Mariposa – the seamless way from school to vocational training / dual study.

From career orientation to the signed training contract.

Mariposa connects companies with precisely matching student profiles for vocational training or dual study.

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Talent exists. Opportunities exist.
The process is broken.
The Challenge

The missing bridge between talent and opportunity

Students make life-changing decisions without guidance.

Companies receive hundreds of irrelevant applications.

Young talent is overlooked, because grades do not measure the future.

Students and companies fail to connect — because matching is too superficial and not precise enough.

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Apprenticeship dropouts

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Open positions unfilled

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Annual economic damage

One shared journey. One intelligent coach.

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.

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Coaching

Students build a meaningful profile over time, guided by a digital career coach.

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Smart Matching

Prepared student profiles and structured company roles find each other. Pre-verified, precisely matched and fast.

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Guided Journey

From orientation to contract, Mariposa supports the shared journey. For companies & students.

Opportunities that launch careers.

For Students
Clarity about your strengths For ESA, MSA and (advanced) Abitur Step by step to training or dual study Only offers that genuinely fit
Students
For Companies
Pre-qualified apprentice candidates, not application floods Matched to your training occupation or dual study Pre-verified on a competency basis Fewer dropouts, up to 82% time saved
Companies
For Schools
Support for your career and study orientation For all school types and German Schools Abroad Application training and structured apprenticeship search Measurable competency and personal development Schools abroad: direct access to the German training market
Schools

A glimpse of Mariposa

AI-generated visualisation, not the actual product.

Personal Career Coach Competence Radar Company Dashboard AI Analysis Interview Master Visa Fasttracking GenZ Brand Builder

A strong network for the future of talent.

Meet our team

We believe every young person deserves the right career path – regardless of background, network, or chance. We combine didactic expertise with international AI research and technological excellence to shape career pathways that are more precise, fair, and future-ready. When we understand talent holistically, we can unlock potential before it is lost.

Kirsten Herr

Kirsten Herr

CEO & Co-Founder

Hamburg, Germany

Rene Evering

Rene Evering

COO & Co-Founder

Hamburg, Germany

Jesus Chinchilla

Jesús Chinchilla

CAIO

Hamburg, Germany

Samuel Hanok Anchan

Samuel Hanok Anchan

CTO

Hamburg, Germany

Advisors

Meet our board of advisors

An interdisciplinary advisory board that brings deep expertise in AI, data, design, and education to help shape Mariposa's vision.

Prof. Dr. Jan Baumbach

Prof. Dr. Jan Baumbach

Co-founder & Advisor

Hamburg, Germany

Malte Borggrewe

Dr. Malte Borggrewe

Big Data Consulting

Hamburg, Germany

Andreas Gableske

Andreas Gableske

UX/UI Design

Dresden, Germany

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