A structured, AI-guided platform built to help students turn real problems into real solutions, and the confidence, skills, and follow-through to do it again.
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‍ATLANTA, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 — Co-AI Founder today announced the launch of Young Founder's Program, its AI-guided platform designed to help students move from "I have an idea" to "I'm building it." The program gives students a structured, hands-on introduction to entrepreneurship, guided by AI every step of the way.

The program was built on a simple observation from public health: preparedness is treated as optional until a crisis makes it unavoidable, and by then, the cost of catching up always outweighs the cost of preparing early. Founder and CEO Mimi Kothari saw the same pattern forming in AI education, students who don't get real, structured access to AI and innovation tools now are the ones most likely to be left behind later.

Unlike tools that simply generate answers, Young Founder's Program works alongside students as a strategic thinking partner. The platform helps them explore possibilities, sharpen ideas, solve real problems, and take the next step toward building something real, no specialized skills, no expensive equipment, no existing network required. Just an idea and a place to start."Great ideas are everywhere. Access to the right guidance is not," said Mimi Kothari, Founder and CEO of Co-AI Founder. "In public health, we always paid a price for waiting until a crisis forced our hand.

I don't want to see that same mistake repeated with an entire generation of students and AI. We built Young Founder's Program to give students the structure, encouragement, and strategic support to keep moving. AI should expand human creativity and capability, never replace it."Co-AI Founder is actively developing partnerships with schools and mission-aligned organizations, both domestically and internationally, to broaden access to Young Founder's Program and bring practical, AI-guided innovation tools to more classrooms and communities.Young Founder's Program's early pilots have engaged students in guided, real-world learning and creation.

Co-AI Founder is inviting students, educators, and mission-aligned organizations to help shape what comes next.

Have an idea worth exploring? Join Young Founder's Program for early access and start building.