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Maro Maro, operated by BeforeWeBegin, Inc., provides mental-health screening software for K–12 schools and districts. Its platform manages digital parent consent, administers validated student questionnaires such as PHQ-9 and GAD-7, scores responses, and gives counselors dashboards, district reports and workflows for follow-up, family communication and care referrals. The company also handles onboarding and staff training. Maro identifies students who may need further support; clinical diagnosis and treatment are performed by qualified professionals outside the screening platform. Earlier products included a family app with parenting education, symptom tracking and care navigation. Its current focus is helping schools run an integrated screening program.
TeamBrittney Reiser Clinical Strategy (published 2023; current membership unverified); historical clinical content contributor Dean Noble-Tolla Chief Data Officer (published 2023; current membership unverified) Kris Tonas Head of Sales (published March 2025; current membership unverified) Marcus Nesbitt Lead Technologist (published 2023; current membership unverified) Tariq Chaudry Chief Medical Officer (published 2023; current membership unverified)
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Maro is BeforeWeBegin, Inc. d/b/a Maro, verified by its own legal policy; meetmaro.com and maroforschools.com identify the school mental-health business. This is distinct from the cybersecurity company Maro that announced USD4.3m July 24, 2025, and from Maroo at maroo.us; neither financing nor identity is merged. Sidecut Ventures own institutional portfolio explicitly claims pre-seed participation plus a follow-on. Its own original investment Article was published March 5, 2025, but does not publish underlying close date, cash amount or subscribing vehicle. A single undisclosed holding preserves the verified relationship without inventing two precise financing events or Fund I allocation. The 2023 issuer-supplied GSV pitch reports USD600k capital raised and currently raising: a cumulative snapshot, not a new exact USD600k round, therefore no such financing is created. Other investors listed by manager or pitch require individually verified current identities and actual financing before parts are added. Current own site names only Kenzie Davis as Founder & CEO; own legacy founder letter and primary investor interview prove full name Kenzie Butera Davis. Historical 2023 issuer pitch names Tariq Chaudry, Dean Noble-Tolla, Brittney Reiser and Marcus Nesbitt; Sidecut March 2025 names Kris Tonas Head of Sales. These published roles are retained with current-status-unverified qualifications and no invented start/end dates. Own historic bylines prove Brittney Reiser and Olivette Petersen as content contributors, not necessarily employees. Seven unique named people are represented across these sources; this is not a claim to expose the entire private workforce. No full current board roster or incorporation/founded year established. Current FAQ explicitly distinguishes screening from clinical diagnosis. Authentic own Maro Logo data-URI SVG was extracted unchanged from current homepage and mechanically rasterized and visually inspected. Sources: https://www.meetmaro.com/ ; https://www.meetmaro.com/faq ; https://www.meetmaro.com/privacy-policy-terms-and-conditions ; https://www.sidecut.vc/portfolio ; https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-we-invested-maro-mike-ma-moxue/ ; https://comms.asugsvsummit.com/hubfs/GSV%20Elite%20200%20Look%20Book%202023.pdf ; https://blog.meetmaro.com/a-letter-from-our-ceo-addressing-the-national-emergency-in-child-adolescent-mental-health ; https://blog.meetmaro.com/as-a-parent-how-can-i-cope-with-my-own-feelings-after-a-tragedy ; https://ideas.everywhere.vc/p/maro-kenzie-butera-davis-founders-everywhere SHOW MORE