Where young learners become future founders
A free, student-led financial literacy program teaching K-5 students to budget, invest, and pitch, one classroom at a time.
Cleared by Dublin Unified School District · 100% free · During the school day
8
weeks per classroom
30
minutes, once a week
K-5
grades served
$0
cost to schools
Money skills shouldn't wait until adulthood
Future Founders brings hands-on money and business lessons directly into elementary classrooms in Dublin, CA. Every week for eight weeks, we lead a 30-minute workshop during the school day, so every student in the room gets to learn.
Students learn to budget, save, and weigh risk and reward. Then they put it all together by building and pitching their own business, Shark Tank style.
Why we startedFew elementary schools teach money skills
Most students never get formal financial education before adulthood.
We start early: K-5
Habits around saving, spending, and risk start forming long before high school.
We make it fun
Games, simulations, and competitions turn big ideas into lessons kids remember.
Eight weeks. Real money skills.
Four weeks of core concepts, then four weeks building a business from scratch, adapted for every grade from kindergarten to fifth.
Week 1
Budgeting & Saving
Week 2
Investing & Risk
Week 3
Supply & Demand
Week 4
Marketing
Weeks 5-8
The Shark Tank challenge
Students form teams, get a business idea, and develop it into a real pitch, ending with final presentations in front of their class.
Join the movement
Whether you teach, parent, or just believe kids deserve a head start, there's a way to be part of Future Founders.
Ready to bring Future Founders to your classroom?
Our next session begins in January 2027. Tell us about your class and we'll be in touch.