Unlocked Labs

Proudly hailing from our HQ in Midwest, we are grateful to be selected to join the REDF accelerator program.

Thank you, Robin Hood Blue Ridge Labs for supporting this work.

Our St. Louis team gathered this past Wednesday night for dinner and tuned in to watch KSDK - 5 On Your Side highlight our work at the City Justice Center! A huge thank you to Justina Coronel and the KSDK team for covering our mission to bring education and digital skills behind the wall. Check out the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gdknxpyD

Thank you, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, for bringing Clyde’s to a Missouri stage—a powerful production written by Lynn Nottage that portrays the journey of individuals reentering society post-incarceration. Congratulations to the cast and crew—you all did a phenomenal job! A special shoutout to the community partners of this performance, including LAUGHING BEAR BAKERY, Prison Performing Arts, and Lisa Cohn Durkin. We truly appreciate the invitation to see this show. For those in St. Louis who has not seen it yet, be sure to catch it before the final performance on March 2nd!

We were excited to see our work with the City Justice Center featured on KSDK - 5 On Your Side tonight! ?? For many of us at Unlocked Labs, this mission is deeply personal. Jessica Hicklin, our co-founder, knows firsthand what it’s like to face re-entry. "I had two choices when I walked out, to act like it didn't happen or to do something good with it," Hicklin shared.?

We were excited to see our work with the City Justice Center featured on KSDK - 5 On Your Side tonight! ?? For many of us at Unlocked Labs, this mission is deeply personal. Jessica Hicklin, our co-founder, knows firsthand what it’s like to face re-entry. "I had two choices when I walked out, to act like it didn't happen or to do something good with it," Hicklin shared.?

We are hiring a Coding Education Coordinator for our program at Algoa Correctional Center, located near Jefferson City, Missouri. If you know someone who would be a great fit, please share this opportunity with them! https://lnkd.in/gu9D6nSP

Instead of getting caught up in attempting to predict the future of AI, what if we took it upon ourselves to build a better future with it? That’s one of the many common values we share with The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. And that’s why we are proud to be part of their $73.5M investment in human-centered AI this year. “AI is a powerful tool - but the real power lies in choosing to use it for humanity” -- PJMF’s President Vilas Dhar. Amen. And the real deal is the real-world solutions that are using AI to tackle today’s most urgent challenges. That’s why we’re so proud of our Solvers who received additional PJMF support this year (+ many more in previous years!): Unlocked Labs, AnnieCannons, Learning Equality and more. Thank you Vilas, Liz McGovern, Patrick McGovern, for believing in us and partnering on this journey. And many thanks to Nick Cain, Michelle Pomerantz, Yolanda Botti-Lodovico, Topaz Mukulu and the entire PJMF team for making things happen. https://lnkd.in/esuPP6Kn #AIforGood #ResponsibleAI #TechForJustice #InnovationWithImpact

?? According to HolonIQ's 2025 Global Education Outlook, skills will take center stage, as #GenAI will help bridge the gap between research and practice in EdTech implementation. Educators everywhere can finally apply evidence-based teaching and learning practices with cutting edge tools. ?? ?? With only 10 days left until the GESAwards Finals at BETT 2025, the countdown to celebrating the world’s most impactful EdTech solutions is on! Join us to witness groundbreaking ideas shaping the future of education. If you are attending Bett Global 2025, don't miss the Global Finals on January 23rd, 15:30 GMT, at the Bett Arena, and vote for your favorite startup! #EdTech #GESAwards #InnovationInEducation #BETT2025 #FutureOfLearning Looking forward to meeting our regional candidates: Jade Autism ND, SchuBu Systems GmbH, Edusense, Impro.AI, Vittascience, Metaschool AI, Bridge AI, STEMpedia, zick learn, Math Legacy, CodiPlay, Solfeg.io, Nick Academy, Karkhana, Twohands Interactive, Amautas, Brian – The AI Teaching Assistant, ELdeS | AI-powered Sign Language Learning, Unlocked Labs, PREP, Silabu - The social learning app, Alumnote Ozaru.io and our special track winners: Voca Tooki and Kipin Indonesia!

What happens when you put the power of AI in the hands of poverty-fighters? Join Robin Hood for a virtual demo day as we explore how leading innovators are leveraging AI to drive transformative change in education, financial empowerment, and workforce development. Date: January 29, 2024 Time: 3–5 p.m. ET Register here: https://lnkd.in/eAVaC9yv This event highlights nine pioneering organizations—finalists in Robin Hood’s AI Poverty Challenge—launched at our 2024 AI x Opportunity Summit. With support from GitLab Foundation, Bezos Family Foundation, and Deloitte, the Challenge aims to identify effective uses of AI in education, financial empowerment, and workforce development, and to inspire more efforts to apply?AI in service of expanding upward mobility from poverty.? Featured organizations include: ?? Beyond 12 ?? Paloma ?? Teaching Lab with Coursemojo and Magpie Literacy ?? The Legal Aid Society with Columbia University’s Lawyering in the Digital Age Clinic ?? Nava ?? Upsolve ?? CodePath ?? FutureFit AI with Chinese-American Planning Council ?? Unlocked Labs This free virtual event is open to all, but registration is required. Please share with your networks and help amplify these poverty-fighting innovations. Thank you to our incredible partners—GitLab Foundation, Bezos Family Foundation, and Deloitte—who make this work possible.