by Eduardo Tamayo.
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Challenge: Innovating in English teaching for the future
LingoQuesto is a platform that speeds up English learning in traditional classrooms through interactive conversations with artificial intelligence. It addresses the lack of effective speaking practice and personalized feedback, offering access to quality education regardless of context.
Founded by Tomás Vallejo.
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Challenge: Strategic integration of generative AI in primary and secondary school
Wonderly is an educational platform that democratizes computing and artificial intelligence teaching in primary and secondary school. Its methodology lets teachers deliver the content, preparing new generations of innovators and problem solvers.
Founded by Leandro Finol.
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Fourth Edition - Mexico
We set out to make a significant impact on the lives of thousands of children, young people, parents, educators and teachers.
Challenge: Fostering skills in people with intellectual disabilities
Australian startup with an award-winning resource for teaching and learning mathematics for children and young people, present in 120+ countries and created by experts in education, mathematics and computer science.
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Challenge: Managing applied learning in environmental education in schools in Mexico
Startup with a set of learning-management products, including an artificial-intelligence tutor, an LMS and content delivery through a mobile app and WhatsApp.
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Third Edition - Mexico and Colombia
We set out to reach thousands of children, young people, educators and their families.
Challenge: Developing socio-emotional skills in early childhood center professionals
Completamente has a comprehensive wellbeing platform for people, based on data, artificial intelligence and personalized support through a chatbot. Its system makes assessment, support, guidance and psychological referral processes easier.
The founders are Javier Mansilla, Mónica Ugarte and Victor Hugo Prieto.
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Challenge: Strengthening socio-emotional skills in refugee and mobile families with young children
Hipocampus is a company that provides education and care for early childhood children in its own learning centers in Mexico. Its educational method adapts to each child's learning pace and to their physical, emotional and cognitive conditions. It offers a solution that provides digital support through WhatsApp, with an artificial-intelligence chatbot and learning communities that use microlearning.
Founded by Lourdes Garza and Germán Zubía.
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Challenge: Promoting STEM teaching, learning and prototyping with a focus on rural settings
Crack the Code is a Peruvian startup that offers programming and technology courses for children, based on game tools and on solving problems on their own. It has an educational and technology platform that trains educators in robotics skills through a virtual simulator, programming and artificial intelligence.
Founded by María Vélez.
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Second Edition - Mexico, Colombia and Chile
We set out to reach more than 8,000 children, young people, educators and their families.
Challenge: Inclusion and Education
Startup of Chilean origin with an app that helps students improve their reading comprehension through a catalog of digital books based on game dynamics and rewards. The technology diagnoses each student's reading comprehension and constantly evaluates their progress over time.
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Challenge: Inclusion and Education
Australian startup whose platform combines artificial intelligence with gamification, giving students interactive games and fun educational materials that make it easier to learn and teach numbers, quantities, operations, measurements and geometric shapes.
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Challenge: Developing socio-emotional skills in early childhood
Ecuadorian startup with an app that combines bedtime stories with infant massage to improve the sleep of babies and children, and to strengthen the bond between parents and children through touch.
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The Childtech Challenge let us reach public schools in Mexico for the first time. It was something we had been looking for a long time and had not been able to achieve.
To create real impact in communities, it is essential to work in a coordinated way with all actors and sectors. The Childtech Challenge gave us highly professional and committed partners on the ground to carry out the implementation.
It was an excellent experience of growth, learning and great success. We learned a lot from the team and the program. Apply! You will not regret it.
Being part of the challenge is a valuable opportunity to validate and scale projects. It is a space to receive feedback from experts, validate ideas and explore strategies to scale high-impact educational solutions.
Winning the Childtech Challenge is an invitation to do more with technology in early childhood, and to do it responsibly to generate more impact.
Winning the Childtech Challenge is a great achievement. It shows that it is possible to combine mental health with technology and artificial intelligence.
Winning is a validation of what we built by betting on digital literacy in Latin America. Generative AI is so new that there was a lot of uncertainty about whether our pedagogical and ethical approach would resonate in this context.
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First Edition
We set out to find startups that could positively impact at least 2,000 children and young people in their overall development.
Challenge: Overall development in early childhood
Startup from Guatemala with a virtual assistant (artificial-intelligence chatbot) that offers parents educational activities to support their children's overall development.
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Challenge: Protection and mental health for children and teenagers
Chilean startup with an educational platform that helps manage school coexistence and prevent risk situations such as bullying and cyberbullying.
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