Jennifer Haroon

Enjoy building & scaling businesses where tech plays a role in changing lives (mobility, access, health); love learning, exploring the world & drinking tea.

[Ritwik Pavan @ritwikpavan]

Humanoid robots are now being used to reduce loneliness in care homes.

I did a rapid fire with Andromeda co-founder & CEO @Grace_JBrown.

They built Abi, a social robot that speaks 90+ languages, recognizes faces, dances, and becomes part of residents’ daily routines.

0:52 Why Andromeda?
1:18 Why robotics over apps?
1:45 Why loneliness is the focus
2:25 Is Abi replacing human care?
2:37 One specific resident interaction
3:12 Biggest mistake so far
3:40 One feature that changes daily life
4:17 Something residents did you didn’t expect
4:51 Biggest misconception about robots
5:25 How do you make a robot feel empathetic?
6:06 Favorite consumer product

[Jennifer Haroon @jharoon]

Thanks @ritwikpavan ! Exciting times for humanoid 🤖

[Ritwik Pavan @ritwikpavan]

BREAKING: Andromeda Robotics brings Abi, an emotional companion robot, to the US after 2 years in Australian care homes.

• Talks, plays music, runs games, leads group sessions
• Remembers residents and builds ongoing relationships
• Helps offset care home staffing shortages
• Supports 90 languages
• 3,500+ companionship hours logged

Their mission is to replace 1 billion hours of loneliness with meaningful companionship.

[Jennifer Haroon @jharoon]

@ritwikpavan 🤖🤖🤖

[Jennifer Haroon @jharoon]

Thanks for helping introduce Abi and Andromeda 🤖 to the US @alexrkonrad ! We're excited to bring Abi's companionship to US assisted living communities and to continue building the emotional intelligence layer for 🤖.

[Alex Konrad @alexrkonrad]

Exclusive: in a sea of Terminator-looking bots, Aussie founder Grace Brown went in a very different direction in building her robot, Abi: color, bubbles, and fun.

Now her startup, Andromeda Robotics, is launching Abi for senior homes across the U.S.

https://t.co/yfI9uk6Voq

[Jennifer Haroon @jharoon]

@nicckopp @a16z @ICONIQCapital @RilletHQ Congrats Nic & team!

[Jennifer Haroon @jharoon]

Congratulations @celinehalioua & Loyal team!

[Celine Halioua @celinehalioua]

Loyal’s drug for senior dog lifespan extension drug LOY-002 has completed its FDA efficacy package (RXE)

We are on track to hopefully bring the first longevity drug to market *this year*

Thanks @lisabonos + @washingtonpost for the exclusive

[Aaron Parnas @AaronParnas]

WOW. Mike Johnson now is signaling his support to REPEAL the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act. Spread this everywhere.

[Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan]

"The foreigners come to our country and kill our animals"

[GermanForeignOffice @GermanyDiplo]

Like it or not: Germany’s energy system is fully operational, with more than 50% renewables. And we are shutting down – not building – coal & nuclear plants. Coal will be off the grid by 2038 at the latest. PS: We also don’t eat cats and dogs. #Debate2024

[elaine @lainewrites]

at stripe's annual conference, jensen huang said (paraphrasing): "loving your job doesn't mean you're happy with it every day / anything worth doing will bring you pain & suffering."

every asian person in the audience: he sounds like my dad.

[Celine Halioua @celinehalioua]

hey guess what

we've raised another $45M to extend dog lifespan, led by Bain Capital Ventures (@kevinzhang @ChristinaPhili5 @alysaaco)

bringing total $ raised since I started Loyal 4.5 years ago to $125M

[Jennifer Haroon @jharoon]

@celinehalioua @kevinzhang @ChristinaPhili5 @alysaaco Congratulations!

[Celine Halioua @celinehalioua]

we are hiring a Head of Finance to build out the function @ Loyal

https://t.co/1m7N1j06YG

[Celine Halioua @celinehalioua]

1 - Loyal has earned what we believe is the FDA’s first-ever formal acceptance that a drug can be developed + approved for lifespan extension

2 - We have 'technical section complete' AKA the 'does it work' data for LOY-001 - our large dog lifespan extension drug - is done

[Jennifer Haroon @jharoon]

@celinehalioua Congratulations! Amazing work & achievement.

[Jennifer Haroon @jharoon]

@jearner 🎉

[John Lettieri @LettieriDC]

This is an absolutely infuriating look at America’s failure to design an immigration system that prioritizes ambitious, skilled, and educated people who could make enormous contributions to our society. Truly a must-read.
https://t.co/ypd3qEWS2p

[sarah guo @saranormous]

1st time founders focus on tech
2nd time founders focus on distribution

[Jennifer Haroon @jharoon]

@joshelman @ev Thanks @joshelman - I needed the 😂 today.