Mycocoz: Personalized Steam And Literacy Learning Through Creative Storytelling

What Mycocoz: Personalized Steam And Literacy Learning Through Creative Storytelling does

MyCocoz is a private educational services company headquartered in San Diego, California, that delivers AI-powered creative storytelling workshops, multi-day camps, online courses, and STEAM literacy kits. The company serves two distinct segments: children ages 5-13 and seniors aged 65 and older. For children, the curriculum combines generative AI for real-time text and image creation with structured storytelling pedagogy, including Kamishibai (Japanese picture-card storytelling) techniques, to teach AI literacy, creative writing, confidence, and public speaking. For seniors, the Story Keeper program applies the same AI facilitation methodology to legacy storytelling, helping participants convert personal memories into written keepsakes. Programs are led by the in-character facilitator persona Professor Dr. BumbleBrain and typically culminate in tangible outputs such as printed anthologies or personalized legacy pieces.

The core product portfolio includes the four-day AI StoryLab in-person camp ($250 per student), 60-120 minute in-person workshops (Lil' Learners for ages 5-7, Be Your Own Hero, AI Story Factory, SpaceCamp with VR astronomy, and Story Keeper for seniors), a live-online instructor-led course (Author's Path, $149-$299 per student), and STEAM Literacy Kits sold through the Teachers Pay Teachers marketplace. The underlying technology stack combines generative AI for multimodal story and image production, an adaptive content system that calibrates to participant reading level, and VR integration for immersive astronomy experiences. The company also operates a beta storytelling app platform intended to extend the curriculum into a self-serve digital product.

MyCocoz generates revenue primarily through per-session and per-student pricing, with workshops at $450-$550 per session and camps at $250 per student ($350 with a printed anthology). Distribution combines direct institutional bookings at libraries, schools, and senior centers, self-serve online registration, international school partnerships with seven schools in Shenzhen, China, and marketplace sales of educational kits. The company is founder-led by CEO Raj Oswal, who also leads O'Interface, and appears to be bootstrapped with no disclosed external institutional investment.

Name

Mycocoz: Personalized Steam And Literacy Learning Through Creative Storytelling

Legal name

MyCocoz

Website

https://mycocoz.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MyCocoz is a San Diego-based educational services company that delivers AI-powered storytelling workshops, multi-day camps, online courses, and STEAM literacy kits for children ages 5-13 and seniors 65+ across libraries, schools, and senior centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

STEAM Education and Creative-Tech Literacy Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Online & Hybrid Creative Writing Workshops (EDAMAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coding, Game Design & Computer Science Camps (EDAMALAD), STEM & Science Camps (Biology, Chemistry, Space, Lab Science) (EDAMALAC), Arts & Design Camps (Visual Arts, Crafts, Design Thinking) (EDAMALAH)

Keywords

• AI storytelling education
• STEAM literacy programs
• Creative writing workshops
• AI literacy camps
• Intergenerational learning

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. In-Person Camps: 4-day creative storytelling camps priced at $250 per student (with 12 student maximum, 10 student minimum). Revenue is usage-based per participant, with additional revenue from optional printed anthology books.
2. In-Person Workshops: Group workshops for schools, libraries, and private events priced at $450-$550 per workshop session. Includes Be Your Own Hero, AI Story Factory, SpaceCamp, Lil' Learners, and Story Keeper programs.
3. Online Courses: Live-online instructor-led group events such as Author's Path, priced at $149-$299 per student. Includes 4-hour sessions with real-time human facilitator support.
4. STEAM Literacy Kits: Physical and digital story-powered learning kits sold through Teachers Pay Teachers, featuring original children's stories with STEM concepts, activities, and hands-on challenges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MyCocoz delivers AI-powered storytelling workshops, multi-day camps, an asynchronous online course (Author's Path), and STEAM Literacy Kits for children ages 5–13, and also delivers VR book clubs and creative-aging programs for seniors 65+. Programs combine generative AI tools (for image, text, and speech creation) with Kamishibai storytelling traditions, VR reading, and hands-on creative output. Sessions are offered in-person at libraries, schools, and senior centers, or live-online, with durations ranging from 90-minute workshops to 4-day immersive camps.

