Also known as: Kyte
Kid's first smartphone with web-based parental controls.
Company is closed
Event Year: 2011
Company is closed
Event Year: 2011
BarSense (formerly Kyte) offered a parental control application designed to transform any Android phone into a child-friendly device. The software, easily installed and activated, restricted the phone's functionality to pre-approved phone calls and authorized games, preventing children from accessing other features. Parents maintained comprehensive oversight through a browser-based interface, including GPS tracking. Further features included the ability to disable SMS and Facebook during school hours, restrict app and game usage during designated times, monitor internet activity, block third-party browsers, establish time limits for games, review call history, track real-time location, receive email reports on child's phone usage, and exercise complete remote control from various devices. The company is now inactive.
BarSense (formerly Kyte) offered a parental control application designed to transform any Android phone into a child-friendly device. The software, easily installed and activated, restricted the phone's functionality to pre-approved phone calls and authorized games, preventing children from accessing other features. Parents maintained comprehensive oversight through a browser-based interface, including GPS tracking. Further features included the ability to disable SMS and Facebook during school hours, restrict app and game usage during designated times, monitor internet activity, block third-party browsers, establish time limits for games, review call history, track real-time location, receive email reports on child's phone usage, and exercise complete remote control from various devices. The company is now inactive.
Total Raised: Unknown (Y Combinator backed)
Last Round: Winter 2012
Total Raised: Unknown (Y Combinator backed)
Last Round: Winter 2012
Consumer
Consumer
Consumer -> Home and Personal
Consumer -> Home and Personal
Team size: 0
Hiring: No
Team size: 0
Hiring: No