Hellosaurus
At Hellosaurus, we’re building the future of children’s media: an interactive video platform for ages 3-8 that engages kids as active participants rather than passive viewers.
Hellosaurus is an interactive video platform for kids filled with episodes they can actually play instead of just watch. Top kids media creators and YouTube stars are already making content for our platform and transforming screen time into an active and fun experience.
Experts in early childhood education have long stressed the importance of play for healthy cognitive and social development, and Hellosaurus supports this by empowering content creators to build enriching, interactive shows that engage engages kids as active participants rather than passive viewers.
Why join us?
Work with world-class kids media creators with over 250 million combined subscribers on YouTube as well as Grammy and Emmy wins.
Hellosaurus was founded by James Ruben, who led all product development and management at HQ Trivia, and is built by folks with previous experience at companies like Google, Toca Boca, The New York Times, Apple, and Sesame Street.
Hellosaurus is backed by top investors (both top tier firms and angels) and is a recent graduate of Y Combinator's YC20 summer batch (TechCrunch named Hellosaurus one of the top startups in the batch).
Engineering at Hellosaurus
Working at Hellosaurus
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Flexible Hours
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Maternal/Paternal Leave
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Health Insurance
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Team Activities
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Work from Home
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Relocation
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Generous Vacation
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Workshops/Conferences
External Links
- https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/24/our-11-favorite-companies-from-y-combinators-s20-demo-day-part-i/
- https://www.businessinsider.com/one-makers-hq-trivia-is-back-with-netflix-for-kids-2020-9
- https://www.axios.com/pandemic-reshapes-a-cadre-of-y-combinator-startups-4e4fe2d9-ac16-43d5-9e42-6031dedaeb5f.html
- https://www.theinformation.com/articles/y-combinator-ceo-faces-the-crisis-and-his-critics
- https://kidscreen.com/2020/05/14/hellosaurus-turns-b-days-into-interactive-show/
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