Voice-first · pattern-based · built for independence
Every learner can follow a pattern. Nanu starts there.
Nanu is a voice-first learning platform for students with autism and Down syndrome — built around the one thing so many of these learners already do well: recognize and repeat a pattern. We turn that strength into schoolwork, communication, and real-world skills.
What Nanu is
A school day, redesigned around how these learners actually learn.
Nanu isn't a general-purpose school app with an accessibility setting bolted on. Every screen starts from voice — spoken instructions, spoken confirmation, spoken encouragement — and every task is broken into a repeatable pattern a learner can recognize, practice, and eventually do without help.
For students
Big, simple tiles. A voice that reads everything aloud. Timetables, assignments, a library of pictures and sounds, and a rewards system that celebrates every small win.
For families
A clear window into attendance, progress, and fees — in plain language, not jargon — plus a direct line to the people teaching their child.
For staff
Lecturers, heads of department, finance and records teams each get the tools they need to support these learners well, without duplicating work.
Who it's for
Find your role.
Nanu is one platform, but everyone who touches it needs something different from it. Start where you are.
Parents & guardians
See how your child is doing, stay close to their teachers, and know exactly where things stand with fees.
For parents → SSchools
Run enrollment, records, finance, and academic oversight for a neurodiverse student body in one place.
For schools → TTeachers
Plan lessons, track attendance, grade work, and reach families — with tools built for how your students actually learn.
For teachers → IInvestors & partners
A founder-led platform serving a chronically underserved population, growing into a family of skill-building apps.
For investors →“The requirement was never that a learner be neurotypical. It was that they could recognize a pattern and repeat it. That's not a lesser starting point — it's a real one, and it was enough.”
Rita Mnavu (Aaliyah), Founder
How Nanu is growing
From a campus project to a platform — and now a family of skill apps.
Nanu started as one student's answer to a gap she saw in her own community. Here's what's been built since.
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V1 — the idea
A campus project becomes a platform
What began as a school assignment turned into a working prototype once it was clear how much was missing for learners with autism and Down syndrome — and how much they could do with the right starting point.
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V2 — the rebuild
A full voice-first platform, for every role in the building
Nanu grew into a complete system: student and parent dashboards, lecturer and head-of-department tools, finance and records workflows, a rewards system, and a support chatbot — all voice-enabled from the ground up.
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V3 — now
Skill Apps: one craft, taught to independence
The first Skill App, Beadwork Academy, teaches a real craft end-to-end using the same repeating-pattern approach Nanu was built on — tool orientation, color theory, technique, and a finished project a learner can be proud of.
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Next
Pilot partners
We're actively looking for schools, families, and partners ready to bring Nanu into a real classroom. If that's you, we'd like to talk.
Let's build this with you.
Whether you're a parent looking for the right fit, a school considering a pilot, a teacher who wants better tools, or an investor who backs founders solving real problems — we want to hear from you.