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HabitAware wins Mn Cup and MEDA small-biz competition
HabitAware, designer of KEEN, a bracelet that helps people control compulsions such as hair-pulling and nail-biting, scored at the top of 19 contestants during the semifinal round Wednesday night of MEDA's $1 million competition for minority entrepreneurs.
The firm, created by Sameer and Aneela Idnani Kumar, earlier in the week won the grand prize at the Minnesota Cup business competition. They created a bracelet to detect gestures and vibrate when it senses destructive activity. At MEDA, HabitAware received $15,000 for its top score and another $10,000 for being the top-ranked, female-owned company.
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HabitAware Receives $300,000 Grant to Advance Work Treating Hair-Pulling Disorder
Through a study funded by the grant award, HabitAware will evaluate the feasibility of Keen as an official treatment for trichotillomania. Simultaneously, Keen will be further developed into a tool for self-administration of Habit Reversal Training (HRT), one of few verified treatments currently in existence.
A New Tool to Overcome Skin and Hair Picking Disorders
You, she reminds, are who’s really in control. And that’s where Keen comes in. When the bracelet vibrates, it’s bringing the picking compulsion from the subconscious into the conscious — giving you the ability to then consciously say to yourself “my hands are not where I want them to be”.
HabitAware, Minneapolis mental health startup, wins MEDA's $1 million challenge for minority entrepreneurs
HabitAware, a St. Louis Park-based mental health startup, was awarded $400,000 on Wednesday for winning the Metropolitan Economic Development Association's inaugural "$1 million challenge" for minority entrepreneurs.