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Mili Llama
Techstars '23Thornton, US · Founded 2023 · 2 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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Mili Llama is a recruiting tool for student-athletes that manages email outreach, recruiting questionnaires, and compliance in one place, using AI to automate repetitive tasks. It supports NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA recruiting and offers free and paid plans.
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Founders & leadership
Mili Llama was founded in 2023 by Donavan Bennett.
Investors · 2
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Mili Llama is an education technology company founded in 2023 and based in Colorado, with locations listed in Thornton, Brighton and Denver. Its platform addresses the shortage of substitute teachers by connecting college and community members near a given school with K-12 substitute teaching assignments, giving students paid classroom experience while providing schools with a pool of qualified substitutes.
The company is categorized under education administration programs and is described as an edtech and marketplace business. It remains a small, pre-seed-stage team of fewer than ten people, led by founder Donavan Bennett.
Business model
Mili Llama operates a two-sided marketplace: it recruits college and community members as prospective substitute teachers and places them into flexible K-12 assignments at partner schools, which contract with the company on a recurring basis.
Traction
For the 2024-2025 school year the company reported partnerships with 28 schools representing $98,000 in annual recurring revenue.
Latest developments
In July 2024 Mili Llama joined the 2024 cohort of the gener8tor MSP Equity Accelerator with Allianz Life, which selected five companies from over 312 applications and invested $100,000 in each.
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Market position
An early-stage, pre-seed education marketplace company with a small team, operating in the K-12 staffing segment.
Technology
The company's web presence is built on Webflow with Firebase, and uses Cloudflare, Google Hosted Libraries, reCAPTCHA, jQuery and Calendly among its stack.
Go-to-market
The company signs partnership agreements directly with K-12 schools for the academic year while recruiting nearby college students as substitutes, and has used accelerator programs and pitch competitions for investor and partner visibility.
K-12 schools seeking substitute teacher coverage, and college and community members seeking flexible paid teaching assignments.
Geography
Headquartered in Colorado, with locations listed in Thornton, Brighton and Denver; school partnerships and accelerator participation have extended activity to the Minneapolis and Indiana startup ecosystems.
History
The company was founded in 2023 in Colorado. In 2024 it was among 22 companies selected to pitch at the Venture Club of Indiana's Innovation Showcase pitch competition held June 5, 2024 in Indianapolis, and in July 2024 it was named to the gener8tor and Allianz Life MSP Equity Accelerator cohort in Minneapolis, a 12-week program that included a $100,000 investment, coaching, mentorship and an investor showcase in September 2024.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsMili Llama was one of five startups selected for the 2024 MSP Equity Accelerator, a 12-week cohort-based program in Minneapolis run by gener8tor in partnership with Allianz Life Ventures. Each company received a $100,000 cash investment, office space and access to gener8tor's mentor and investor network. The program drew over 312 applications.
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Mili Llama was one of 22 companies chosen to compete in the 16th annual Innovation Showcase pitch competition at the Indiana State Museum, where $30,000 in prizes were awarded across three categories.
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- Mili Llama Overview, Address & Contactprospeo.io · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Mili Llama do?
- Colorado edtech startup matching college students with K-12 schools for substitute teaching assignments.
- Who founded Mili Llama?
- Mili Llama was founded by Donavan Bennett in 2023.
- Who are Mili Llama's investors?
- Mili Llama's investors include Elevate Ventures, Techstars.
- Where is Mili Llama headquartered?
- Mili Llama is headquartered in Thornton, US.