Heal Earth- the world's first neuro-inclusive, AI-powered ecosystem for climate and sustainability education, is proud to announce the launch of its fundraising campaign.

Founded by Anum Farooq, an award-winning autistic female entrepreneur, Heal Earth is partnering with the fundraising marketplace ThatRound to secure capital in an accessible, highly supportive, and transparent way.

The Challenge of Early-Stage Funding

Securing early-stage funding is notoriously difficult. Data from Bath University reveals that 60% of UK startups fail within their first three years, with a lack of access to funding cited as a leading cause.

For disabled and neurodivergent founders, these barriers are even more severe. Research from the Access2Funding report reveals that disabled founders are up to 400 times less likely to receive venture capital funding compared to their non-disabled peers. The traditional fundraising landscape is often fragmented, heavily reliant on exclusive social networks, and structured around rigid application processes that unintentionally exclude diverse cognitive profiles.

A New Standard for Fundraising: About ThatRound

ThatRound is on a mission to revolutionise the fundraising process by making access to capital straightforward and fair.
Founder Bradley Jones experienced the profound frustrations of raising capital firsthand. Drawing inspiration from aggregator platforms like Kayak, Rightmove, and Tripadvisor, he built ThatRound to centralise the scattered funding ecosystem. The platform's goal is to create a transparent, interconnected marketplace where founders can easily find and compare with over 300 angel networks, syndicates, and early-stage VC funds.

Easy-to-Use Interface and Thorough Support

ThatRound is designed with an intuitive, easy-to-use interface that supports founders every step of the way:
The Pitch Page: Startups begin by completing a single, guided onboarding process to create a comprehensive 'Pitch Page'.
AI Pitch Support: For added ease, ThatRound features an AI pitch page generator that can seamlessly reformat a founder's existing pitch deck into a clear, standardized layout that highlights exactly what investors need to see.
Time-Saving: Founders only need to create this one initial business page to access multiple investors, completely removing the stress of navigating endless, rigid application portals.

A Perfect Mix of AI and Human-Led Focus

What makes ThatRound exceptionally accommodating for neurodivergent founders is its perfect blend of artificial intelligence and human empathy:
Algorithmic Matching: A smart algorithm matches the startup’s data with the investor’s thesis, removing the guesswork and ensuring a simple process for both founders and investors.
Human-Led Introductions: When a genuine match is found, the ThatRound team steps in to personally facilitate warm introductions to decision-makers.
Actionable Feedback: If an investor declines, the platform's human-led support ensures founders receive clear, constructive feedback rather than demoralising silence.

Empowering Neurodivergent Innovation
For Heal Earth, this structured, empathetic infrastructure is the perfect fit. Heal Earth bridges the gap between theoretical classroom learning and real-world impact, ensuring that neuro-inclusion is embedded by design so that learners of all abilities can thrive.

By choosing to raise on ThatRound, Anum Farooq is bypassing the statistical disadvantages typically faced by autistic female founders. She is leveraging a simple, transparent process that values data and true commercial merit over exclusionary networking.
“Every child deserves a future, and a way to shape it,” says Anum Farooq, Autistic Founder of Heal Earth. “By designing for neurodiversity from the start, we're not only improving educational outcomes, but also preparing a generation of diverse thinkers, problem-solvers, and climate leaders”.

By utilizing ThatRound, Heal Earth demonstrates how inclusive financial structures can empower high-impact enterprises, proving that when the right support is in place, diverse innovators can focus on what matters most: building a regenerative, equitable world.

About Heal Earth:
Heal Earth is World's first neuro-inclusive AI-powered ecosystem for Environment, Climate & Sustainability education. Find out more at www.healearth.co.

About ThatRound:
ThatRound is the early-stage fundraising marketplace where startup funding begins. It acts as both an aggregator and a marketplace, linking startups in search of investment with the right investors and fundraising services. Find out more at www.thatround.com.