U4U is a pre-seed curated social media platform for teenage girls providing healthy connection, support, and development journey. The ‘freemium’ business model taps into the billions (such as CA’s Prop 63’s annual $2Bill for child mental health & $4.4Bill youth behavior health initiative 2021) spent on teenage mental health by parents, schools,state and federal agencies.Our initial pilot showed reduction in depression, initiated behavior change, goal setting & empowerment within 3 weeks of engagement. As well as High levels of engagement, clicks & positive feedback: “I started U4U because I was feeling insecure & thought U4U could help, I was so right…im loving it.” 15yr NC; “I’m so grateful for this community.”16 yr old TX.We are looking to raise $500K in a pre-seed round to build out the product MVP and broaden the pilot. Initial conversations with schools, adolescent therapists & adolescent dietitians have uncovered strong interest & eagerness to partner in distributing.U4U Teen is on a mission to utilize leading tech solutions to build out its community & an app to support teen girls across the US and globe through mental health challenges & teen life changes so that they can be successful in reaching their fullest potential. The Surgeon General has listed teen mental health at a 'crisis' level. Studies of teen girls show that 1 in 5 suffer from depression, +25% have tried self-harm, +10% have eating disorders & +35% have body image issues, so it's no wonder that the New York Times (https://nyti.ms/38eMjKq) and many others are pointing out that teen girls need help. Yet, parents are busy, schools are full & girls are turning to social media to cope which is amplifying the negative statistics. Digital health was one of the top VC investment segment in 2021 attracting $57B of funding globally. Digital behavioral/mental and wellness health was the largest and fastest growing segment with 139% YoY growth topping $5.5B funding (source: CB Insights). The mental health apps market is expected to grow to $17.5B by 2030 (source: Grand View Research Inc.). While teens represent $142 bill in direct spend (Forbes).U4U is a key social solution and investment opportunity. We are actively seeking investment. Request our investor doc to learn more about an opportunity to make deep impact and revenue return. email: team@u4uteen.com U4U https://u4uteen.com/about-u4u/for-investors/

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