The team, mentors &
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Our Story

The Moonai Genesis: From Personal Investigation to Collective Discovery

‍Moonai was born from a rigorous intersection of personal necessity and scientific obsession. Long before the app existed, its founder was navigating a complex, undiagnosed health issue. This journey required leading a private medical investigation—obsessively capturing pain data and contextual patterns to build a definitive case for doctors and secure a diagnosis.

During this time, her background in pharmaceutical engineering merged with an exploration of new media arts. She began investigating how emerging audio-visual technologies could be applied to health: specifically, how sound could modulate a nervous system in chronic pain.

The project shifted from a personal tool to a collective mission during a 72-hour startup hackathon in Barcelona. When a teammate was incapacitated by debilitating period pain—unable to focus and wary of the hormonal side effects of traditional painkillers—the first prototype of Moonai was put to the test. It became clear that the tools used for rare genetic pain modulation could revolutionize the way thousands manage reproductive health.

‍Evolution & The Pivot: Solving the Data Gap
‍The team has evolved, intentionally refining its focus to a small, agile core. This shift has allowed Moonai to return to its primary purpose: bridging the gender data gap.

‍The founder’s eventual diagnosis of a rare genetic tissue condition highlighted a systemic failure in healthcare. Conditions that primarily affect women are often under-addressed, suffering from a lack of longitudinal data and a shortage of "qualified patients" to drive clinical trials forward.

‍Moonai 2.0 is the response to that void. The platform has pivoted to become more than a relief tool; it is now an engine for scientific evidence. By enabling users to help to track, modulate, and investigate their own pain patterns and experience, Moonai provides support for additional data needed to push clinical discovery and help women navigate their own medical journeys with the power of evidence.