NarrateAR (Ama AI)

Parents and Advocates: It’s Time to Take Control of Special Education Right now,?7.5 million children rely on IEPs—but limited funding leaves schools scrambling for special education solutions.?Too many of our students leave school unprepared, resulting in 75% unemployment among adults with disabilities. We all know things are getting harder.?Policy changes are weakening IDEA protections, leaving fewer accommodations, fewer supports, and fewer opportunities.?Schools?cannot?fill this gap alone. Parents, you can take your power back. I am a professor and entrepreneur, but foremost, I'm mom. And that’s why I created?Ama—a child's virtual disability advocate, helping families to secure the?accommodations, life skills, and independence a child needs to thrive. ???Change starts with parents.?We build the foundations in school with tools that provide an equitable education. From there, we carry our solutions to the workplace. Let’s build a future where?every child is prepared for life—not just school. Who’s with us???? #SPEDRevolution #ParentsLeadChange #DisabilityAdvocacy #Autism #AssistiveTech Try our solution here:

NarrateAR is thrilled to be a part of the NMotion Accelerator Spring 2025 Cohort! We are taking part in the intensive 12-week, cohort-based accelerator program, which includes 1:1 coaching, mentorship-driven programming, more than $1 million in deals and perks, and more than 100 connections to the NMotion and gener8tor network of mentors and investors. The six selected companies were chosen based on their growth potential and investor readiness out of 239 applications from across the country for the program.?Here’s who we will be working alongside over the next 12 weeks (and beyond): ?Immigify // Emma Olorunsheyi, Deji Adesola, and Diana Melendez (Oklahoma City, OK) - Immigify provides US-based businesses with a streamlined end-to-end immigration process using AI workflow agents https://immigify.com/ ?Kool Kapz // Chuck Christenson (Lincoln, NE) - Kool Kapz helps save lives of those working in the heat through patented headwear using replaceable cooling inserts. https://koolkapz.com/ ?Leadfoot Analytics // Joe Toscano and Alex Rapp (Omaha, NE) -?LeadFoot Analytics reduces administrative headaches for shop managers in the automotive service industry operating 3 stores or more https://lnkd.in/gBCgCSr8 ?Login.Health // Jon Rhoades, Chase Francl, and Jeff Stafford (Aurora, NE) - Login.Health helps hospitals and health clinics eliminate the challenges of fragmented patient data by putting the patient in control of their health data https://login.health/ ?Veer // Mollie Cox, Natalie Beard, and Scott Foster (Lincoln, NE) - Veer simplifies home healthcare operations by optimizing schedules, routes, and staffing simultaneously. https://lnkd.in/gPKpYeu6 ?NarrateAR // Karri Haen Whitmer, Chris Whitmer, and Vikas Jyoty (Ames, IA) - NarrateAR empowers parents of kids with disabilities to help their children gain independence with the assistance of a lifelong AI-learning companion. https://www.narratear.com/

?? NMotion Unveils Six Promising Startups ?? Lincoln, NE - The NMotion powered by gener8tor Accelerator program selected six new, fast-growing startup companies from across the region to each receive a $100,000 investment and participate in the NMotion powered by gener8tor Accelerator program. The selected startups are: Nebraska-based Kool Kapz, Leadfoot Analytics, Login.Health, and Veer; Iowa-based NarrateAR; and Oklahoma-based Immigfy. The startups will take part in the intensive 12-week, cohort-based accelerator program, which includes 1:1 coaching, mentorship-driven programming, more than $1 million in deals and perks, and more than 100 connections to the gener8tor network of mentors and investors. NMotion powered by gener8tor identified over 1,500 prospective startups and received a record-setting 239 applications from across the country for the program. The six selected companies were chosen based on their growth potential and investor readiness. The NMotion Accelerator Spring 2025 cohort includes: ? Immigify (Oklahoma City, OK) - Immigify provides US-based businesses with a streamlined end-to-end immigration process using AI workflow agents ? Kool Kapz (Lincoln, NE) - Kool Kapz helps save lives of those working in the heat through patented headwear using replaceable cooling inserts ? LeadFoot Analytics (Omaha, NE) -? LeadFoot Analytics reduces administrative headaches for shop managers in the automotive service industry operating companies with 3 stores or more ? Login.Health (Aurora, NE) - Login.Health helps hospitals and health clinics eliminate the challenges of fragmented patient data by putting the patient in control of their health data ? NarrateAR (Ames, IA) - NarrateAR empowers parents of special needs children to help their children gain independence with the assistance of a lifelong AI-learning companion ? Veer (Lincoln, NE) - Veer simplifies home healthcare operations by optimizing schedules, routes, and staffing simultaneously “The flywheel is turning here in Nebraska thanks to everyone who is helping to encourage and support startup founders,” said Scott Henderson, NMotion Managing Principal and General Partner of gener8tor Great Plains Fund I, “Between the continued funding of the Business Innovation Act programs, more local investors realizing the benefits of investing in homegrown startups, and more seasoned founders helping mentor and guide new founders, you can feel the momentum driving a new wave of Nebraska startups forward faster.” At the end of the program, the startup founders will pitch their companies to investors, community partners, and the public at the NMotion Showcase event on May 15. This will come on the heels of conducting virtual pitches to 50 investors from across the region and country. For more information about the newest NMotion accelerator programs, please visit www.nmotion.co.

My company, NarrateAR, has been selected as one of six startups in Nebraska's Spring '25 NMotion investment accelerator! Excited to build, grow, and make an impact with this amazing community. ?? Read more: https://lnkd.in/gWyDxutM #NMotion #Startups #EdTech #Innovation #Gener8tor

Dr. Karri Haen Whitmer is an ISU Startup Factory alumnus and co-founder of NarrateAR. NarrateAR is on a mission to revolutionize education, especially for those with learning difficulties, with a platform based on fully personalized artificial intelligence (AI) learning companions that grow with kids to unlock their full potential. Their learning companion solution individually supports elementary learners, especially the 1 in 6 elementary students with disabilities that include autism and dyslexia, while simultaneously building capacity for educators. #NationalEntrepreneurshipWeek

Thanks for the sizzle reel, Dan Wu! ?? Paul Singh, Cory McAnelly, Billie Asmus, Allison Zimmermann, Karri Haen Whitmer, Curt Nelson, Balaji Narasimhan, Eric Tubbs, Charise Flynn, Clayton Nevins, Lynn Allendorf CC: Dual Native

Good morning, I&E friends! I'm sharing the video from the InnoVenture Iowa Innoventure Challenge in case you missed it. Amazing venue & amazing people - if you haven't participated before, check it out next year! A big thanks to all our supporters at NarrateAR !

What a treat to share our last finalist for this year's $100,000 InnoVenture Challenge, NarrateAR! We can't wait to see you on the big stage, Karri Haen Whitmer! It's not too late to snag your tickets to this year's InnoVenture Challenge! Claim yours before they are gone >> https://lnkd.in/gmsXxsgb

Join us NEXT WEEK to watch Karri Haen Whitmer pitch NarrateAR for the chance to win a $100,000 non-dilutive prize from InnoVenture Iowa. SEE YOU THERE! Tickets on sale >> https://lnkd.in/gVwUu8AD