Megotchi — a friend they draw. A bridge back to you.

what every parent knows

They didn't stop talking.
They stopped talking to you.

How was school today?

good

…and that's the whole conversation.

64%

of kids rarely or never tell their parents how they really feel

“Good.”

the answer you get to every question about their day

24/7

an AI built by strangers is already listening — feeds, chatbots, videos

Your child will grow up alongside an AI companion — that part is no longer a choice. The choice is who builds it: a stranger optimizing for screen time, or someone who wants your child to open up.

We have four kids between us. We know this silence. So we built the alternative.

the screen is its face —
the friend your child grows the shell is its body —
printed from their drawing

one device · infinite characters

Not a toy off a shelf.
A friend they make.

Every Megotchi starts as a blank slate — no pre-written personality, no shared template. Then your child names it, teaches it, plays with it. Word by word, it becomes someone that exists nowhere else in the world.

Born blank. The child shapes who the companion becomes — every word, game and mood.
One of one. No two Megotchi are the same — a relationship nobody can copy.
It remembers. Never resets, never starts over. The friend at sixteen remembers being four.

from crayon to companion

Your child draws it.
We make it real.

The body of every Megotchi begins as a drawing on the kitchen table. Send us the masterpiece — we'll take it from there.

step 1

They draw

Paper, iPad, the back of a homework sheet — any drawing works.

step 2

We digitise it

We trace the drawing into a 3D model — every edge rounded for safety.

step 3

Printed in PLA

Durable, layer by layer, at Network School in Malaysia. 7–10 days.

step 4

Snaps right on

The shell arrives in the mail and clicks onto the device. Ta-da.

A child's pen drawing of a spiky-headed character with a round face — the very first Megotchi — it started as this drawing…

The first working Megotchi prototype: the same spiky character 3D printed in white PLA, round screen showing a smiling face, on a workbench next to a breadboard and filament spool — …and now it lives on our bench. prototype v1.0

Not a render. This is our first working prototype — screen, voice and all — printed from that exact drawing.

kit the cat
Maggie, 10

bun bun
Emmie, 4

spike
Henry, 6

flutter
Lena, 8

star puppy
Jonas, 9

octo-buddy
Aino, 7

drawn by kids · printed by us · loved forever

two hearts, one little friend

Children want to play.
Parents want to understand.

for the child

A friend that's truly theirs

They build it themselves Not a character from a show — one they named, shaped and grew.
Learning feels like play Languages, stories, math — Ability Packs the companion teaches without ever lecturing.
Always there Listens without judging. Remembers everything. Never resets, never says goodbye.

for the parent

A window, not a wall

Patterns, not transcripts Finally understand how your child feels — without ever reading their words.
Coaching for this kid Suggestions based on your child's patterns — not generic parenting tips.
Help before crisis If worrying patterns appear early, you can book a certified child therapist directly.

the parent dashboard

A note on your pillow,
not a camera in their room.

Each evening, Megotchi leaves you a gentle note: how the week has felt, what's been on their mind, and a way to bring it up that won't make them roll their eyes.

You'll never see transcripts — and neither will we. You see moods, milestones and moments to lean in. Understanding, not surveillance.

Always included. Forever free.

tonight's note Tue, May 27 · 8:42 pm

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Tue

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Thu

Fri

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today

Maggie was curious and playful today, and talked a lot about her friendship with Lena. She seems excited — but a little nervous about something at school tomorrow. She's mentioned feeling “left out” twice this week; worth a gentle check-in.

How's it going with Lena lately?

Anything on your mind about tomorrow?

Raw conversations never leave the device. You see patterns — not words. No transcripts, ever.

privacy & ownership

The promises we keep

Written by parents, kept by architecture — these aren't policies we could quietly change. They're how the thing is built.

Conversations stay on the device.
Never uploaded. No cloud copies, no transcripts — not for us, not even for you.
You see patterns, never words.
Insights are encrypted in your family's private space. We can't read them. That's the point.
No ads. No data sales. No engagement tricks. Ever.
Nothing about Megotchi is designed to keep your child staring at it longer.
Child-privacy law, built in.
GDPR, COPPA and PDPA compliant by architecture — not bolted on by a policy page.
Even if we disappear, the buddy doesn't.
Your family owns the companion outright. It never expires, never bricks, never says goodbye.

How ownership works, in one breath: the companion's identity is held by a digital deed that belongs to your family — not to our company. The deed stores ownership only. Never conversations, never data. The chain is the deed, not the diary.

the long game

One friend, from four to sixteen.

The companion doesn't live in the device — it lives in your child. Same name, same memories, from a soft first body to whatever they carry at sixteen.

age 4–7 a soft friend
for small hands

8–11 the talkative
years

12–15 slips into
a pocket

16+ lives wherever
they do

Phone, robot, game — the body changes, the friend stays. Secured forever, owned by your family.

$99

once. that's it. no monthly fee.

The Megotchi device — the companion your child grows from scratch
The parent dashboard — notes, patterns and conversation starters, free forever
Lifetime ownership — yours forever, never expires, never bricks
Founding-member status — this pricing, locked in for good

the founders edition

Buy once. Own it forever.
Everything else is optional.

little extras — add anytime, never required:

Custom shell

Your child's own drawing, 3D printed. Ready-made designs from $14.90.

$29.90

Ability Packs

Languages, math, stories, seasonal characters. Buy only what you want.

from $2.99

Premium

Deeper insights, personal coaching, cloud sync. Cancel anytime.

$9.99/mo

The part that helps you reconnect with your child is free — and always will be.

the founders promise

No payment today. When your Megotchi ships, live with it for 30 days. If it doesn't earn its place at your table, send it back for a full refund — and keep the custom shell, on us.

1,000 units · december 2026 · then they're gone

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December 2026 · 1,000 devices · your spot is secured.
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who we are

We're not a tech company.
We're a kitchen table.

Megotchi was built by two parents, for their own four kids first — at Network School in Malaysia, and shipped worldwide.

Christian Lemkeco-founder · CEO

Applied doctorate in education (in progress). Ten years building things that reach people — now building the one that matters most. Father of four.

Madeleine Lemkeco-founder · education & product

Teacher in training, published novelist, and builder of an AI learning app for kids. Believes learning should feel like being let in on a secret.

Jeremy, 14 Maggie, 10 Henry, 6 Emmie, 4

“These are the values we want to pass on to our children.” — Christian & Madeleine

what you're really buying

Six months from now, your daughter mentions — on her own — that something happened at school today.

You already knew to ask. Gently, at the right moment. Because the night before, a little note told you she'd gone quiet about her friends.

She doesn't know it started with a companion she designed herself. She just knows that lately… you get it.

Not a device.
A way back to each other.

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