Startopia

    For schools, universities and organisations

    Founder building for your school.

    From a free masterclass to a licensed, term-long programme. Everything runs on the ProofScaling method, and every student leaves with a scored record.

    A facilitator running a paper prototype exercise with a room of students

    Start with an hour. Go as far as your school wants.

    Every format runs the same method and the same rubric, so a student's record carries from one step to the next.

    Next Buildathon: BC Academy Dubai, Saturday 14 November 2026
    No fee and no obligation. Most schools start here.

    What actually happens in the room.

    Five capabilities, in the order a founder uses them. Run one as a single session or the full sequence across a term.

    Every module is tailored to the objectives you set.

    Five capabilities students build: problem solving, validating ideas, rapid prototyping, building traction and communicating value, with mindset and resilience running through every stage

    Built for the people who run the room.

    Startopia works with schools and sixth forms, universities and colleges, corporates and innovation teams, and community programmes

    Why schools and organisations choose Startopia

    Method, not motivation.

    Participants leave with a repeatable framework they can use again, not just an inspiring story. ProofScaling sits under every masterclass, bootcamp, challenge and licensed programme.

    Hands-on, every time.

    No slide-heavy theory. Every session produces an artefact before anyone leaves the room: a hypothesis, an experiment, a pitch slide, a working prototype.

    Scoped to your group.

    From a single free session to a licensed programme, each format is shaped to the group's age, context and experience.

    Zero teacher prep.

    Startopia handles the facilitation, the materials and the delivery. Teachers join the room as participants.

    Startopia Institutes · termly or annual licensing available

    License the full programme ladder. Run it as your own.

    For schools and universities ready to embed founder education into the term, Startopia Institutes licenses the entire Startopia programme ladder as a structured curriculum - from the first free step a family takes, up to a fully licensed, self-run programme.

    All six rungs come as one license

    Every rung runs on the Startopia Challengers platform and is scored against the ProofScaling methodology, so your staff license one system, not six separate tools.

    ProofCoach AI

    A personalised, always-on mentor guiding next steps.

    ProofVault

    An exportable, evidence-rich founder portfolio.

    Educator dashboard

    Tracking and intervention tools for teaching staff.

    On the platform

    Run on Startopia Challengers

    AI Personas practice sessions, experiment modules, and completion tracking all run on Startopia Challengers - so every participant builds evidence, not just notes.

    A participant completing Phase 2 of their experiment on Startopia Challengers
    Phase 2 - hypothesis testing and structured experiment tracking
    AI Personas module inside Startopia Challengers enabling realistic customer interviews
    AI Personas - practice customer discovery with simulated interviews

    Start free

    Book a Free Masterclass

    The easiest way to see Startopia in your school. From there, talk to us about a bootcamp, a challenge, or licensing the full programme ladder.