GOM Design.Tech is building, a research-based system that helps children understand, question and shape the designed world.
AI is not the teacher. It is the interface that makes this framework accessible, interactive and scalable.
Why Infrastructure?
Infrastructure creates value beyond a single product. At GOM Design Tech, it consists of three interconnected assets that evolve together and create long-term value.
Thinking Hands
A design-led learning methodology for observing, understanding and supporting creative thinking through making. Developed through more than a decade of research and field practice, Thinking Hands provides a shared framework for educators, researchers and learning organisations.
Thinking Hands Lab
The research and knowledge engine behind GOM Design Tech. More than a decade of field observations has been transformed into a growing body of knowledge that continuously strengthens the methodology, informs product development and enables future research collaborations.
The Intelligent Interface
An AI-powered interface that transforms the Thinking Hands Method and the knowledge generated by Thinking Hands Lab into scalable, personalised learning experiences. Technology is not the starting point, it is the layer that makes the ecosystem accessible, adaptive and scalable.
Built Before Software
Before developing technology, we spent ten years validating the methodology through real learning experiences. The platform is built on observation, practice and continuous iteration — not assumptions.
Technology is the next layer, not the starting point.
Over the past decade, GOM Design Tech has demonstrated consistent validation through real-world implementation.
10 years of continuous field operation
8,000+ children reached
72 learning environments
320+ workshops
30+ institutional partners
1,750+ retail products sold
600+ institutional units delivered
Registered design and trademark since 2015
Built without external equity funding
Investment Opportunity
We are currently raising our Seed round to:
Build the GOMA platform
Develop the subscription infrastructure
Launch the first UK institutional pilots
Expand research and strategic partnerships
The Investor Deck, financial model and Data Room are available upon request.
invest@gomdesign.tech
People Building GOM
Gizem Aytaç
Founder of GOM · Researcher
Designing how children think. Gizem Aytaç is a designer, design researcher and multidisciplinary entrepreneur working at the intersection of design, education and technology. She is the creator of GOM and the Thinking Hands Method, developed through more than a decade of independent research, design practice and field observation. Her work explores how hands-on creativity reveals patterns of thinking and how these insights can shape the next generation of educational technologies. Today, she leads the creative and research direction of GOM, guiding the development of its products, methodology and long-term vision while expanding the Thinking Hands ecosystem.
Emre Meltem
AI & Technology Advisor
Connecting AI with human creativity. Emre Meltem advises GOM Design Tech on AI strategy, software architecture and technology development, helping shape the technical foundations of GOMA and the company’s long-term technology roadmap.
Gürkan Çetinkaya
Product Development & Manufacturing
Turning ideas into products. Gürkan leads product development, prototyping and manufacturing, ensuring that ideas evolve into high-quality, scalable products while bridging design and production.