companies

Little Journey

Founded 2018
Employees 15+
Primary contact
Health Foundry
Royal Street
SE1 7LL London
United Kingdom
Links
https://www.littlejourney.health/
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Little Journey has developed an app that helps kids reduce hospital anxiety. Said app provides engaging, interactive, and age-appropriate content designed to psychologically prepare and support families throughout healthcare interactions. The company also offers a web portal for healthcare staff, which enables organizations to configure the app content, build virtual patient pathways, and edit key information in near real time. As of April 2023, Little Journey's platform has been configured for more than 50 NHS Trusts and is available in 16 different languages.
Founded 2018
Employees 15+
Primary contact
Health Foundry
Royal Street
SE1 7LL London
United Kingdom
Links
https://www.littlejourney.health/
Sections

Funding 💰

Total £4M
Last round 🔗 €2.8M
Other
April 14, 2023.
Select investors Octopus Ventures, Mercia Asset Management, Calm/Storm Ventures, NHS Innovation Accelerator

Key people 🧑‍🤝‍🧑

Highlights ⭐

  • Solving a problem: It is currently reported that about 75% of children will experience significant anxiety before a procedure. As a result, they often need sedative medication for the procedure to go ahead.
  • It works: According to Little Journey's own research, its app can reduce anxiety by 32%, recovery time by 30%, and on-the-day cancellations by 42%.
  • Also works for clinical trials: It is estimated that 25-40% of paediatric clinical trials fail to establish the right data to determine the safety and effectiveness of the treatment - and that's largely because of the anxiety and stress placed on children that results in dropouts. By using the app, research staff and CROs can configure content relevant to the trial and monitor progress through the management platform, while benefitting from improved recruitment, better adherence, a better patient experience, reduced withdrawals and faster trial delivery. 🔗

Awards & Recognitions 🏆

  • 2022 Official Tech Climber for the Leeds City Region 🔗
  • 2021 North Tech Award: Shortlisted for Best Healthtech Innovation 🔗
  • 2021 PEN Awards Winner 🔗

Quotes 💬

“
Chris, Sophie and the Little Journey team have developed a platform that not only has a hugely positive impact on the kids it's built to help but reduces costs for hospitals delivering paediatric care and smooth the creation of new, better treatments for children.
— Joe Stringer, Partner at Octopus Ventures 🔗
Last update: April 26, 2023