Smile and Learn is a Madrid-based edtech company that builds a personalised digital learning platform for children aged 3-12, with 12,000+ interactive games, videos and stories available in six languages across mobile, tablet, PC and smartboard. Its 'Smart Library' is used in more than 7,000 schools across roughly 25 countries, and in 2024 it launched AInara, a generative-AI assistant for teachers. It is a seed-stage, impact-oriented startup that has raised roughly €2M+ from Spanish impact funds, accelerators and EU grants, and has been recognised by the European Commission, the BETT Show and Enlighted.
SectorsEdtech, Consumer, AI & Data, Media & Gaming
Start-up MapEdtech › K-12 curriculum and apps
Founders
B
Blanca Berenice Menchaca Rodríguez
Co-founder
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Víctor Sánchez Rodríguez
Founder & CEO
Global models 4
AAge of Learning
United States · www.ageoflearning.com ↗
Its ABCmouse and My Math Academy are libraries of games-based digital learning for young children, sold to families and to schools, which is Smile and Learn's model.
~$300MComparable
LLingokids
Spain · lingokids.com ↗
An app of interactive games, videos and songs for children aged 2-8, monetised through subscriptions, which is close to Smile and Learn's play-based learning library.
~$165MComparable
PProdigy Education
Canada · www.prodigygame.com ↗
A personalised, games-based learning platform for primary-age children that teachers use free in schools and that makes money from family memberships.
~$125MComparable
SSplashLearn
United States · www.splashlearn.com ↗
A game-based maths and reading platform for children aged 3-11, used in classrooms and monetised through subscriptions sold to parents and schools.
~$18MComparable
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Investors 3
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SShip2B Ventures
www.ship2b.org
EEISMEA (European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency)
SSEK Lab EdTech Accelerator
Funding rounds 1
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2020-05-19 | Pre-seed (estimated) | €100K |
Lead not disclosed
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News 2
Open as list →| Published | Article |
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| 2026-03-03 |
Innovar en el aula con IA tiene premio: Smile and Learn lanza una nueva convocatoria de sus premios ↗
Educación 3.0
2026-03-03 |
| 2025-05-06 |
COCEMFE Alicante consolida su apuesta por la educación inclusiva con Smile & Learn ↗
COCEMFE Comunitat Valenciana
2025-05-06 |