Leaning towards
The Discovery World
The mentor for students building their own path.
Laikan starts with what students value, not a test, and grows with them as they explore and try real options. For schools, it's the advising team, amplified.Starts with what students value, not a test. For schools, the advising team, amplified.
From the team behind Milestone Institute
A guided journey for students. A clear view for educators.
The app
For students
Students work out what matters to them, explore the worlds that pull at them, and try them in real life.
How the app worksThe web platform
For counselors, teachers & parents
Counselors, teachers and parents see where each student is heading, and know when to step in.
For schools & counselorsFifteen years of mentoring, now in an app.
Built by the team behind Milestone Institute, one of Europe's most successful in-person mentoring programs, Laikan brings the same methodology to college and career guidance, scaling what one-to-one counseling can achieve.
1,300+
graduates from an academic system co-founded by our CEOgraduates from our CEO’s academic system
2,700+
university offers from top-100 institutionsoffers from top-100 universities
190+
offers from Oxford and Cambridge aloneoffers from Oxford & Cambridge
Why counselors trust Laikan.
Developed with school counselors and youth-development specialists who work closely with students and families.
Private by design
Laikan gives students a private, purpose-built space: no ads, no tracking, no selling of personal data.No ads, no tracking, no selling of personal data.
Evidence-based
Every journey follows a structured framework refined through real student outcomes, not a one-off quiz or personality label.A structured framework, not a one-off quiz.
Student-led
Rather than telling students what to choose, Laikan helps them build the confidence and judgment to make well-founded decisions.Builds the confidence to make their own decisions.
Made to come back to
Built for how students engage with digital tools, so exploration and reflection become something they keep returning to.Built for how students actually use their phones.
We're partnered with
Students, in their own words.
“An app that can genuinely make a difference by helping students make more informed decisions about their futures.”
“Laikan can help a student pick a potential major by analyzing their strengths and interests to recommend fields that align with their passion.”
“Before deciding where we want to go, we deserve access to tools and guidance that allow us to understand what motivates us.”
“What makes Laikan special is that big decisions don’t always have to feel so overwhelming.”
94%
of students report greater clarity about their future pathhave more clarity about their path
87%
understand how their interests and strengths fit togethersee how interests and strengths fit
78%
feel safe enough to open up more than they would in personopen up more than in person
Survey of 900+ Laikan students, 2026
Everything educators need to guide each student.
Counselors and teachers see each student’s evolving profile, suggest directions worth exploring, and come to every conversation with the right questions. Parents receive a clear report on their child’s progress.Counselors and teachers see each student’s evolving profile, suggest directions and guide every conversation. Parents receive a clear report.
Profiles
Every student’s evolving profile
Directions
Suggest worlds, careers and pathways
Discussions
Prompts to guide each conversation
Parent reports
A clear summary for families
Sample data only: the student profile in the demo is fictional.
Guidance summary
Laura K.
PReport shared with parents
Top values
Study routes
Earth Sciences, BScGeophysics, MSciEnvironmental Science, BSc
Suggested talking point
Two challenges in a row pulled her toward the data side of earth science. Ask whether maths-heavy
electives belong in her plan.Do maths-heavy electives belong in her plan?
Sample data · fictional student
Bring Laikan to your school.
A personal walkthrough of the student app and the counselor platform, built around your students.
Book a demoor write to hello@laikan.app
Start your journey today.
Available on iOS and Android.