Xploro
4 known investors
Xploro is a pediatric digital health company whose platform uses AR, games and an AI avatar to prepare children for hospital treatment.
Also known as Corporation Pop Ltd · Pop-able · Xploro Inc.
Investors · 4
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Xploro Inc. is a pediatric-focused digital health company that provides a patient education platform for children undergoing medical treatment. The platform combines augmented reality 3D models, gameplay, customizable content and an avatar-based conversational agent (chatbot) to deliver age-appropriate health information, with the stated aims of reducing stress and anxiety, improving health literacy, supporting clinical outcomes and improving procedural efficiency for providers. Content is disease-agnostic and spans disciplines including radiology, surgery and oncology, with further modules under development. The platform is available in multiple languages, including English, Spanish and Chichewa.
A related Android application, Pop-able, is published under the com.xploro.health package by Corporation Pop Ltd of Manchester, UK, with support handled at info@xploro.health. In the app, children create a guide avatar, customize and name the nurses and doctors they may meet, explore hospital rooms and equipment, play interactive games explaining treatments and procedures, and use a calendar for appointments and a mood diary. The app is described as clinician-approved and designed to reduce anxiety for children attending hospital; access requires a six-digit code generated through a parent portal and issued by the healthcare provider.
Founding story
The company was founded by Dom Raban after his daughter was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma at age 13 in 2011. He has said the lack of information left her scared, anxious and reluctant to engage with health services, which, combined with his background as an entrepreneur in technology, prompted him to start Xploro.
Business model
Xploro sells its patient education platform to healthcare providers, which in turn give patients and families access; app access is gated by a six-digit code generated through a parent portal and provided by the healthcare provider.
Traction
Partnerships reported with Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University Hospitals Cleveland, several NHS Trusts and the nonprofit World Child Cancer. The Pop-able Android app records over 1,000 downloads on Google Play.
Latest developments
Following the December 2023 Series Seed round, the company said it would develop content for new treatment areas, build out sales and customer success, extend runway through 2025, expand into adult healthcare in 2025, and add third-party content creators to the platform. The Pop-able Android app received a maintenance update in July 2026.
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Market position
Positioned as a clinically validated, disease-agnostic pediatric patient education platform; its investor cites the global pediatric healthcare market at $12.53 billion in 2022 as the addressable opportunity.
The company describes its platform as clinically validated and disease-agnostic, combining an avatar conversational agent with AR models and games rather than static patient information, and applicable across disciplines from radiology to surgery and oncology.
Technology
The platform uses augmented reality with 3D models, interactive games, customizable content and an artificial intelligence avatar conversational agent/chatbot, delivered through mobile applications. Localization includes English, Spanish and Chichewa.
Go-to-market
Healthcare providers such as children's hospitals and NHS Trusts, serving pediatric patients initially aged 7-15 and their families, with stated plans to extend to patients of all ages and conditions and to enter the adult healthcare space in 2025.
Geography
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, with UK origins and a developer address in Manchester, United Kingdom; customers are reported in the USA, UK, Europe and Africa.
History
Xploro was founded in the United Kingdom in 2019 and relocated its headquarters to Cleveland, Ohio in late 2022. In December 2023 it announced a $1.7M Series Seed round led by Boomerang Ventures, intended to fund new treatment-area content, sales and customer success hiring, and runway through 2025.
Risks & controversies
Planned expansion beyond the initial 7-15 pediatric age group into all-age and adult healthcare markets depends on further content development and provider adoption; funding announced in 2023 was described as extending runway through 2025.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsThe Pop-able Android app, published by Corporation Pop Ltd under the com.xploro.health package, was updated with a fix to in-app notification display. The app lets children build a guide avatar, explore hospital rooms and equipment, play games explaining treatments, and use an appointment calendar and mood diary; access requires a six-digit code issued via a parent portal by a healthcare provider.
Boomerang Ventures led a $1.7M Series Seed investment in Xploro Inc. The proceeds were earmarked for developing content for new treatment areas, strengthening sales and customer success functions, and extending runway through 2025.
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Collaborations reported with World Child Cancer and healthcare providers including Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University Hospitals Cleveland and several NHS Trusts.
Founded in the U.K. in 2019, the company moved its headquarters to Cleveland, Ohio in late 2022.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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primary sources listed
- Xploro - Apps on Google Playplay.google.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Xploro do?
- Xploro is a pediatric digital health company whose platform uses AR, games and an AI avatar to prepare children for hospital treatment.
- Who are Xploro's investors?
- Xploro's investors include Boomerang Ventures, GC Angels, Jumpstart Ventures, UCeed Funds.