About us

Silicon Valley builders, mentoring the next generation.

We're operators and builders from top AI startups, teaching students how to turn ideas into real AI-powered products.

We focus on learning, building, and responsible AI.

We focus on helping students understand AI, use it responsibly, and build original projects from their own ideas. The work matters because students learn how to think, create, test, improve, and explain what they built.

Strong original projects can of course be viewed favorably in many contexts, including college applications. That said, Launching Pad AI does not specialize in admissions packaging or pay-to-play credentials.

Isabelle, founder of Launching Pad AI

Isabelle

Founder & Lead Mentor

WhartonHarvey AIMcKinsey & Company

Background

  • Product Owner at top-tier AI startup Harvey AI (backed by top VCs like Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, etc.)
  • Former Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company
  • The Wharton School graduate