NEURODIVR LLC | Application Preview
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 87-2344055
Location: Mesa, AZ, United States
Length of Operation: 1-5
Number of Employees: 1-10 Employees
Annual Gross Income: Less than $100k
Annual Gross Expense: Less than $100k
Open to Loans: NO
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Funding Usage
The requested amount will allow us to hire two engineers to build, test, and develop the wearable biometric module (which has been designed), it will allow us to hire a VR developer to integrate the biometric module with VR headsets and design virtual content, and it will allow us to hire an Autism behavioral specialist to assist the VR development of educational content.
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Business Plan
We have begun to build a network with entities that can benefit from our technology, and use it as a supplementary tool for their mission. Organizations like the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center, BloomKidz, Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc., and the Employment Assistance and Social Engagement program at ASU, have shown active interest in using this tool to help deliver educational content. Our plan for the next 5 years includes finalizing the development of the technology, establishing a partnership with a manufacturer, allowing our current partners to test the product, gathering valuable information regarding the product, fixing problems presented by our partners, establishing transactions once our partners have acknowledged the performance of our products, and engaging in autism-related conferences for developing relationships with other organizations that can benefit from our products (i.e. B2B model). Lastly, execute a strategy for continuous growth in order to expand our presence to a national level. CEO and co-founder Gil Ruiz is the father of a 10-year-old diagnosed with Autism. He is a Marine Corps veteran and an engineering undergrad from Arizona State University. COO and co-founder Ignazio Macaluso was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 9 and has experienced firsthand the negative effects of traditional educational methodologies. He is a chemical engineering undergrad from ASU. We understand that investors are taking a big risk when they invest in a startup. Especially in something as risky as NeurodiVR. However, the people make the company. Therefore, they would be investing in us. We're eager to learn and apply newfound knowledge. We are constantly looking for ways to improve as engineers and entrepreneurs. More importantly, I believe no one can apply feedback better than us.
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Self Identified Competition
Currently, there are two competitors that we are aware of (based on research). XRHealth is a virtual clinic providing services for autistic individuals, but they do not possess the unique ability to measure stress signals in real-time and adjust difficulty levels in a virtual environment based on this input. The second competitor is Floreo. They provide a library of educational scenarios for individuals on the spectrum. Again, they do not possess our technological advantages. Our focus is to solve a real problem, by implementing a real and innovative solution. Having a personal experience with autism allows us to build meaningful relationships with those who are directly impacted by autism, or are in the field that provides services to those in need. We started this company in order to make a real change, even when no one believed it could be done. That sums up who we are as entrepreneurs. We are consistent, persistent, and stubborn.
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