Product overview

MyCocoz is an AI Literacy and Storytelling education platform offering a portfolio of workshops, camps, and educational materials for children ages 5-13 and seniors 65+. The core offering includes in-person and online creative storytelling programs where AI serves as a thinking partner to help participants invent characters, build worlds, and write stories. Products range from 90-minute workshops (Lil' Learners, Be Your Own Hero, AI Story Factory, Story Keeper, SpaceCamp) to 4-day camps (AI StoryLab) and 4-hour online sessions (Author's Path). All programs are led by the in-character facilitator Professor Dr. BumbleBrain and combine storytelling with AI-generated imagery. Additional offerings include STEAM Literacy Kits and international school partnership programs using immersive technologies like VR and AI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Be Your Own Hero Workshop A 90-minute AI storytelling workshop in which children become the main character of an illustrated story, using generative AI image tools and storytelling techniques. Targeted at kids ages 5–13, delivered in-person or live-online.
• Story Keeper Workshop A 90-minute generative AI reading and storytelling workshop built around preserving and reimaginative family memories, geared toward children ages 5–13. Available in-person or live-online.
• AI Story Factory Workshop A 90-minute workshop teaching participants to use generative AI to illustrate and produce their own short stories, suitable for library and school programming for children ages 5–13.
• Lil' Learners Workshop A 90-minute early-childhood AI storytelling session tailored to the Lil' Learners age band, designed for younger children within the 5–13 range. Delivered in-person or live-online.
• SpaceCamp Workshop A 90-minute themed AI storytelling workshop centered on space exploration, designed for children ages 5–13, available in-person or live-online.
• AI StoryLab In-Person Camp A multi-day (up to 4-day) intensive AI storytelling day-camp for children ages 5–13, combining generative AI image creation, Kamishibai techniques, and collaborative story building, delivered in-person in San Diego, California.
• Author's Path Online Course An asynchronous online AI storytelling course for children ages 5–13 that guides participants through writing and illustrating their own book using generative AI tools, available directly via the MyCocoz website.
• STEAM Literacy Kits Physical STEAM literacy learning kits distributed through the company's website and the Teachers Pay Teachers marketplace, providing hands-on materials aligned with MyCocoz's AI literacy and creative-writing curriculum.
• VR Book Club (Senior Program) A virtual-reality book club program tailored for seniors aged 65+, combining guided reading with VR immersive environments as a creative-aging and AI-literacy offering.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Shekou International School (SIS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImmersive Astronomy lab for a 6th-grade science class of 70 students at an IB international school in Shenzhen, China. Combines original storybooks, project-based learning, and VR/AI technologies.
• SGA Shenzhen Foreign LanguagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerS.T.E.A.M. showcase event at a bilingual international school in Shenzhen, demonstrating the MyCocoz curriculum approach to international education.
• Seven International SchoolscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAfter-school programs combined with original storybooks, project-based learning (PBL), and immersive technologies like VR and AI. Partners span international schools in China.
• City of San Diego LibrarycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHost venue for 4-day AI StoryLabs Camps at library branches, bringing AI literacy programs to the San Diego community through institutional partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tynker: Online coding and STEM platform for kids including camps, self-paced courses, and AI/ML content. Comparable to MyCocoz in serving ages 5-13 with AI-adjacent creative technology curriculum, though with a coding-centric versus storytelling-centric pedagogy.
• iD Tech: Runs in-person and online summer camps and courses for kids and teens in coding, AI, game design, and STEM. Comparable to MyCocoz's AI StoryLab camp and SpaceCamp in age range, format (multi-day camp), and AI/tech literacy curriculum.
• Camp Galileo: Multi-week in-person summer day camps combining arts, science, and outdoor activities for K-8. Comparable to MyCocoz's AI StoryLab and SpaceCamp in summer-camp format, age range, and STEAM curriculum approach.
• Outschool: Online marketplace for live small-group classes for kids including creative writing, STEM, and AI topics. Comparable to MyCocoz's Author's Path in live-online instructor-led format, child focus, and creative/STEM curriculum mix.
• Create & Learn: Offers live online STEM, coding, and AI courses and camps for K-12 students. Closely comparable to MyCocoz's Author's Path and AI StoryLab in terms of online instructor-led delivery, age range (5-13+), and STEM/AI literacy focus.

Emerging players

• Newsela: K-12 instructional content platform with adaptive reading and writing tools. Partial overlap with MyCocoz's literacy and creative-writing mission, though Newsela is content/SaaS-delivered rather than workshop-based.
• Storybird: AI-assisted creative writing platform for K-12 that turns student ideas into illustrated stories. Highly comparable in the storytelling-plus-AI-generation output model, though delivered as a self-serve platform rather than facilitator-led workshops.
• MagicSchool: AI platform for educators and students that builds AI literacy and content-generation tools for K-12. Comparable to MyCocoz in targeting AI literacy for kids in a school setting, but delivers via teacher-facing SaaS rather than in-person camps.

Broad incumbents

• Varsity Tutors: Large-scale online and in-person tutoring, test prep, and enrichment classes for K-12 and adults. Comparable in offering live, instructor-led enrichment programs to children and families, though with broader academic coverage than MyCocoz's storytelling focus.
• Khan Academy: Major free educational platform that has launched Khanmigo, an AI tutor and literacy tool for students. Broad incumbent competing in the same AI-literacy-for-kids category, though with a free content model versus MyCocoz's paid workshops.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@MyCocoz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ointerface
• Instagraminstagram.com/mycocoz?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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