“ allowed me to find coping mechanisms that made sense for me.”
“I probably wouldn’t have been able to get a proper education, make friends and have that whole experience in life,” Yakubchyk, founder and CEO of Sprout Therapy, said in an interview with Built In. The San Francisco-based company announced it raised $10 million in a seed round led by General Catalyst on Tuesday. Yakubchyk’s most recent endeavor, Sprout Therapy, is focused on using technology to expand healthcare access to autistic children in need. Since then, he went on to start multiple businesses, including Life House, a hospitality company, and Wing, a wireless carrier. Yakubchyk credits applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy as the main key to his success. Yakubchyk’s ADHD, when left unchecked, meant he couldn’t even attend class. He soon found out that he was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Without proper resources, children with learning disabilities are oftentimes left behind to fend for themselves.įind Top Jobs in San Francisco See Tech Companies Hiring NowĪt an early age, startup founder Yury Yakubchyk ran into a few roadblocks on his educational journey.
Focusing in class is difficult enough as it is for children in school, but those with learning disabilities may find themselves having a tougher time than their peers.
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