Zario outcompetes 1300 candidates to win €160’000
Summary
Combining psychology and gamification in daily challenges, Zario wants to help individuals replace mindless scrolling time and cultivate healthy habits. The idea impressed the jury at the EU-Startups Summit 2023 Pitch Competition, winning itself a 160000 cheque that includes cash investments and in-kind prizes.The EU-Startups Summit 2023 brought together more than 2000 people in Barcelona for two days of networking, inspiration and learning. The app uses the latest psychology research to create engaging challenges in the real world to help reduce and replace unhealthy screen time consumption. The Circuit Breaker - Zarios newest feature helps you break the dopamine loop and reduce subconscious phone habits by opening a decision screen before launching distracting apps. This includes a 50k investment proposal by APX, Europes leading earliest-stage VC and a 50k funding opportunity with Look AI Ventures after due diligence.