Kruu

Kruu positions itself as experiential learning infrastructure for schools, designing project-led learning programmes that schools deliver within their existing curriculum. The offering centres on a catalogue of expert-led project briefs organised into six learning pillars: STEM (including artificial intelligence, machine learning, engineering, biology, astrophysics and chemistry), Arts (film, architecture, design, photography, theatre and creative writing), Business & Entrepreneurship (market research, startup design, finance, strategy, consulting and social enterprise), Humanities & Social Sciences (policy, psychology, sociology, history, geography and philosophy), Health & Human Life (medicine, public health, nutrition, mental health, biomedical science and healthcare innovation) and Communication, Media & Journalism (broadcast media, public relations, journalism, digital media, podcasting and content creation).

Delivery follows a five-step model: school onboarding, in which Kruu maps its programme to the school's curriculum, grades and calendar with a stated setup time of one week; live teacher orientation covering project facilitation, use of the platform dashboard and assessment of student work; student selection from the brief catalogue; expert mentorship, in which industry mentors join live sessions and review submissions; and portfolio creation, where completed projects are showcased to open pathways to research opportunities, internships and scholarships. Individual briefs listed include "Bits and Pixels: Preserving Culture through Digital Storytelling", "Funded: The Venture Capital Challenge", "The 15 Minute City", "The GOAT LAB! Cracking Sports with Data" and "EcoEngineers - Designing Sustainable Green Spaces", each attached to a named mentor.

Alongside the school programme, Kruu runs the Kruu Youth Fellowship, described as a five-phase student programme spanning university-level research, global exposure, community engagement, leadership and real-world application. One fellowship phase took Indian students to Spain for an academic experience at Saint Louis University.

Business model

Kruu sells its project-led learning programme to schools as an institutional partnership, bundling curriculum mapping, teacher training, a dashboard for facilitation and assessment, a library of project briefs and access to an external mentor network.

Traction

The website reports more than 1 million students reached, over 1,000 partner schools and activity in 13 countries, along with a 4.4/5 student satisfaction score and 97% of students saying they learned something new.