# DopaGE

> DopaGE is a Los Angeles-area health education company that trains young adults to prevent, recognize, and respond to drug overdoses through gamified, neuroscience-informed online courses. Built by physicians, neuroscientists, and emergency medical personnel and grown out of the student non-profit T.A.C.O., DopaGE sells annual subscriptions to colleges and offers family training so students can learn life-saving skills - fentanyl awareness, naloxone use, and overdose response - in a format they actually want to complete.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Marina del Rey, California, United States
- **Founders:** Madeline Hilliard (Founder & CEO), Amanda Grennan (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~11 employees
- **Products:** DopaGE Campus, DopaGE Training Portal (train.dopa.ge), DopaGE for Families
- **Notable:** Co-founders Madeline Hilliard and Amanda Grennan named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (Education) - announced November 28, 2023, Won the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab Venture Competition in 2022 to secure initial funding, Grew from the T.A.C.O. student non-profit credited with saving lives numbering in the four digits

## Products & services

- **DopaGE Campus** — Annual subscription for colleges providing students a ~60-minute gamified online course covering four modules - Cocaine Decisions, Xanax Decisions, MDMA Decisions, and Opioid Overdose Response - with adaptive testing and 12-month portal access.
- **DopaGE Training Portal (train.dopa.ge)** — Cloud-based learner portal with animated, gamified lessons, quizzes with experience points, a Good Samaritan Law database, fentanyl test strip instructions, and a certificate of achievement.
- **DopaGE for Families** — Direct-to-consumer training purchasable for families ($25) with 12 months of access, bringing overdose recognition and response skills to households, not just campuses.

## Achievements

- Co-founders Madeline Hilliard and Amanda Grennan named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (Education) - announced November 28, 2023
- Won the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab Venture Competition in 2022 to secure initial funding
- Grew from the T.A.C.O. student non-profit credited with saving lives numbering in the four digits
- 94% of learners preferred DopaGE over previous substance-use education
- 97% of learners felt confident responding to an active overdose after training
- Founder featured on ABC Nightline discussing the U.S. fentanyl crisis

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Launched with academic institutions after developing and researching the curriculum since 2020.
- **2023-11** — Co-founders Madeline Hilliard and Amanda Grennan recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30 in Education.
- **2023-03** — Raised seed funding; investor Pierre Rolin of Ankh Impact Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://dopa.ge
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dopage
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/madelinehilli

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