Laikan offers a personalized, AI‑guided journey that helps middle‑ and high‑school students discover their values, interests, and strengths, and map them to academic pathways. The platform provides structured quests, archetype‑based “heroes,” and a shareable report for parents and counselors, giving students a clear decision‑making compass for early exploration or college‑application preparation.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
High‑school students often lack structured guidance to identify their personal values, interests, and strengths, making it difficult to choose academic pathways that align with future college and career goals. Parents and counselors may also struggle to obtain clear, actionable insights into a student’s evolving profile throughout grades 9‑12.
Solution
Laikan delivers a personalized, AI‑guided journey that helps students reflect on themselves and explore academic options through a series of structured quests. An AI mentor, informed by leading practitioners, leads students through self‑discovery activities and presents archetype “heroes” to help articulate their future self. The platform generates a concise, shareable report that summarizes the student’s identified values, interests, strengths, and recommended pathways, which can be reviewed by parents and counselors. By segmenting the experience for grades 9‑10 (exploration and profile building) and grades 11‑12 (direction clarification and application optimization), Laikan provides a continuous decision‑making compass throughout high school.
Target Audience
Laikan is intended for high‑school students (grades 9‑12) seeking personalized guidance, as well as their parents and school counselors who support academic and college‑admission planning.
Features
- AI mentor that guides students through self‑assessment quests and pathway exploration
- Archetype “heroes” framework to help students articulate their future identity
- Structured quests tailored for early (grades 9‑10) and late (grades 11‑12) high‑school stages
- Automated generation of a shareable report for parents and counselors
- Content developed in collaboration with school counselors and youth‑development specialists
- Student‑centered design that encourages reflection without pressuring early decisions