Girls Go Circular

Name

Girls Go Circular

Legal name

Girls Go STEM (operated by EIT RawMaterials GmbH)

Website

https://eit-girlsgocircular.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

STEM Education Platform

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Math & STEM Learning Technology (incl. Coding/Robotics Platforms) (EDAJAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

STEM Project-Based Learning (PBL) & Challenge Platforms (EDAFANAI), AI/ML Learning Platforms for Students (EDAFANAE), Learning Management Systems (LMS) & Digital Classrooms (EDAJAMAA), Teacher-Led Digital Lesson Packages & Instructional Resources (EDAFACAL)

Keywords

• STEM education platform
• Circular economy training
• Digital skills learning
• Girls in STEM
• Sustainability education

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. European Union / EIT Funding: Funded by the European Union through the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and supported by the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport, and Culture of the European Commission. Operates as a non-commercial educational initiative.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Girls Go Circular (also operating as Girls Go STEM) provides a free interactive online learning platform called the Circular Learning Space, offering 19 educational modules covering e-waste, climate change, robotics, semiconductors, AI, smart cities, and circular economy topics. The initiative targets students aged 14-19, especially girls, and delivers content in 24+ languages across 30+ European countries. It supplements the platform with an annual Student Challenge competition and free teacher resources, all funded by the European Union through the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and coordinated by EIT RawMaterials GmbH.

Product overview

Girls Go STEM (formerly Girls Go Circular) operates as an educational initiative with a unified platform architecture centered on the Circular Learning Space. The platform delivers a portfolio of interconnected modules across three skill domains—Digital Skills, Entrepreneurial Skills, and Green Skills—covering topics including AI, robotics, semiconductors, e-waste, fashion circularity, sustainable food systems, future mobility, and smart cities. Teacher Resources complement the student-facing modules, while the annual Student Challenge program provides challenge-based learning opportunities. The initiative targets students aged 14-19 across 30+ European countries, with content available in 24+ languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Circular Learning Space: Interactive online learning platform providing modules on e-waste, climate change, robotics, AI, and sustainability topics for students and teachers across Europe.

Products and services

• Circular Learning Space An interactive online learning platform providing free access to 19 educational modules on e-waste, climate change, robotics, semiconductors, AI, smart cities, and circular economy topics. Designed for students aged 14-19 with challenge-based learning activities across 24+ languages.
• Student Challenge 2026 An annual challenge program where teams of 2-4 students develop solutions for real-world sustainability problems, with the opportunity to pitch on stage at the annual event.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000+ students trained with digital, entrepreneurial, and green skills
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEIT is the parent organization leading the Girls Go STEM initiative as part of the EIT Community Education portfolio. EIT provides institutional backing, funding, and strategic direction for the program.
• EIT RawMaterialscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEIT RawMaterials serves as the coordinator of the Girls Go STEM initiative. As part of the EIT Community, EIT RawMaterials brings expertise in raw materials and sustainable resource management to the program.
• Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport, and Culture (European Commission)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe European Commission's DG EAC supports the initiative and aligns with Action 13 of the European Commission's Digital Education Action Plan, which encourages women's participation in STEM.
• Junior Achievement AlbaniacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Albania, working with schools and students to implement Girls Go STEM curriculum.
• Junior Achievement AustriacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Austria with participation from multiple schools including BG/BRG Stainach, HAK Liezen, HTL Dornbirn, and others.
• Junior Achievement BelgiumcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Belgium with participation from schools including Athénée Royal Jambes, College Ieper, and others.
• Junior Achievement BulgariacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Bulgaria with participation from schools including 108. High school Nikola Belovejdov Sofia, Baba Tonka Mathematical High School, and others.
• Junior Achievement CroatiacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Croatia with participation from schools including Ekonomska i upravna škola Osijek, Elektrotehnička škola Zagreb.
• Junior Achievement CypruscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Cyprus.
• Junior Achievement Czech RepubliccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Czech Republic with participation from Gymnázium Olomouc-Hejčín, International School of Prague.
• Junior Achievement EstoniacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Estonia with participation from numerous schools across the country.
• Junior Achievement FrancecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in France with participation from Lycée Saint-John Perse.
• Junior Achievement GermanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Germany with participation from Gymnasium an der Gartenstraße.
• Junior Achievement GreececoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Greece with participation from numerous schools including 1st EPAL Petroupolis, 1st General Lyceum of Cholargos, and others.
• Junior Achievement HungarycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Hungary with participation from schools including Alternatív Közgazdasági Gimnázium, Andrássy Gyula Gimnázium.
• Junior Achievement IrelandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Ireland.
• Junior Achievement ItalycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Italy with participation from numerous schools including Einaudi Pareto Palermo, ISIS A. Malignani, and others.
• Junior Achievement LatviacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Latvia with participation from schools including Daugavpils Zinātņu vidusskola, Rīgas Valsts tehnikums.
• Junior Achievement LithuaniacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Lithuania with participation from schools including Alytus Jotvingiai Gymnasium, Vilnius Sietuva Secondary School.
• Junior Achievement MaltacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Malta.
• Junior Achievement North MacedoniacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in North Macedonia with participation from American High School Skopje, NOVA International Schools, and others.
• Junior Achievement PolandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Poland with participation from numerous schools including Akademickie Liceum Ogólnokształcące Politechniki Śląskiej, Fundacja Młodzieżowej Przedsiębiorczości.
• Junior Achievement PortugalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Portugal with participation from numerous schools including Agrupamento de Escola Fernando Namora, Colegio Internato dos Carvalhos.
• Junior Achievement RomaniacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Romania with participation from numerous schools including Colegiul Național de Comerț al ASEM, Colegiul Economic Ion Ghica.
• Junior Achievement SerbiacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Serbia with participation from schools including Gimnazija Cetinje, Elektrotehnička škola Nikola Tesla.
• Junior Achievement SloveniacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Slovenia with participation from schools including Biotehniški center Ljubljana, Gimnazija Nova Gorica.
• Junior Achievement SpaincoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Spain with participation from Colegio de Fomento Peñamayor, IES El Getares.
• Junior Achievement UkrainecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal JA organization facilitating program delivery in Ukraine with participation from schools including Kakhovka gymnasium, Kherson gymnasium No. 1.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Code.org: Code.org is the largest free K-12 computer science and STEM curriculum provider globally, with Hour of Code and K-12 pathways widely integrated into schools. Comparable in free K-12 STEM learning platform delivery and teacher resources, but broader (CS generalist, not girls-only) and US-rooted.
• Khan Academy: Khan Academy is a large free online learning platform covering math, science, computing, and AI topics with video lessons and practice exercises across many languages. Comparable as a free, multi-language, K-12+ STEM learning platform, but much broader and US-rooted.

