UQ Life builds a smart, multi-platform gaming platform that personalizes games to match individual skill sets for child learning and development. The platform emphasizes collaborative play with built-in closed social features that let parents administer participants and enable co-play with family members, teachers, and tutors. UQ has released a few applications on the platform, including an interactive story with six mini-games, and its personalization technology is central to tailoring skill development. Founder and CEO Maureen Dunne, a data scientist and educational program director, designed the product based on translational research in developmental and cognitive science. The company plans to open the platform to third-party developers so others can build personalized skill-development apps. UQ also sees applicability beyond childhood education into verticals such as job training and therapy. UQ Life is based in San Francisco, has six full-time employees, and has raised seed funding to support early development.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Apr 2013