About us, our story and milestones | luna app

An app parents and teens can trust

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A digital big sister

luna is a female-founded community that's revolutionising how teens and their parents navigate the complexities of adolescence, through a digital health and wellbeing companion.

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Tackling minformation overload

Millions of teens are accessing misinformation on social media in order to learn more about their health and wellbeing, and luna is the antidote to that – working with medical and adolescent experts to offer accurate advice and education.

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A health app making adolescence easier

Created for girls and non-binary teens aged 11 to 18 years old, as well as their parents, luna offers trusted advice for adolescent concerns such as mental health, periods, friendships, skin, and more. The goal? Helping young people thrive through their teenage years.

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Our mission in a nutshell?

To create the most connected, educated and empowered generation of teens and parents when it comes to health and wellbeing.

Meet luna's Co-Founders

Jas Schembri-Stothart

Jas Schembri-Stothart

Jo Goodall

Jo Goodall

luna's milestones

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4th March 2025

luna’s first radio debut

Thanks BBC Radio London for having us!

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15th November 2024

luna’s 2 year App Store birthday

‘Appy birthday luna

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14th November 2024

Start-up of the Year

A win for luna at The British Business Awards 2024

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14th November 2024

Santander’s UK Awards Finalist

We secured a competitive 3rd place in the Start-up category

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31st October 2024

luna makes TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield finalists 2024

Hugely proud of making the final 5

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30th October 2024

luna hit 100k members

The largest teen health app out there!

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3rd July 2024

Runner-up in TechRound's ParentTech 2024 campaign

Honoured to be making a difference in the ParentTech space

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27th June 2024

Google for Startups accelerator program

It's like Glastonbury for developers

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25th April 2024

luna's first webinar

A conversation about teen mental health with luna's Chief Medical Advisor, Dr. Katie Malbon

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10th April 2024

luna partners with London Lions basketball club

luna branding made it onto BBC news

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1st September 2023

luna turns 2

Happy birthday to us!

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20th April 2023

Accepted on the adidas accelerator

Breaking barriers together

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7th March 2023

Apple's International Women's Day campaign

Jo & Jas featured on the front page!

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17th February 2023

luna’s first community day

Thanks to everyone who came!

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8th February 2023

luna goes viral on TikTok

Jumped on the dancing dogs trend

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25th January 2023

luna hit 1000 members

Teens love our product

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20th January 2023

App of the day (first time!)

A super proud moment for the team

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15th November 2022

luna officially launches on App Stores!

A big day for us all

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18th February 2022

luna launched in private beta

200 brave teens tested our app

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1st September 2021

luna incorporates as a company

The journey kicked off here

Meet luna's experts

The team verifying luna's articles, videos and answers to anonymous questions

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Dr. Katie

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Dr. Simon

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Dr. Alex

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Dr. Emma

There's something for everyone

Skincare, mental health + more – find all kinds of topics to help the community

Mental health & wellbeing
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How to ask for help when you need it

What to say and how to say it 🗣️

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Confidence & motivation
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How to make the right choices

Top tips for deciding what’s best for you 🫵

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Confidence & motivation
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Revision tips to help with exams

luna’s got you covered 🎓

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Navigating difficult scenarios
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Dealing with peer pressure

How to spot it and how to say no 🙅‍♀️

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Periods & hormones
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Swimming on your period

Can you go swimming on your period without tampon?

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Nutrition & exercise
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Healthy eating: what does it mean?

Nutrients and mindful eating 🍉

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