We give children the mindset
schools were never designed to teach.
Kid Startupper is the first platform built to teach entrepreneurship to kids aged 10–15 — using Aristotle’s First Principles, the same way of thinking behind Tesla, Netflix and SpaceX. Kids don’t just learn about business here. They build one.
Built by a teacher, not a tech company
Twenty years in real classrooms. One question that wouldn’t go away.
“Kids are full of ideas. Nobody was showing them what to do with them.”
I’m Stefanos Petrou, founder of Kid Startupper. I hold a BSc in IT and Computing from the University of East London, and I’ve spent the last 20 years teaching IT in elementary and middle schools.
For the past decade I’ve focused on research into children’s entrepreneurship — working with schools around the world to understand how young minds engage with business and creativity. I’ve taken part in EU Erasmus+ projects, founded several startups built for kids aged 10–15, and written three books on children’s entrepreneurship.
Kid Startupper is the most complete version of everything I’ve learned: a place where kids stop asking “will this be on the test?” and start asking “what if we built it?”
Meet our Power-Up Board
More than 10 educators with PhDs, Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in IT and Pedagogy keep every lesson research-backed and every update grounded in real classrooms.
Dr. A. Petrou
COO & Co-Founder — making ideas happen, every step of the way
Dr. K. Vlastaris, PhD
Community & Partnerships Manager
S. Katsikaronis, MSc
Education Program Director
J. Kalaitzidis
Entrepreneurship Theater Performances
S. Tselepidou, BSc
Translation & Language Services Lead
From one classroom idea to four continents
It started in 2011 with a simple question: what if kids could learn to think and build like real entrepreneurs — before anyone told them what they couldn’t do?
The idea
Kid Startupper is founded with one goal: teach kids the mindset school was never built to teach.
Web Summit & WEBIT — the idea takes the stage
Presented to Google, Microsoft and DELL at two of the world’s leading technology conferences.
Official launch
After years of research, design and testing, the platform goes live — the start of something much bigger.
Awards & recognition
Education Leaders Award, Erasmus+ presentations to educators in Sweden, Germany and across the EU, plus Mediterranean College.
Going global
Kid Startupper becomes available across the USA, Europe, Asia and Oceania.
Recognized on the world stage
Kid Startupper debuted globally at WEBIT and Web Summit in 2014, in front of Google, Microsoft and DELL.
After four years of design, research and testing, it earned the Education Leaders Award in 2018 and was featured at the 5th International Conference on Promoting Educational Innovation (ICPEI 2019).
Every milestone points to the same thing: a platform built to genuinely change how kids think.
At home or in the classroom
From home
Your child learns at their own pace with on-demand video lessons, guided by Andrew, their personal AI mentor. No classroom, no schedule, no pressure — just real progress.
In school
Teachers bring the curriculum into the classroom with ready-to-use lesson plans for hands-on, collaborative entrepreneurship sessions. No business background required.
Built on feedback. Always getting better.
We listen to teachers, parents and kids — and it shows. Your feedback shapes our curriculum, our platform and our tools. We’re not just building a product. We’re building the future of entrepreneurship education, one update at a time.
See what your child is capable of.
Whether you’re a parent looking for something different or a school ready to bring entrepreneurship into the classroom — start with the free 7-day Founder Sprint.
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