Direct peers

• Girls Who Code: Girls Who Code is a US-based nonprofit running free programs (clubs, summer immersion, after-school) to close the gender gap in computer science for school-age girls. It is the closest comparable in mission (girls in STEM/CS), free access, multi-country school network, and challenge-based engagement to Girls Go STEM/Circular.
• Black Girls CODE: Black Girls CODE runs workshops, hackathons, and after-school programs introducing girls of color to programming, AI, and robotics. Comparable free, girl-focused, challenge-based STEM learning for ages 8-17 with computer science curriculum.
• AI4ALL: AI4ALL is a US nonprofit delivering AI education programs for underrepresented high school students, including Open Learning courses and summer programs. Highly comparable focus on girls, AI literacy, and free, school-distributed AI modules.
• Technovation: Technovation is a global nonprofit running the Technovation Girls program, where teams of girls aged 8-18 build AI-based startups to solve real-world problems. It directly mirrors Girls Go STEM's challenge-driven, girls-focused, AI-and-entrepreneurship-curriculum model with global reach.

Others

• Junior Achievement (JA Worldwide): JA Worldwide is the global nonprofit that delivers entrepreneurship and work readiness education in K-12 schools through its national member organizations. Girls Go STEM operates through JA's 30+ European country networks, making JA the primary channel partner and most direct operational analog.
• European Schoolnet: European Schoolnet is a Brussels-based network of European education ministries supporting digital education transformation in schools, including STEM initiatives. Comparable ecosystem participant in EU digital education policy and K-12 STEM funding, but operates as an intergovernmental network rather than a content provider.

Regional players

• STEM Learning Ltd: STEM Learning (formerly STEMNET) is a UK-based nonprofit operating the National STEM Learning Centre and CPD programmes for teachers, plus school enrichment activities. Comparable as a school-channel STEM learning provider with teacher resources, but UK-focused rather than pan-European.

Emerging players

• AnitaB.org: AnitaB.org is a global nonprofit advancing women in technology through programs like Topcoder competitions and Girls Who Code-style activities. Comparable in mission (women in tech) and challenge/programs format, though more enterprise/industry-facing rather than K-12 student-focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@girlsgocircular
• Facebookfacebook.com/100088423186997
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/girls-go-circular
• Instagraminstagram.com/girlsgostem_eit

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