Open Fold · Every quarter

Full Kithfold certification, with the fee covered.

Open Fold is for edtech teams, early-stage startups and non-profits building AI for children. Each quarter we cover certification for a small number of teams. Our founder, Kate Julia, reads every application herself.

“New here? Let's see if you qualify.”

Who can apply

Edtech teams building for schools or families
Early-stage startups building for children
Non-profits, charities and social enterprises

What you get

A full certification run against the Kithfold standard
Human-signed findings, with the transcripts behind them
The Kithfold AI Certified seal for your scope, once you pass

What we ask

A short case study we can publish
Permission to use de-identified findings to strengthen the standard
Holds fixed before the seal is issued

ApplyTell us about your team and your product. Ten minutes.
Kate reviewsEvery application is read by our founder at the end of each quarter.
We let you knowSelected teams hear from us at the start of the next quarter.
Through the gateYour build is tested as a child would use it. Pass, and the seal is yours.

Open Fold covers the fee. The standard stays the same.

Apply to Open Fold

Your name

Work email

Organisation

Website

Which best describes you?

Edtech team Early-stage startup Non-profit or charity

Stage

Ages of the children who use it

Where are your users?

United Kingdom European Union United States Elsewhere

What does your product do, and where does the AI talk to a child?

Why now?

A launch, a school pilot, a funder asking for evidence. Anything that tells us what certification would change for you.

If selected, we're happy to share a short case study and let Kithfold use de-identified findings to strengthen the standard.

This opens your email app with your answers filled in, addressed to kate@kithfold.ai.

Open Fold places are limited and decided by Kithfold at its discretion. Selection covers the certification fee only: every product is tested against the same standard, with the same pass bar, as every other Kithfold engagement. Larger organisations can talk to us about Kithfold Keep.