MyChild App
MyChild App is an Android app that helps parents screen developmental disorders in their children between the age of 1 and 24 months. The app contains information for parents about the different stages of a child's development.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Launched in 2015 on Google PlayStore, the app is a consumer product of the parent company, Time Ahead, Inc.[3] Its office is based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.[4] As of August 2016, the app had been downloaded by 11,000+ users in 140+ countries[5][6] and is a part of fbstart case study.[7][8]
Funding
[edit]In 2015, MyChild App raised a seed round of $100k led by 500 Startups, followed by angel investors Samir Bangara, Anisha Mittal, Pallav Nadhani, Deobrat Singh, Lalit Mangal, Arihant Patni, Amit Gupta, Dr. Ritesh Malik, Saurab Paruthi, and Singapore Angel Network.[9]
References
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- ^ Gupta, Tanvi. "Songra & Aafreen Ansari, 20 - pg.11". Forbes.
- ^ "Time Ahead, Inc. - Android developer info on AppBrain". www.appbrain.com.
- ^ "30 Under 30: Harsh Songra - Transforming lives of children - Forbes India". Forbes India.
- ^ Mulligan, Gabriella (12 August 2016). "Is parenting tech making mums and dads more paranoid?". BBC News.
- ^ "FbStart - Facebook for Developers". Facebook for Developers.
- ^ "Bhopal teen earns Sandberg's praise for app detecting birth defects". hindustantimes.com. 26 August 2015.
- ^ "MyChild Raises Seed Funding From 500 Startups, Pallav Nadhani, Samir Bangara & Others - Inc42 Media". inc42.com. 5 January 2016.