# Transhuman Inc.

> Transhuman Inc. is a mental health and emotionAI research and development company founded in 2014 by Amanda Johnstone and Dr. Roy Sugarman. Best known for its free peer-support check-in app Be A Looper, which operated in 87 countries, the company builds proprietary EmotionAI technologies at the intersection of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Bodies (IoB), and human emotion. Its focus is on suicide prevention, emotional communication, and human-to-computer relationships.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Dover, Delaware, United States
- **Founders:** Amanda Johnstone (Founding CEO), Dr. Roy Sugarman (Cofounder, Neuroscience)
- **Team size:** ~8 employees; ~9 senior leaders listed
- **Products:** Be A Looper, EmotionAI
- **Notable:** Be A Looper operated in 87 countries over eight years of free service, Around 20,000 people flagged suicidal feelings through the app and were connected to peer support, Amanda Johnstone named a TIME Next Generation Leader (2019)

## Products & services

- **Be A Looper** — A free daily mental-health check-in and peer-support app that keeps users 'in the loop' with up to five chosen people anywhere in the world. Users rate their day 0-10 and can flag when they need help. Operated in 87 countries; removed from app stores on Jan 1, 2025 due to rising infrastructure costs.
- **EmotionAI** — Proprietary emotion-recognition and emotional-communication AI research, including work toward a new '.emotion' file format for electronic protected health data.

## Achievements

- Be A Looper operated in 87 countries over eight years of free service
- Around 20,000 people flagged suicidal feelings through the app and were connected to peer support
- Amanda Johnstone named a TIME Next Generation Leader (2019)
- The CEO Magazine Startup Executive of the Year (2020)
- GSMA Global Mobile Award finalist - Best Use of Mobile for Accessibility & Inclusion (2018)
- Silver winner, DrivenXDesign design awards
- Founder named LinkedIn Top Voice of AI and Top 50 Australian & NZ Women in Tech (2016)

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — The free Be A Looper app was removed from all app stores after eight years, citing unprecedented rising global infrastructure costs.
- **2020-05** — Transhuman refreshed its positioning around EmotionAI and the Internet of Bodies alongside the Be A Looper peer-support app.

## Links

- Website: https://transhumaninc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/social-health-innovations
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmandaJohnstone-Transhuman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/transhumaninc/

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