Rukots help schools foster communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills in students while they work in math, language, and science classes — We systematize social and emotional learning.
Current Status
Rukots went to market on may2024
• 7300 participants have solved a challenge (non-unique)
• 450 hours in the classroom
• $15K Annual recurrent revenues
• 10 schools subscribed
• 0 churn rate – since pilots in 2023
• 4x increase in usage, hours in the classroom from Mar–May 2025 vs. same period in 2024
Rukots is discussing with ISP a network of 100 schools in more than 20 countries to pilot Rukots. In the short term, the pilot will include 4 schools, reaching $21K ARR. In the mid term, if successful, it will scale to other schools in the network.
Problem or Opportunity
The educational system is stressing to adapt to this fast-changing era, where 65% of school students will compete for jobs that do not exist yet. Jobs that will require to success a 30% more of social and emotional skills, such as communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. However, designing and implementing activities that develop collaborative skills requires time teachers don't have: 46% of schoolteachers report high daily stress during the school year. Schools are failing to equip students with critical skills to thrive.
Solution (product or service)
Rukots helps schools foster communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills in students by offering a portfolio of collaborative challenges aligned to the educational curriculum that transforms the class of math, language, and sciences into a space of collaboration. Challenges run on tablets and laptops.
Value creation:
1.- Schools: To fulfill the educational requirement of developing collaborative skills at a low cost.
2.- Teachers: To work the curricular content with an integral approach without extra work.
3.- Students: Engaged in a fun class that captures their attention.
Business model
Rukots has a B2B model. It offers an annual subscription for schools to access the portfolio of challenges. Currently, Rukots offers 27 challenges in language, science, and mathematics for 6th to 8th grade. The average annual subscription fee is $2,000 per school ($10 per student per year from 6th to 8th grade). The average annual subscription will increase as the product expands to include new classes and subjects, reaching $5,000 annually. The goal is to develop a portfolio of 200 challenges spanning grades 6 through 12 and covering various subjects.
Incubation/Acceleration programs accomplishment
1. Hero Training Program 2025 (Silicon Valley, USA). Draper University. Received full scholarship.
2 eMergeAmericas 2024 (Miami, USA). Funded to participate in the accelerator and showcase.
3. Semilla Expande 2024 (Chile). Acelerated and awarded a $50K equity-free grant from the Chilean Government.
4. Unleash+ 2023 (Rwanda): International accelerator focused on impact startups addressing the SDGs. Held in Rwanda with over 1,000 participants from 135 countries.
5. Start-Up Chile 2022 (Chile): Latin America’s leading public accelerator. Received a $15K equity-free grant.
