What Blloc does

Blloc presents a data-conflicted identity that is critical for any investor evaluation. The prior entity, founded in 2017 and referenced in firmographics as a New York-based for-profit technology company (though funding records indicate Berlin-based operations), was a small startup (1-10 employees) that built Ratio, a reimagined smartphone home screen designed to reduce smartphone distractions. That company raised approximately $3.6 million cumulatively across a 2019 pre-seed/seed round of $1.6 million from Rainfall Ventures and A Round Capital and a January 2022 seed round of $2 million led by Speedinvest with Softbank Vision Fund Emerge Program support, with a follow-on participation from Goodwater Capital in August 2022. The Ratio product appears to be dormant in the current evidence base, and the blloc.com domain now hosts Different Ability Initiative (DAI), a Nairobi, Kenya-based nonprofit organization.

Under the current operating state, DAI is a grassroots nonprofit (Different Ability Initiative) serving women and girls with disabilities in informal settlements and underserved communities in Nairobi. Its programs operate across four pillars: Advocacy for Inclusion and Equality, Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), Mentorship and Peer Learning, and Economic Empowerment. DAI delivers services through community outreach and partner mobilization, reaching 156+ women and girls, coordinating 350+ individuals through assistive devices outreach, and conducting 10+ community sessions and 5+ mentorship sessions. Its revenue model is nonprofit/grant-based with no disclosed commercial pricing, and its monetization mechanics, financial backers, and governance arrangements are not transparent in the source data. The relationship between the original Berlin-based Blloc tech startup and the current Nairobi-based DAI nonprofit is not explained in the available evidence, creating a material disclosure gap for any investor underwriting this entity.

Name

Blloc

Legal name

Different Ability Initiative

Website

https://blloc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Blloc is presented as a venture-backed mobile interface startup that built Ratio, a distraction-reducing smartphone home screen, but its blloc.com domain now hosts Different Ability Initiative, a Nairobi-based nonprofit serving women and girls with disabilities through advocacy, SRHR, mentorship, and economic empowerment programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Productivity Software

akta.pro primary industry

AAC (Augmentative & Alternative Communication) Devices, Apps & Training (EDAKAIAB)

Keywords

• Smartphone home screen
• Digital wellbeing software
• Mobile productivity apps
• Distraction reduction tools
• Mindful phone usage

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Blloc builds and sells Ratio, a reimagined smartphone home screen application designed to reduce digital distractions for individual mobile users. The product replaces the conventional mobile interface with a minimalist, focus-oriented alternative aimed at helping users become more mindful and productive in their smartphone use.

Product overview

Blloc is a Berlin-based technology company with a single flagship product called Ratio. Ratio is a smartphone home screen application designed to reduce distractions by offering a reimagined mobile interface. The company operates with a focused, single-product strategy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ratio Ratio is a reimagined smartphone home screen application designed to reduce digital distractions for individual mobile users. It offers an alternative mobile interface focused on minimizing interruptions and helping users become more focused, faster, and more mindful in their smartphone use.

Quantifiable outcome

• 156+ women and girls reached with programs and support services
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ProtheacoreOthersPartner organization supporting DAI's mission to advance rights, dignity, and inclusion of persons with disabilities.
• FPRJCcoreOthersPartner organization collaborating with DAI to support women and girls with disabilities in underserved communities.
• CovawcoreOthersPartner organization working with DAI on advocacy and empowerment initiatives for persons with disabilities.
• WCKcoreOthersPartner organization supporting DAI's programs for women and girls with disabilities.
• Special Olympics KenyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership to promote inclusive sports and ensure children with disabilities have equal opportunities to participate alongside their peers. Supports mentorship initiatives by building friendships, developing skills, and creating a sense of belonging.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Light for the World: International disability-INCO focused on inclusive development, eye health, and education in Africa and Asia. Comparable to DAI as a disability-rights non-profit operating in underserved communities, but at much larger scale.
• CBM Global Disability Inclusion: Major international disability-focused NGO working on inclusive health, education, and livelihood programs in low-income countries. Directly comparable mission and beneficiary focus to DAI, with deeper geographic reach.
• Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International): Global disability and inclusion NGO providing rehabilitation, assistive devices, and advocacy in conflict- and poverty-affected regions. Closely comparable to DAI on the assistive-device and disability-rights pillars.
• Special Olympics International: Global organization providing sports training and competition for people with intellectual disabilities. DAI is already a partner of Special Olympics Kenya, making this a directly networked incumbent peer.
• Sightsavers: International NGO preventing avoidable blindness and supporting disability rights, with strong presence in sub-Saharan Africa. Comparable on disability-inclusion advocacy in similar geographies.
• Leonard Cheshire: UK-based disability-inclusion non-profit supporting education, employment, and independent living for people with disabilities globally. Comparable rights-based, empowerment-focused approach.
• Inclusion International: Global federation advocating for the rights of people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Comparable advocacy and self-advocacy orientation to DAI's grassroots model.
• AMREF Health Africa: Africa's largest health-focused NGO, increasingly integrating disability inclusion and SRHR programming. Comparable on the SRHR and community-health outreach pillars of DAI's work.
• UNICEF Disability Inclusion Programme: UN agency funding and implementing disability-inclusive programs for children and women in low-income countries, including Kenya. Comparable funder/peer in the same beneficiary and geography as DAI.

Regional players

• Centre for Disability Rights (Kenya): Disability-rights advocacy organization operating in East Africa. Comparable as a regionally-focused disability rights and inclusion peer serving similar beneficiary populations to DAI.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BllocPhone
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blloc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors5 records

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M&A

Investments

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