Next Play

Upskilling, mentoring and retaining employees at scale using AI

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Software
  • Location San Francisco, CA, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded May 2016
  • Employees 5
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website nextplay.ai

Company Summary

We help 21st century workplaces win by developing, engaging and retaining their millennial & diverse talent.

The product is a chatbot named Ellen that helps mentees set/track goals, be matched to a mentor, navigate mentorship, document meeting minutes and get reminders for their to-do's.

Team

  • Cofounder & CEO Charu Sharma is an award winning entrepreneur. With 5 national awards and 3 books, Charu was enlisted as a Power Woman alongside Oprah Winfrey & Melinda Gates in 2012. She previously started the mentoring program at LinkedIn.

  • Cofounder & CTO Nawar Nory came to the US on a Fullbright Scholarship to pursue his Masters in Computers Science, and has 2 former social impact startups and 7 years of mobile development under his belt.

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