Why Loona Exists
The ability to build is becoming the most valuable skill of this decade. AI changed the game. Students no longer need years of preparation before creating something meaningful.
Future-Proof Your Child
AI has dramatically reduced the barrier to building software. Today, a motivated high school student can design an app, build it using AI tools, launch it, and get real users — all within weeks. The world increasingly rewards people who can identify real problems, create solutions, and improve based on real feedback.
By the end of each cohort, your student will have built and launched a real product, presented it publicly on Demo Day, and developed skills that set them apart — technical fluency with AI tools, structured problem-solving, and the confidence that comes from real execution.
Loona is a guided, disciplined environment with live sessions, clear milestones, expert mentorship, and real accountability. Students are supported. Expectations are clear. Growth is measurable.
A portfolio of shipped products and a Demo Day presentation speaks volumes on college applications and internship interviews.
How We Teach
AI Is the Tool, Thinking Is the Skill
Students use AI to build real products. We teach them to think critically about what AI produces — to evaluate, refine, and own their work. The tool changes. The thinking doesn’t.
Feedback Over Assumptions
Real users tell you what works. Students ship early, gather feedback, and iterate — developing the instinct to improve based on evidence, every cycle.
Growth Takes Reps
Like sports or music, product building is a practice. Confidence, clarity, and capability compound with every cohort and every project.
Ownership Creates Leaders
When students own their product from problem to launch, they develop initiative, resilience, and the ability to make real decisions under real constraints.
Who Built Loona
Andres Aleson
Founder
I've built my career across private equity, impact investing, climate tech, product, and AI. I earned my MBA at UCLA, founded a startup from scratch, and switched paths more than once. The skills that mattered most — thinking clearly, communicating persuasively, solving real problems — I learned by building.
For years, I've mentored high school and college students on career development — and I kept seeing the same pattern. Bright, ambitious students ready to do more, but with no clear path to start building before college. I built Loona to change that — to give students the tools, mentorship, and real-world experience to start building now.
I've taught at the university level, directed a venture academy mentoring dozens of early-stage startups, and spent years building with AI and modern development tools. Loona combines everything I've learned — as a builder, a teacher, and a mentor — into a program designed to develop the next generation of builders.
Shape the Next Generation
Loona is building a network of mentors and schools who believe in the potential of the next generation of builders. Here's how to get involved.
Become a Mentor
Share your expertise with ambitious high school students building real products. Whether you are an entrepreneur, engineer, product manager, or founder — your experience can shape a student's trajectory.
Express Interest →Bring Loona to Your School
For administrators and counselors interested in offering Loona to their students. Give your students the opportunity to build real products, develop professional skills, and gain real-world experience.
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