ASU Venture Devils & GoDaddy Back KARMANT Realms to Support Youth Wellness

KARMANT Learning
2 days ago
3 min read

We’re excited to share a significant milestone for our youth wellness work. Our digital wellness platform, KARMANT Realms, has received early funding through Arizona State University’s Venture Devils program, including support from the J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute and GoDaddy.

So far, KARMANT Realms has been awarded:

$1,000 in funding at Venture Devils Demo Day (Health Venture Challenge track), and
A $500 Just Start Award, funded by Edson E+I in collaboration with GoDaddy
KARMANT Realms founders with Sparky the Sun Devil holding a $1,000 Venture Devils Demo Day check.

This recognition means a lot to us as a student-led venture focused on supporting the mental and emotional well-being of young people.

Why KARMANT Realms Exists

At KARMANT Learning, we’ve spent years working with students around our five pillars of health: physical, mental, emotional, social, and intellectual. In conversations, surveys, and workshops, we kept hearing the same themes:

“I’m stressed.” “I’m overwhelmed.” “I don’t always know what to do about it.”

KARMANT Realms was created to respond to that need.

Created and led by KARMANT Learning founders, KARMANT Realms is an AI-powered wellness platform for youth ages 13–24. It helps students:

Check in with how they’re feeling.
Get personalized activity ideas and short guided practices.
Build healthy habits through small, doable moments of wellness

Our motto, “Small Moments. Big Shift.”, reflects our belief that even a few minutes of timely support can make a meaningful difference in a student’s day.

How the Funding Helps

These Venture Devils and GoDaddy awards allow us to take concrete next steps:

Strengthen the beta
- Expand our library of guided content, challenges, and check-ins.
- Refine the app experience using feedback from student testers.
Prepare for schools & youth organizations.
- Continue privacy, security, and compliance work, so KARMANT Realms is school-ready
- Test and refine our early business model (school/institution licensing with optional family access)
Center the youth voice even more
- Grow our Student Ambassador program in middle schools, high schools, and universities.
- Gather ongoing feedback so the platform is built with students, not just for them.

Built with Students at the Center

Everything we design is filtered through a simple question:

Would this genuinely help a stressed, busy student feel calmer, more focused, or more in control right now?

To keep ourselves honest, we:

Co-create features and content with youth through surveys, interviews, and beta testing.
Invite students into real decision-making through our Student Ambassador program.
Focus on quick, accessible practices that fit into a packed school day.

Having ASU Venture Devils, Edson E+I, and GoDaddy backing this work reinforces our belief that youth voice belongs at the heart of youth wellness innovation.

What’s Next

In the months ahead, we’ll be:

Expanding our closed beta with more students and partner schools.
Testing new guided practices and habit challenges aligned with our five pillars.
Continuing to build a school-ready, student-centered wellness platform that supports the whole person.

We’re deeply grateful to the J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute, GoDaddy, the Venture Devils mentors and judges, and the many students who have already shared their ideas and feedback with us.

Get Involved

If you’d like to be part of the KARMANT Realms journey:

Schools & youth organizations – Interested in exploring a pilot or learning more about the platform?
Students – Want to become a KARMANT Realms Student Ambassador at your school or campus?
Parents & community members – Curious how KARMANT Realms can support the youth in your life?