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Bloom provides an integrated platform for learning about and executing investments in stocks, ETFs, and crypto. It offers bite-sized educational content, gamified challenges, and AI-guided tools to help users build and validate personalized portfolios. The service aims to simplify complex market concepts, enabling users to invest confidently through structured learning and practical application.
- Applications
- Financial Technology
- Software Only
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Many teens and young adults lack access to comprehensive financial education and safe platforms to begin investing, leading to anxiety and missed opportunities for long-term wealth building. Existing investment apps often lack parental oversight and educational resources tailored for younger, inexperienced investors.
Solution
Bloom is a mobile investing app designed to teach teenagers and young adults the fundamentals of finance and investing while providing a safe, controlled environment to begin building a portfolio. The platform combines interactive lessons crafted by Ivy League professors with a custodial account structure that allows parents to monitor and approve trades. Users earn stock rewards for completing educational modules, incentivizing learning and providing a small initial investment. Bloom provides real-time monitoring, SIPC-insured accounts, and bank-grade security, ensuring a secure and educational investing experience.
Target Audience
Bloom primarily targets teenagers and young adults aged 13-19 who are interested in learning about investing, as well as their parents who want to provide a safe and educational platform for their children to begin building financial literacy and wealth.
Features
- Over 350 interactive lessons on investing basics, stock prices, diversification, and taxes, crafted by Ivy League professors
- Custodial accounts for users aged 13-17, allowing parents to approve or deny trades and set restrictions on trade types and frequency
- Gamified learning experience with quizzes and stock rewards for completing lessons
- Access to over 5,000 stocks and ETFs with fractional share investing
- Risk ratings and analyst ratings displayed in a simple, comprehensive way
- Real-time monitoring and bank-grade security
- SIPC-insured accounts