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Hoopla

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  • Cohort 8 2024
  • Current Member
  • Accelerator

  • Guarantee Scheme

Hoopla

  • Health
  • Cohort 8 2024
  • Current Member

Inventor's story

Hoopla is a mental wellness app for children and parents that helps navigate big emotions with positive screen time. The app’s innovative use of haptic feedback creates engaging multi-sensory experiences and connects parents and children while building a foundation for emotional learning, and proven practices to reduce mental health problems in children by 25%.

from UAE

About the founder

• Jacqueline Perrottet (Co-founder): 18+ years of experience building brand and marketing strategies in the US & UAE, specializing in luxury goods, culture, and education. MA from New York University, BA from Rhodes College.
• Hitesh Uchil (Co-founder): 14+ years of experience in product development, sales, and digital marketing. Held the position of Global Marketing Lead for fintech unicorn Coda Payments. Hitesh has founded two startups with one exit. He holds a BSc in MIS from Excelsior University
• Areesha Khan (Mental Health Consultant): 5+ years of experience in the mental health space. Areesha has a BSc in Psychology and an MSc in Clinical, Counselling, and Applied Psychology.
• Part timers: A developer, a social media marketing manager, and a network of experts and content creators.

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