Heja is a mobile application that facilitates team communication and organization by allowing players, parents, and coaches to schedule practices, games, and activities in one centralized platform. The app addresses the challenge of fragmented communication in youth sports, reducing reliance on emails and texts while enhancing team coordination and engagement.
Funding
$6.9M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Youth sports teams often struggle with disorganized communication, relying on scattered emails, texts, and calls, leading to missed information and scheduling conflicts. This fragmented approach consumes coaches' time and hinders effective team coordination.
Solution
Heja provides a centralized mobile platform designed to streamline team communication and organization for youth sports. The application allows coaches, players, and parents to efficiently schedule practices, games, and team activities in one place. It reduces reliance on multiple communication channels by offering features such as team messaging, availability tracking with RSVP reminders, and photo/video sharing. Heja helps teams connect and grow together by providing a single source of truth for all team-related information, accessible to everyone involved.
Target Audience
The primary users are youth sports coaches, parents, and players seeking a simplified solution for team communication and organization.
Features
- Team calendar for scheduling games, practices, and events with automated reminders
- Availability tracking with RSVP functionality for players and parents
- Group and private messaging with read receipts
- Photo and video sharing capabilities within the app
- Contact directory for all team members
- Multi-team management for coaches and players involved in multiple teams
- Push notifications for important updates and announcements
- Fundraising tools to support team activities