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Pinwheel
Cell Phones for Kids
- 21-100 employees
- B2C
- Mobile
- Kids
- MLK-183, Austin, TX
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Company mission
Pinwheel are on a mission to promote curiosity as well as social and emotional health in a world saturated by technology that tends to do the opposite.
Our take
Pinwheel's family-focused technology has struck a chord with parents, in a world where social media and the pitfalls of the internet are entering children’s lives increasingly early on in their lives.
The company has done extensive research on kids and media technology. With that in mind, they have created a smart phone that is therapist-endorsed, parent-approved, and kid-acclaimed with the goal of introducing mobile technology to kids with a "wellness-first" mindset.
The phone is designed to evolve and grow alongside your child - the operating system upgrades over stage and age development. They promote wellness in children with a curated selection of apps for education, music, spirituality, fitness. There is no web browser, no social media, and limited apps to allow the device to function as a tool.
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Leadership
Dane Witbeck
(CEO)Angel investor, previously co-founded an IoT Platform startup, Meshify, and worked in Corporate New Technology Development.
People progressing
I love big picture thinking and problem solving, and have proven success in approaching projects from both a user and business perspective to drive value for customers and the business.