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Everything you need to write about Xyplor — boilerplate, factsheet, founder bio, brand assets, and a direct line to the founder. Press accounts and embargoed data on request.

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Boilerplate (paste-ready)

Short version (~60 words)

Xyplor is an AI-powered creative platform where kids ages 6-17 describe what they want to build — a game, a podcast, a website, a tool — and the AI builds a real, playable version in about 60 seconds. Parents see every conversation in a dashboard and approve every publish. Free to start; $34.99/month Pro; $8/student/month for schools and after-school programs.

Long version (~200 words)

Xyplor is an AI-powered creative platform built specifically for kids ages 6-17. Unlike general-purpose AI assistants pitched at adults, or AI tutors built around an existing curriculum, Xyplor is a maker tool: a kid describes what they want — "make a game where humans fight dragons in a jungle," "build me a podcast about space whales," "make a quiz about my soccer team" — and the AI generates a real, playable version that streams into the browser in about 60 seconds. Kids iterate by giving feedback ("dragons need to be faster," "add a final boss"), then publish to a parent-approved gallery where other kids can play. The entire surface is designed around full parent visibility: every AI conversation is logged in a parent dashboard, kids need a parent-set PIN, and creations require parent approval before they go public. Xyplor is COPPA compliant from day one, runs no ads, and does not sell or rent kid data. The platform is sold to families ($34.99-$54.99/month, with a free tier covering 1-2 creations per day) and to schools / after-school programs ($8/student/month with a shared budget pool). It was founded in 2026 by Vinay Abburi, an engineer-parent whose two kids (ages 8 and 11) are the alpha testers.

Factsheet

Founded: 2026
Founder: Vinay Abburi
Headquarters: United States
Audience: Kids ages 6-17 + parents + schools
AI models: Anthropic Claude (build) · Google Gemini (media)
Compliance: COPPA · FERPA aligned
Family pricing: Free · $34.99/mo Pro · $54.99/mo Max
School pricing: $8/student/month
Domains: xyplor.com (product) · xyplor.org (mission)

Founder

Vinay Abburi

Founder & CEO, Xyplor

Vinay Abburi is the founder of Xyplor. He started the company in 2026 after his two kids (ages 8 and 11) discovered ChatGPT and started using it daily — and he couldn't find anything on the market that combined real kid-safety guardrails with the kind of creative AI use his kids were actually doing. His two kids remain the platform's alpha testers. Available for interviews, panels, and on-the-record commentary on AI literacy for kids, parent-facing AI safety, and the shift from teaching kids to code to teaching kids to direct AI.

For interview requests: vinay@xyplor.com

Brand assets

Social cards

Xyplor wordmark on brand background

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Need a transparent logo (PNG / SVG) at a specific size? Email press@xyplor.com — same-day turnaround.

Screenshots & demo video

Embed-ready demo video and product screenshots available on request — email press@xyplor.com. Press accounts with Pro tier unlocked are provisioned in 5 minutes.

A short demo video is also embedded on xyplor.com/welcome if you want to see the maker loop without a live demo.

Common questions from journalists

What does Xyplor do that other AI-for-kids products don't?▾

Xyplor is a maker, not a tutor or a chatbot. The kid describes what they want, the AI builds a real playable artifact (game, podcast, website, etc.), and the kid iterates and publishes. Most AI-for-kids products in the market today are tutors (Khanmigo, MagicSchool's Raina) or chat assistants. Xyplor produces shareable, kid-published creations as the primary output.

Who built it and why?▾

Vinay Abburi, founder. Xyplor was built because his two kids (ages 8 and 11) discovered ChatGPT and started using it daily, and he found nothing on the market that combined real kid-safety guardrails with the kind of creative AI use his kids were actually doing. The kids are the alpha testers — every feature exists because one of them asked for it or because something they did revealed a gap.

How big is Xyplor?▾

Available on request. Xyplor is in alpha as of 2026, with active families using the platform daily. We can share usage data, retention curves, age distributions, and notable creations under embargo on request — email press@xyplor.com.

Is there a patent story?▾

Yes. A patent disclosure for two technical innovations (a long-form project pipeline and an auto-enhance loop) was sent to counsel in May 2026. Available to discuss on background. Email press@xyplor.com.

How is kid safety handled?▾

Five layers: (1) every AI conversation is filtered for unsafe content; (2) every conversation is visible to parents in the dashboard; (3) kids need a parent-set PIN to use their profile; (4) creations require parent approval before publishing publicly; (5) no kid-to-kid messaging — the gallery is play-and-react only, no DMs or friend requests from strangers. Plus: COPPA compliance, no ads, no data selling, no third-party trackers on kid sessions.

What's the business model?▾

Subscriptions. Family tier: free (1-2 creations/day), $34.99/month Pro, $54.99/month Max for multiple kids. School and after-school program tier: $8/student/month with a shared budget pool model. We do not run ads or sell kid data.

Who do you compete with?▾

Different categories than most products families consider. Honest comparisons are at xyplor.com/vs — covering ChatGPT, Khanmigo, MagicSchool, Scratch, Roblox, and Khan Academy Kids. The pages explicitly tell readers when each competitor is the better fit.

Story angles we can support

The shift from teaching kids to code to teaching kids to direct AI. Xyplor is a concrete case study. Founder available for on-the-record commentary.
Parent-built tech for parent-felt problems. How a working engineer-parent built a kid AI app because nothing on the market matched what his own kids were doing. Anonymized usage data available under embargo.
What happens when kids actually publish things AI made for them. The publishing loop reshapes how kids think about design, pacing, audience. Kid quotes available with parent consent.
The kid-safety stack for AI products. Five-layer model — input filtering, parent visibility, PIN gating, publish approval, no kid-to-kid messaging. Technical brief available.

Talk to the founder

Press accounts, embargoed data, founder interviews, kid + parent quotes — email and we'll respond same-day.

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