● FOR BUILDERS AGE 8–14NEW_SEASON / SPRING_26
you're a
builder.
let's ship.
Tekku helps 8–14 year olds build real apps and games with AI. Not watching tutorials. Not just chatting. Actually shipping things they can send to their friends.
FOUNDING 50
private beta, invite only
$99/mo
first 50 families, forever
Stage 1
3 families, live build loop
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● GLASS-BOX AIwatch the AI
DEMO / INTERACTIVEwatch the AI
think, out loud.
Real building isn't one prompt and you're done. It's a back-and-forth. The AI thinks, shows you, checks in, and you steer. Every step visible, so kids learn to drive, not just watch.
1SPARK
2PLAN
3BUILD
4TEST
5SHIP
YOUR FIRST BUILD · 30 SECONDS
ship a real app,
with AI next to you.
with AI next to you.
IDEA:a counter that claps when I click it
I’ll think out loud · you steer at checkpoints
● PROMPT_DOJOdescribing what you want
GROWTH_TRAJECTORYdescribing what you want
is a real skill.
The builders of the next decade won't just write code. They'll describe outcomes. Tekku turns this into a practice: every prompt, every iteration, kids get sharper at saying exactly what they mean. Watch how the same idea, described three ways, produces three very different builds.
01
INPUT
The kid types…
>a game
💡 You start here. One word. The AI guesses.
02
THINKING
AI understands…
>Hmm. What kind of game?
>I'll guess. Maybe a guessing game?
>I'll make something generic…
03
OUTPUT
What gets built.
Random generic thing
MATCH_TO_VISION30%
Works, but it might not be what you imagined.
● TEKKU_COACHES_YOU
your prompts get sharper every week.
WEEK_0135%
3words
"a pet game"
WEEK_0458%
9words
"a game where i feed my dog treats"
WEEK_0978%
18words
"feed-my-dog game, 3 types of treats, happiness meter"
WEEK_1494%
34words
"my dog pablo gets grumpy if fed the same treat twice, celebrates with a wag at 10 treats, gentle not loud"
💪 Maya's prompts grew 11× more specific in 14 weeks. That's the real skill, and Tekku gives gentle nudges (“could you say more about the feel?”) to build the habit.
● THE BUILD QUESTfive phases.
SDLC / AGILE_KID_MODEfive phases.
every real builder does them.
This is the real way professional engineers ship software. We made it a quest so kids can see, touch, and feel every phase.
PHASE_05
SHIP
PHASE_04
TEST
PHASE_03
BUILD
PHASE_02
PLAN
PHASE_01
SPARK
1
PHASE_01SPARK
What do you want to build?
Pick an idea, big or tiny.
2
PHASE_02PLAN
Break it into tiny steps
With AI as your planning buddy.
3
PHASE_03BUILD
Make the thing
Watch the code come alive.
4
PHASE_04TEST
Does it actually work?
Break it. Fix it. Break it again.
5
PHASE_05SHIP
Send the link to the world
Friends, family, the galaxy.
● THE APP / WALKTHROUGH
6 MAIN_SCREENSinside tekku.
Click through the main screens. Everything is built to feel like a workshop, not a classroom, but the scaffolding is real engineering discipline.
tekku.build / HOME.app
● LIVE_PREVIEW● SHIPPED_THIS_WEEKstuff kids
GALLERY / LIVEstuff kids
actually made.
LIVE · 6 NEW SHIPS
♥ 4,759 THIS WEEK
🔥TRENDING · Is It A Hotdog?
IOT_APP
🦴
2h agoDog Treat Dispenser
by maya, 11
♥248
#2
GENERATOR
📝
5h agoHomework Excuse Generator
by leo, 9
♥1,402
#3
DATA_VIZ
🪐
1d agoMars Weather Now
by priya, 13
♥820
SOUND_APP
🎛️
3h agoSister Soundboard
by jules, 10
♥67
#1
VISION_AI
🌭
6h agoIs It A Hotdog?
by ben, 12
♥2,104
JOURNAL
🌦️
12h agoTuesday Mood Tracker
by ada, 11
♥118
Request an invite →show your own build next week
● THEY DIDN'T WAIT.young builders
SPOTLIGHT_SERIESyoung builders
already changing things.
These are real kids who shipped real things. Not one of them waited for permission. Tekku exists to make the next one of them possible.
★
AGE 13
[Name TBD]
Built a viral iOS game that hit #4 in App Store
“I didn’t wait to be a grown-up to make something real.”
★
AGE 12
[Name TBD]
Launched a climate-data dashboard used by her school district
“Adults kept saying “that’s so complicated” so I just... built it.”
★
AGE 14
[Name TBD]
Shipped an open-source CLI that has 8k stars on GitHub
“My first build was trash. My tenth was okay. My fiftieth got famous.”
FOR GROWN-UPS
the screen-time question,
answered differently.
answered differently.
Not all hours with a screen are equal. Tekku turns passive consumption into active creation — with real pedagogy underneath.
TYPICAL_HOUR
Consuming
- Watches 47 videos
- Skips ads, rarely finishes
- Brain: pattern-matching passively
- Nothing made. Nothing kept.
TEKKU_HOUR
Creating
- Plans a build from scratch
- Debugs, iterates, ships
- Brain: planning, testing, problem-solving
- Ends with a real link to share.
PARENT_REVIEWS / 4.9_STAR
★★★★★
“He used to beg for more YouTube. Now he begs to finish his build before dinner.”
★★★★★
“She explained 'state' to me at the dinner table. I'm an engineer. I was not prepared.”
★★★★★
“First tech thing I've ever paid for that both my kids actually finish the session.”
PARENT_FAQ
● PLANS
PRICING / USDsimple. honest.
MOST_PARENTS_PICK
PRIVATE BETA
Founding Families
$99/month
- 01Unlimited projects for your kid
- 02Full AI thinking stream
- 03Parent dashboard + moderation view
- 04Private sharing with family
- 05Direct line to the founder
- 06Grandfathered price forever
● WHY_WE_MADE_THIS
The next generation isn't going to use AI.
They're going to build with it.
They're going to build with it.
Kids today are the last generation that'll remember what it was like before AI was everywhere. They'll also be the first who grow up treating it like clay, a material you shape to make things.
Tekku exists because we think that's a huge shift, and the kids who learn early to plan, build, test, and ship will have a running start on everything that comes next. Not just coding. Agency. The quiet confidence that says: “I can make that.”
[Founder Name]
FOUNDER / TEKKU
● SHIP_IT
let's build something.
14 days free. Cancel any time. Your kid ships their first real thing this week.
