Founder, Understanding Zoe
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Singaporean investor Verge HealthTech Fund has put $770,000 into Understanding Zoe, whose app helps parents of neurodivergent children coordinate care, with the round still open to further money.
Profile of Understanding Zoe, an AI chatbot helping parents of neurodivergent children manage care. Founders Andrac and Erchoff built it after their daughter's autism diagnosis; the startup sits in Techstars Sydney's current accelerator cohort.