Meet the founders
Made by parents, for parents.
Two expat moms on a mission — we built Poikilingo because we couldn’t find the app we needed to pass our native languages to our kids.
Poikilingo was born from the desire and determination of expat moms to pass their native language and cultural heritage to their children. Our fun and engaging language-boosting learning app for small kids has been envisioned by and proudly made by immigrant women.
Our Vision
We want to live in a world where kids who don't speak English also have access to high quality, fun & engaging learning apps.
Our Mission
We are on a mission to broaden the access of learning apps fo every child, helping them to develop their language skills.
Our Team
Leticia Maimann-Roland
Co-founder
Mom of 2 trilingual girls.
BSc. Language Learning, UFRGS-Brazil
Student MSc. Games, ITU-Denmark
25+ years experience in Educational Technologies, in global companies such as Maersk, Novonesis & Novo Nordisk.
Paula Jota Pedersen
Co-founder
Mom of a trilingual boy.
BSc. Marketing & Int. Business, MSU-USA
MSc. Marketing, Aahrus Univ.-Denmark
Exit with PetDreams, petshop e-commerce. Business Dev in Cotonshoppen.dk.
Juliana Azevedo Gomes
Early Childhood & Bilingualism Expert
Mom of 2 polyglot boys.
Pedagogy, PUCRS-Brazil
MSc.&PhD. Education, Univ. Barcelona-Spain
Founder of European Network of Teachers of PoLH. Professor Univ. Int. de la Rioja, Spain.