Luca is a Mexico-founded edtech company providing an AI-powered learning platform for primary and secondary schools across Spanish-speaking Latin America. The platform delivers pre-recorded K-12 video lessons, gamified content, and AI-driven personalized study paths covering the full official curriculum and national exam prep. Luca also uses AI to automate teacher tasks such as lesson planning, exam generation, and essay grading, reporting a 28% reduction in academic management time and a 20% improvement in learning outcomes for partner schools. Founded in 2020 by Frederico Bello, Luca serves tens of thousands of active students in Mexico and is expanding across LatAm with plans for a tech hub in Portugal and future growth in the US and Europe.
Luca
ActiveAI-powered K-12 learning platform for Latin American schools
Total raised
$11M
2 rounds
Stage
Seed
Team
51-200
since 2020
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2020
Mexico City, Mexico
Agent-ready
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Curriculum-aligned K-12 video lessons
AI-personalized study paths
Gamified learning content
National exam preparation
AI lesson planning for teachers
AI exam generation and essay grading
Learning-gap analytics
10/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
— Seed $3M incl. Heartcore Capital +1
— Series A $8M incl. 6 Degrees Capital +3
Capital network
$13M raised ·4 backers·7 network links
- Backers4
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- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- Who is Luca for?
- Primary and secondary Spanish-speaking schools and students across Latin America.
- What does Luca offer?
- Curriculum-aligned video content, gamification, AI study paths, and AI teacher tools.
- How much has Luca raised?
- Luca raised an $8M Series A led by 6 Degrees Capital in December 2025, bringing total funding above $13M.
- Who founded Luca?
- Frederico Bello founded Luca in 2020.
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