About Us

A safe, educational language tandem – for your child's future

Thilio is an initiative that supports language acquisition in multilingual children. Our goal is to develop a voice-controlled, screen-free, and educationally valuable learning toy that serves as a language companion for children aged 3 to 7 years.

Family with two toddlers discovers a learning toy together

Our Approach

Responsible AI is a top priority

Thilio promotes language development through interactive dialogues, thematic songs, and language games. Families collaboratively create thematic learning stories – adapted to the child's language level and interests.

Parents play an active role: a special app allows them to manage topics and languages, track progress, filter content, and connect with a supportive community.

That's why we rely on SafeAI4Kids – Made in Germany: a playful, multilingual, and safe environment for early childhood language development.

Team

Gerd Trang

Gerd Trang

Business Development

Samantha Carbajal

Samantha Carbajal

Artificial Intelligence & Hardware

Louis Nguyen

Louis Nguyen

Software & AI Engineering

Irina Duplat

Irina Duplat

Pedagogy

Elena Watermann

Elena Watermann

Pedagogy & Language Development

Felipe Vila Sao Marcos

Felipe Vila Sao Marcos

Pedagogy

Mentors & Cooperation Partners

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dorothea Kolossa

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dorothea Kolossa

TU Berlin – Electrical Engineering, Speech Processing and and Computer Science

Prof. Dr. Charmayne Hughes

Prof. Dr. Charmayne Hughes

TU Berlin – Department of Age-Appropriate Human-Machine Systems

Dr. Simon Ehlers

Dr. Simon Ehlers

Leibniz University Hannover – Department of Mechatronic Systems

Sponsors & Partners

startup portEXIST WomenFounders FoundationState of Lower SaxonyLeibniz University Hannover

Funded by

Funded by the Soziovation-Fonds – KREHTIV Netzwerk Hannover, Region HannoverAI Nation