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HeyLina AI

HeyLina AI

HeyLina AI is an emotional wellness tool for building healthier connections.

An Inclusive Society
Healthy Lives
Horizer

Horizer

An all-in-one solar mobility solution: flexible ultra-thin solar foils with a battery and accompanying app that can turn any electric vehicle into a solar powered one.

A Sustainable Planet
Humansauce

Humansauce

Making assistive products easier to find, afford, and use

An Inclusive Society
Imin

Imin

Making Physical Activity Searchable and Bookable

An Inclusive Society
Healthy Lives
Inclusion Labs

Inclusion Labs

A custom programme for schools, with corresponding tools to embed diversity, equity and inclusion into every young person’s education.

An Inclusive Society
Labour XChange

Labour XChange

Connecting workers with decent hour-by-hour work

Workertech
An Inclusive Society
Legacy Compass

Legacy Compass

Navigating loss with clarity, care and trusted support

An Inclusive Society
LettUs Grow

LettUs Grow

Building the farms of the future

A Sustainable Planet
An Inclusive Society
Life Lessons

Life Lessons

Life Lessons, a whole school approach to addressing peer on peer abuse

An Inclusive Society
Litegator

Litegator

Providing practical steps for individuals to deal with complex legal processes.

An Inclusive Society
Logameal

Logameal

Helps people nurture healthier eating habits – just by taking photos of what they eat.

Exited
Healthy Lives
Mastodon C

Mastodon C

Data science to transform public services

An Inclusive Society

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Chatterbox

Learn a language, change a life

War, famine and climate change continue to drive growth in the number of refugees worldwide. Despite high levels of education and professional experience, many refugees face barriers to gaining employment. Chatterbox bridges that talent gap by helping marginalised professionals find opportunities in the online economy.

How it started

Chatterbox was founded in 2016 by Mursal Hedayat MBE, an Afghan refugee, and was later joined by co-founder and Y Combinator alumna Guillemette Dejean. Chatterbox joined our Autumn 2016 cohort, receiving investment from BGV at programme and pre-seed stage. “BGV's advice and support has been invaluable.” says Mursal, Chatterbox CEO.

How it's going

Chatterbox is now working with global companies such as Unilever, FTI Consulting, and BNP Paribas. Through the power of language learning, they help their customers improve cross-regional collaboration, inclusion and cultural intelligence. In 2021 the team raised a £1.5M pre-seed round. They’ve won numerous awards and have featured in the likes of the BBC, The Economist and The Times.

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