Mariposa
The digital competency twin
From the classroom to the signed apprenticeship contract.
Mariposa shows what young people can really do, grown over several school years instead of tested once. And brings them together with the companies that actually fit them.
The process is broken.
The Challenge
Talent exists. Places exist. The way between them is broken.
Young people make the most important decision of their lives without guidance.
Companies receive applications they cannot read a fit from.
Grades do not measure what a person is capable of.
The Challenge
54,400
unfilled apprenticeship positions
BIBB survey, 30 September 2025
84,400
applicants left without a place
BIBB, plus 19.9 percent year on year
29.7%
apprenticeship contracts terminated early
BIBB Datenreport 2025
Students get a personal, intelligent coach that helps them discover their strengths and find the right career path. Companies get an intelligent recruiting solution that delivers best-fit candidates instead of mass applications. Precise matching brings both sides together, only when it truly fits.
The right apprentices instead of a flood of applications.
- Pre-qualified candidates, matched to your training occupation or dual study programme
- Competency profiles complement the conventional application documents
- Job postings written for Gen Z, created in seconds
- Optional AI interview as a pre-check before the personal interview
- From creating the profile to the signed contract, everything runs inside the platform
Career orientation that finally measures something.
- Support for career and study orientation across several school years
- For all school types and for German Schools Abroad
- Application training and a structured apprenticeship search
- Measurable development of competencies and personality
- Schools abroad: direct access to the German apprenticeship market
One platform, two tools.
Mariposa Counselor
The AI orientation coach that builds a real competency profile over several school years.
- AI reflection conversations and situational assignments, school years 9 to 13
- Decision simulations and internship reflection
- Automated longitudinal evaluation instead of a snapshot
- AI interview training for applications
Mariposa Matcher
The matching that puts this profile to work at the moment of application.
- Matching on validated competency profiles, complementing conventional application documents
- Training companies, dual study programmes and universities in the region
- Profile and job posting created in seconds
- All communication runs inside the platform
Digital competency twin, grows over several school years.
A strong network for the future of talent.
Funding
Networks
Partner schools
Meet our team
We believe every young person deserves the right career path, regardless of background or connections. We combine didactic expertise with international AI research to make that path measurable.
Advisors
Meet our board of advisors
An interdisciplinary board covering finance, law, data and design.
- F. LorenzFinance
- D. IttnerIT and IP law, GDPR
- C. BandowskiBig Data
- 5°suedUX/UI
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