Leangap

What Leangap does

Leangap Education, Inc. is a privately held, Cambridge, Massachusetts-based educational company founded in 2015 that runs selective, four-week summer entrepreneurship programs for high school students aged 13-18. The company operates two program formats: Leangap Online, a global virtual program priced at $6,450 per student delivered over Zoom and Discord, and Leangap San Francisco, an in-person program hosted at the UC Berkeley campus priced at $9,950 per student inclusive of housing, meals, and airport transfers. Each cohort is capped at 40 students, with a 4:1 student-to-staff ratio and mentors hand-picked from a pool that includes Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees, Thiel Fellows, TEDx speakers, and Shark Tank entrepreneurs. The pedagogy is execution-based rather than academic: students form teams, launch real startups, acquire real customers, and present at a Demo Day, with company-stated outcomes of 100% of teams achieving real traction, 82% of alumni interning at major tech companies, and 65% of alumni being admitted to top-rated colleges.

The business is run as a lean, founder-owned operation with 1-10 employees, no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. Revenue is generated entirely through one-time tuition payments, supplemented by a need-based financial aid program offering 10-80% off Online and 10-50% off San Francisco tuition; there are no channel partners, resellers, or B2B contracts, and all sales are direct-to-consumer through the apply.leangap.org application portal. Distribution is organic and content-driven, relying on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, a 10,000+ subscriber email newsletter, and SEO-optimized comparison articles targeting parents researching teen entrepreneurship programs. There is no proprietary technology platform, no API, and no software product; the asset is the curriculum, mentor network, and ten years of brand and alumni data. Programs for Summer 2026 are sold out, and a 2027 priority list is open, indicating demand at or above the deliberate 40-seat cap.

Name

Leangap

Legal name

Leangap Education, Inc.

Website

https://leangap.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Leangap Education, Inc. is a privately held education company founded in 2015 that runs selective, four-week summer entrepreneurship programs for high school students, offering an online cohort at $6,450 and an in-person UC Berkeley cohort at $9,950, each capped at 40 students and staffed by hand-picked entrepreneur mentors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Entrepreneurship Education

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Business Incubators & Accelerators (EDAMAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics (EDAMAHAA), Entrepreneurship, Business & Innovation Camps (EDAMALAL), Business Planning, Pitching & Competitions (Pitch Decks, Demo Days) (EDAMAHAB)

Keywords

• Youth entrepreneurship programs
• High school startup incubator
• Summer business programs
• Teen entrepreneur education
• College admissions prep

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Program Tuition - Online: One-time tuition payment for the Leangap Online program covering curriculum, classes, remote group activities, mentorship by entrepreneurs in all timezones, access to necessary platforms, special startup resources, and remote recreational activities.
2. Program Tuition - San Francisco In-Person: One-time tuition payment for the San Francisco in-person program covering accommodations in San Francisco, curriculum, classes at UC Berkeley campus, group recreational activities, transportation, startup resources, and all meals including vegetarian options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Leangap runs selective, execution-based 4-week summer entrepreneurship programs for high school students (ages 13-18). Students form teams, build actual startups with real customers, and present at Demo Day under the guidance of hand-picked entrepreneur mentors. The company offers two formats: a global Online program ($6,450) and an in-person San Francisco program hosted at UC Berkeley ($9,950), each limited to 40 students.

Product overview

Leangap operates as a dual-program educational company offering two distinct summer entrepreneurship programs for high school students: Leangap Online (a 4-week virtual program with worldwide accessibility at $6,450 USD) and Leangap San Francisco (a 4-week in-person program hosted at UC Berkeley at $9,950 USD, inclusive of housing and meals). Both programs provide mentorship from real entrepreneurs, startup-building curriculum, and Demo Day presentations. A need-based financial aid program supplements both offerings with tuition reductions ranging from 10% to 80%.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leangap Online A 4-week intensive online entrepreneurship program (with 1 week of early prep) running June 15 to July 10, 2026. Students join from anywhere worldwide and receive live classes, mentorship from entrepreneurs across all timezones, and collaborative startup-building activities. Tuition is $6,450 USD.
• Leangap San Francisco A 4-week in-person summer program hosted at UC Berkeley in San Francisco, running July 12 to August 8, 2026. Students experience Silicon Valley campus life, receive mentorship from entrepreneurs, and participate in recreational activities. Tuition is $9,950 USD and includes housing, all meals, and airport transfers.
• Financial Aid Need-based scholarship program offering 10-80% tuition reduction for the Online program and 10-50% reduction for the San Francisco program. Students must demonstrate financial need during the application process.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of teams achieve real traction (sales, sign-ups, or downloads)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• LaunchX: LaunchX runs summer entrepreneurship programs for high school students, including online and in-person formats with similar mentor-driven curricula and Demo Day presentations. It is Leangap's most direct competitor, frequently mentioned in head-to-head comparison articles.
• Berkeley Business Academy for Youth (B-BAY): B-BAY is a UC Berkeley-hosted summer business program for high school students, also referenced in "B-BAY vs Leangap" comparison content. It overlaps with Leangap's San Francisco program on audience, location (UC Berkeley), and entrepreneurship curriculum.
• Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA): YEA is a year-long program guiding middle and high school students through launching real businesses with mentorship from local entrepreneurs. It targets the same teen founder segment with a similar "launch a real startup" value proposition.
• Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE): NFTE provides entrepreneurship education programs for young people, particularly from underserved communities, with a focus on launching real businesses. It targets a similar teen demographic and emphasizes mentorship and tangible startup outcomes.

Broad incumbents

• iD Tech: iD Tech operates summer STEM and entrepreneurship programs for teens hosted at top universities. It competes for the same high-school-student-summer-program wallet but with a much broader portfolio spanning coding, AI, and engineering rather than a specialized entrepreneurship focus.
• Envision Experience: Envision runs pre-college summer programs including business and entrepreneurship tracks for ambitious high school students. It competes for the same parent-paid summer enrichment spend, with broader program breadth and stronger institutional marketing.
• Wharton Global Youth Program: Wharton offers pre-college summer business programs for high school students, leveraging university brand prestige similar to Leangap's UC Berkeley positioning. It competes for the same selective teen audience seeking college-admission-relevant experiences.
• Babson College Summer Study: Babson, a top-ranked entrepreneurship college, runs summer programs for high school students interested in entrepreneurship. It overlaps with Leangap on audience and entrepreneurship curriculum but operates as part of a broader university portfolio.

Emerging players

• StartX for High School Students: StartX is a Stanford-affiliated startup accelerator ecosystem. Its high-school-focused initiatives overlap with Leangap's incubator-modeled curriculum and Silicon Valley mentor access, though primarily for West Coast students.
• TechStars Startup Weekend (Youth Editions): TechStars' Startup Weekend programs have youth-focused editions teaching entrepreneurship and rapid startup building. They overlap with Leangap's intensive, mentor-driven startup-launch format on a shorter, lower-cost basis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/leangap
• Facebookfacebook.com/leangap
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leangap
• Instagraminstagram.com/leangap
• TikToktiktok.com/@leangap

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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