An app called Young Minds wants to control parents about what their children do on the internet, protect their children’s privacy and teach them good online habits.
The startup was founded by Nino Dovalize, an entrepreneur and mother of two from the UK (pictured). Dvalidze told TechCrunch that the idea of a young mind comes from conversations with fellow parents. They are also concerned about how to keep their children safe, but they will have access to the internet.
Dvalidze explained that Young Minds, which will be unveiling at TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield at the 2025 Startup Battlefield, will have two versions: Parent App and The Children App. The former gives the latter specific control, allowing parents to set screen time limits and reduce certain content, but does not have the ability to monitor all communications on the child’s device. The destruction will take place in San Francisco from October 27th to 29th.
“We are doing our safety as a minimal foundation,” Dvalidze said over the phone. “We need to make sure that something that doesn’t mean young eyes can’t reach them.”
However, the app is designed to teach children why certain content is blocked and why something is flagged as dangerous. Dvalidze said the app uses children’s tablet or phone usage with AI to detect and flag potentially harmful content, but the company does not store user data. Parents can also use in-app chatbots to educate themselves about the potential risks of a particular site or app, she said.
Young Minds is available on Android. The iOS version will be released next week, but Dvalidze acknowledges that versions of Apple devices are a “workaround” but slightly different due to restrictions on iOS that data apps can access from other apps.
“We store and analyze some information with parental consent,” she said, referring to workarounds used on iOS.
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When it comes to controlling screen time, you can also set up a young mind to turn on certain routines. It also allows certain modes such as Study Mode, which only allows educational apps such as Duolingo, and Wind Down Mode, which limits apps that may interfere with sleep and usage. Parents can customize these modes according to their needs.
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