Teens in AI alum, Sofia Dey Choudhury, 13, is co-founder of Mathletico, AI-powered maths tuition app Mathletico — says it can be tough balancing school work and the entrepreneurial lifestyle, and that her classmates aren’t always kind about her devotion to extracurricular activities outside the playground. Sophia’s journey into AI started when she participated in Teens in AI’s AI4Good Incubator in 2022 at the age of 11.

In her interview with Tim Smith, News Editor at Sifted in March 2024, she says that the experience “has been quite difficult … It does take quite a lot of my time. When I told some people about it, they were like, ‘Well, is there really any point to doing this? Because it’s maths and does anyone actually care?’. People have also called me a geek for it, but I try to ignore them”.

Teens in AI is incredibly proud of Sophia, with the support of her co-founder father, Sibaji Dey Choudhury, for developing an app where students across the country and in every community can receive maths tuition with the click of a button. Community support is something that is critical in today’s world, and very much aligned with Teens in AI’s ethos and values.

In his article, Tim Smith, News Editor at Sifted, aptly said “the joke might soon be on the bullies, with Dey Choudhury having the last laugh: Mathletico just won its first customer — Barking and Dagenham college, which is paying a subscription to let its students access the app“.

Sophia says that her company will hit breakeven when it signs up a couple more similar sized customers.

Elena Sinel and the team at Teens in AI wish Sophia and her father every success with Mathletico!

Read the full article authored by Tim Smith at Sifted where he chats to a number of teen founders across Europe about their solutions and experiences as young entrepreneurs in the fields of tech and AI.

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Photo credit: Tim Smith at Sifted, and Sophia Dey Choudhury and Sibaji Dey Choudhury

Tim Smith is a News Editor at Sifted. He covers deeptech and AI, and produces Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast.

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Teens in AI alum, Koza Kurumlu, 17, is cofounder of UK-based Eleos AI, a start-up that allows users to navigate the safest route to get around cities, by using AI to crunch publicly available data like police reports. Koza’s journey into AI started as a 13 year old joining one of Teens in AI’s programmes.

In his interview with Tim Smith, News Editor at Sifted in March 2024, he says that “people are starting to think about whether their future career will be affected by AI. It’s not fear, it’s more consideration”. He believes that “learning code, learning AI … will be as important as knowing English and Excel back in the day. I think it’s going to be critical to know Python”.

Teens in AI is incredibly proud of Koza and his cofounders for developing an app that sets a precedent for ethical and values-based solutions that support people and communities. Something that is critical in today’s world, and very much aligned with Teens in AI’s ethos and values.

“When you’re doing a project not for yourself, but for others as well, and you see the impact that it can create, it motivates you.” – Koza Kurumlu

Koza and his two cofounders started working on Eleos in early 2024, and are scheduled to launch on app stores soon, with the plan being to enter hackathon cash competitions to fund early development.

Elena Sinel and the team at Teens in AI wish Koza and his cofounders every success with the launch!

Read the full article authored by Tim Smith at Sifted where he chats to a number of teen founders across Europe about their solutions and experiences as young entrepreneurs in the fields of tech and AI.

Content credit: Tim Smith at Sifted

Photo credit: Tim Smith at Sifted, and Koza Kurumlu, Tobi Bamisaye and Eddie Aram

Tim Smith is a News Editor at Sifted. He covers deeptech and AI, and produces Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast.

Follow him on X and LinkedIn