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Company

Company name*

SCHOLA

What are you building?*

A modular framework for incentivized E-learning

Pitch what you’re building in 1 paragraph.*

Schola addresses the problem of low engagement and completion rates in online learning by building a gamified platform that leverages blockchain technology and AI-powered chatbots to incentivize learning. Through interactive trivias, group challenges, and monetary rewards, Schola transforms education into a rewarding and social experience, improving continuous learning while providing verifiable digital proof of achievement.

Website URL

https://www.schola.space/

Company Twitter URL

https://x.com/schola_space

Where are most founders located?*

Where do you physically work out of most of the time?

Latin America

Specify the exact city and country.*

Both founders are currently located in Mexico City

What’s your team’s predominant work environment?*

Onsite — We work in the same physical location most of the time
Remote — Most of our team is distributed and collaborates remotely
asynchronous

What’s your team size?*

Founders

First Name (1st Founder)*

Primary POC for the Alliance application.

diego

Last Name (1st Founder)*

Jimenez Vergara

Role (1st Founder)*

CFO

Email (1st Founder)*

jimenezvdiego@gmail.com

Telegram Handle (1st Founder)*

@d9j9v

Personal Twitter URL (1st Founder)

@d9j9v

LinkedIn URL (1st Founder)*

https://www.linkedin.com/in/d9j9v/

Provide evidence of exceptional ability or achievements (1st Founder)*

Tell us about companies you worked for or founded before and your academic background. Share accomplishments you’re proud of. 1 short paragraph.

First Name (2nd Founder)

Antonio

Last Name (2nd Founder)

Tellez Vergara

Role (2nd Founder)

CEO

Email (2nd Founder)

antoniotellez52@gmail.com

Telegram Handle (2nd Founder)

@tellezvergara

Personal Twitter URL (2nd Founder)

@tellezanto

LinkedIn URL (2nd Founder)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-tellez-99a747ba/

Provide evidence of exceptional ability or achievements (2nd Founder)

As an economist from UNAM, I’ve built a diverse career blending my passion for education and technology. I honed my interactive teaching and communication skills as a mediator at Papalote Children’s Museum. My sales experience at Toyota Coapa further developed my negotiation and customer service abilities. Driven by my interest in blockchain technology, I actively participate in hackathons, winning first place for Vara Network use at ETHCincodeMayo and becoming a finalist at ETHGlobal San Francisco. I also secured second place in a Vara Network online hackathon. These experiences have enabled me to apply my economics and technology knowledge to create innovative solutions like Schola.

First Name (3rd Founder)

Last Name (3rd Founder)

Role (3rd Founder)

e.g. CEO, CTO, Engineering.

Email (3rd Founder)

Telegram Handle (3rd Founder)

Personal Twitter URL (3rd Founder)

LinkedIn URL (3rd Founder)

Provide evidence of exceptional ability or achievements (3rd Founder)

Tell us about companies you worked for or founded before and your academic background. Share accomplishments you’re proud of. 1 short paragraph.

Add details on any other company founders NOT mentioned above.

If you have more than 3 founders, use this field to answer — for each additional founder — the same personal questions as you did above. Leave blank if you have 3 or fewer founders.

When and how did the founders meet? Have you worked together in the past?

Skip this question if you’re a solo founder.

Are all founders committed full-time to the startup?*

If not, explain why.

What is the equity breakdown between each founder?*

If equity is not equally divided, clarify why.

Product

Which virtual machine are you primarily targeting?*

Only select 1 primary ecosystem (unless your product is fundamentally multi-chain).

When did you start working on this startup?*

Schola was initially conceived at a hackathon in February 2024. After seeing the positive response and potential impact, we decided to continue developing it. We further refined our concept during a second online hackathon,

What other companies are solving this problem today or could if they wanted to? Why will you succeed against them?*

The current e-learning landscape is dominated by platforms like Coursera and Udemy, which often struggle with low course completion rates due to a lack of engagement and incentives.

While traditional platforms like Duolingo and Kahoot! have effectively used gamification to enhance learning, Schola differentiates itself by incorporating blockchain-based, community driven rewards and portability of certificates.

Schola empowers users to create their own learning materials and quizzes in a modular way, fostering a personalized and engaging experience that can be inserted to many instances, from hosted courses to iFrame quizzes. By leveraging AI and training a RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) oracle, Schola provides intelligent learning assistance, adapting to individual needs and optimizing knowledge acquisition.

What’s your current traction?*

Schola was born from our first-place win at the ETHCincodeMayo hackathon, where the concept was initially validated. We further solidified our approach by securing second place in the Season VI Varathon. We now have a live MVP of Schola at schola.space, which demonstrates the platform’s core functionality in a user-friendly, four-step guide. We’re currently in early discussions with universities to conduct proof-of-concept trials and are focusing our efforts on the B2B market.

Share usage metrics (e.g. WAU) and growth stats.If your startup sells to businesses, do you have any large, recognizable customers? If so, who? You may also mention businesses that have expressed formal interest, even if they haven’t started your product yet.Note that it’s perfectly reasonable to have low numbers or not even have launched yet — that’s often the case for most accepted startups.

Fundraising

Tell us about your fundraising history.*

First in-person Hackathon: $ 3,000 USD

Second online Hackathon: $ 2,000 USD

current total fundraising : $ 5,000 USD

Which Alliance track applies to you from an investment perspective?*

Standard Deal

For 9 out of 10 startups going through the program, Alliance invests $350 ka t a$ 5M valuation via SAFE with a token side letter (Standard Deal).

However, we’ve made exceptions for teams that either have strong product-market fit or in deep tech (e.g. L1/L2, ZkVM).

If unsure, please select “Standard Deal”. The majority of applicants selecting the “Non-Standard Deal” do not qualify as such.

Standard Deal: We’re looking to raise $350 k f ro m A ll ian ce a tt h es t an d a r d$ 5M post-money valuation.
Non-Standard Deal: We have strong product-market fit or are in deep tech. We qualify as an exception.

Financials

How much money does your company have in the bank right now?*

Please use USD for this question and the next two.

What’s your current monthly burn?*

We understand this may vary month to month, but use common sense to give us an approximation.

How many months of runway do you currently have?*

How long could you continue running your business without the need to fundraise?

Application & Expectations

What prompted you to apply to Alliance?*

The person, organization, content or experience that convinced you to apply to the program.

Please SelectOutreach from an Alliance team memberRecommendation from a fellow founder or friendRecommendation from an ecosystem (e.g. Solana or Polygon)Content, social media, search engines or news articleGood Game podcastMVP Hackathon or Docu-seriesEvent or conferenceOther (not listed above)

Did any Alliance member submit an internal referral for your application? If so, who?*

Simon Chamorro

If you personally know Alliance DAO members or graduated founders you may ask them to vouch for you by submitting a referral via our community platform.

Tick the checkbox to confirm your understanding of program expectations.

Participation in the Alliance program requires a commitment of many dozens of hours per founder during its 12 weeks between 1:1 mentorship, lectures, events, and Demo Day preparation.*

Tick the checkbox to confirm your understanding of program commitment.

If accepted, we’ll commit to the Alliance program exclusively. Outside of program hours, we’ll focus on building and growing our product. We won’t join another incubator/accelerator or be subject to any other major distraction.*

Tick the checkbox to confirm attendance of mandatory IRL orientation and Demo Day.

If accepted, we’ll be able to attend in-person orientation and Demo Day in New York City, United States.(Note: Orientation starts on the ‘Program Start’ date mentioned at the top of this page and runs for two weeks, while Demo Day falls in the final week of the program.)

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