AI is like a sharp knife and Heeyo is using it for good - to help our children have a thriving (and safe!) relationship with it. Xiaoyin Qu is a solo, Asian-immigrant founder building for the US consumer! She's the odd bird who challenges the conventional wisdom of an 'ideal' team or founder-mkt fit. We are delighted to be in biz with her. Onwards! https://lnkd.in/gTHrZVgj
I am happy to announce today that my new Kids' AI company, Heeyo(heeyo.ai) is launching today and got 3.5M seed from OpenAI startup fund, Amazon Alexa Fund, Pear VC, Charge Ventures, StoryHouse Ventures and other top VCs and angels. TechCrunch did a review today and hopefully we did ok! (https://lnkd.in/gxQEAkUW) Growing up in China, I was fascinated with building paper airplanes, especially ones that could perform flips in the air. However, my parents weren't experts in aerodynamics, and my teachers were too busy to provide me with the guidance I needed to explore this passion. That’s why I wanted to build an AI that can help provide every single kid with their own dedicated coach and playmate that can chat with them and help the kids learn. While 81% of U.S. households with children own tablets, popular AI apps like ChatGPT, Character AI, and Claude do not serve children under 13. Heeyo aims to fill that gap by providing COPPA-compliant, age-appropriate AI friends for children, helping them learn and grow! Kids can choose or design their own AI friend to interact with. We offer over 2,000 interactive games and activities, including books, trivia, and role-playing adventures. Parents and children can also create their own learning games, whether it's Bible trivia or a truck treasure hunt. Our goal is to empower 1 billion kids to accomplish their wildest dreams leveraging AI, and we couldn't be more excited for what's ahead! If you have kids, would love to have you try our app at https://www.heeyo.ai/ Thank you our investors Ian, Brett, Mar, Pejman, Benny, Howard, Miles T., David, Chris, Andrew, Andrew, "Dr.V", Ada, Weston, Alexander, Jaggie and others.