HOPE TO CONNECT LIMITED

What HOPE TO CONNECT LIMITED does

Hope to Connect Limited is a UK-incorporated (company number 16350510) pre-revenue social venture developing what it describes as the world's first friendship and companionship mobile app for people touched by cancer. Founded in February 2025 by Emma Adams (living with stage 4 terminal cancer) and Mandeep Birdy (who lost family members to cancer), the company's core product — the Hope to Connect app — is still in the planning and design phase and has not been publicly launched. The company has shipped a companion news application, Hope News, on iOS and Android, and operates a merchandise e-commerce store (hoodies, t-shirts, totes, mugs) with a stated commitment to donate 10% of profits to cancer charities. Its commercial activity is currently a mix of crowdfunding via GoFundMe, tiered one-time "supporter" payments (Support Star at £100 through Corporate Bonus at £2,000+), merchandise sales, and community fundraising events including afternoon teas and a Guinness World Record attempt in April 2026 that raised over £2,500 for five cancer charities.

The business model combines community-led growth (events, social media across Facebook/Instagram/TikTok/LinkedIn, a "Hope Car" mascot) with multi-tier supporter pricing that bundles early app access, recognition perks, and (at the Founding Friend £300 tier) lifetime app access. Distribution is UK-domestic with events concentrated in Suffolk and a registered office at 167-169 Great Portland Street, London. The company is seeking a pre-seed round of £80,000 to complete app development, with any unspent funds pledged to Macmillan Cancer Support as a fallback beneficiary. In April 2026 co-founder Emma Adams passed away, leaving Mandeep Birdy as the sole active founder; operating status remains "active." Customer segments are individual consumers: people living with cancer, cancer survivors, and — planned for future expansion — family members and caregivers. There is no disclosed revenue, headcount, or AI/ML capability in the source material.

Name

HOPE TO CONNECT LIMITED

Legal name

Hope to Connect Limited

Website

https://hopetoconnect.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Hope to Connect Limited is a UK pre-seed social venture building a friendship and companionship mobile app for people touched by cancer, supported by a live news app, merchandise sales, and community fundraising events. It serves cancer patients, survivors, and (planned) their families and caregivers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cancer Patient Support Platform

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Support Communities (BPAMABAL)

Keywords

• Cancer support app
• Companionship platform
• Health social network
• Patient community app
• Cancer friendship service

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. App subscriptions: Free app with premium access tier - users receive 1 year free access with Launch Star and Legacy Champion tiers, lifetime access with Founding Friend tier. App will offer companionship, friendship and dating features for people touched by cancer.
2. Merchandise sales: Online shop selling branded merchandise including hoodies, t-shirts, totes, caps, mugs, and flasks. 10% of all profits donated to cancer charities.
3. Crowdfunding/donations: One-time payments and investor contributions through GoFundMe campaigns. Donation tiers range from £100 (Support Star) to £2,000+ (Corporate Bonus).
4. Event tickets and certificates: Afternoon tea event tickets, world record participation certificates (£5 and £25), raffle tickets (£10 for 3 entries).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Hope to Connect Limited is developing the Hope to Connect mobile app, positioned as the world's first friendship and companionship platform for people touched by cancer (those living with a diagnosis, survivors, and affected family/friends). The supporting ecosystem includes a separate Hope News app, a branded merchandise e-commerce store (with 10% of profits donated to cancer charities), community fundraising events such as Afternoon Teas, and a one-time payment and investor donation tier programme to fund app development.

Product overview

Hope to Connect Limited operates a portfolio centered on the Hope to Connect App (the world's first friendship and companionship app for people touched by cancer) and the companion Hope News App. Supporting the core platform, the company runs a merchandise e-commerce operation (Hope to Connect Shop) and organizes community/awareness events including Afternoon Tea fundraisers and the Guinness World Record attempt events. The integrated ecosystem connects cancer-affected individuals while generating funds through merchandise sales and events, with 10% of profits donated to cancer charities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hope News App: A news app by Hope to Connect available on Google Play and Apple App Store.
• The Hope Car

Products and services

• Hope to Connect App Mobile app for iOS and Android designed as the world's first friendship and companionship platform for people touched by cancer (those living with cancer, survivors, and affected family/friends), enabling them to connect for companionship, friendship, peer support, and potential romantic relationships in a safe community environment.
• Hope News App A standalone companion mobile app providing cancer-related news content, available on Google Play (Android) and Apple App Store (iOS).
• Hope to Connect Shop (Merchandise) Online e-commerce store selling branded merchandise including hoodies, t-shirts, tote bags, caps, mugs, and flasks, operated via the T-shirt Studio platform, with 10% of all profits pledged to cancer charities.
• Hope to Connect Afternoon Tea Events Community fundraising social events offering paid tickets to supporters, with proceeds supporting the development of the Hope to Connect app and raising cancer awareness.
• World Record Event Participation Certificates Personalised digital participation certificates (£5 Hope to Connect branded; £25 official Guinness World Records) sold in connection with the cancer awareness world record events.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• FleximizemajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Top sponsor of the Guinness World Record event. Fleximize is a business finance company that supported the cancer awareness world record attempt financially and logistically.
• East of England Co-opmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Top sponsor of the Guinness World Record event. Regional cooperative that provided sponsorship support for the cancer awareness initiative.
• Tesco MartleshamminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Provided food and refreshments for volunteers during the Guinness World Record event on 11th April 2026.
• Cancer Support SuffolkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2026One of five cancer charities that received funds from the world record event. Also supported co-founder Emma personally during her cancer journey.
• The Harley James Reynolds FundminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2026One of five cancer charities that received funds (£2,500+ total) from the Guinness World Record event on 11th April 2026.
• Aoibheann's Pink TieminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2026One of five cancer charities that received funds (£2,500+ total) from the Guinness World Record event.
• Manchester Foundation Trust CharityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2026One of five cancer charities that received funds (£2,500+ total) from the Guinness World Record event.
• Suffolk SoundminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Event supplier/vendor providing sound equipment for the Guinness World Record event.
• GoferminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Event supplier/vendor providing services for the Guinness World Record event.
• Ginger Pickle MarketingminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Marketing supplier/vendor for the Guinness World Record event.
• Vivo CleanminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Cleaning services supplier/vendor for the event.
• KarzeesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Event supplier/vendor for the Guinness World Record event.
• Events Under CanvasminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Event structure supplier/vendor for the Guinness World Record event.
• David Button Funeral DirectorsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Event supplier/vendor for the Guinness World Record event.
• Birdy PublicationsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Website creator (credited on website footer) and event supplier/vendor. Also a 360 Photo Booth supplier.
• Salhab 360 Photo BoothminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Photo booth supplier for the Guinness World Record event.
• Event Site DesignminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Event design supplier/vendor for the Guinness World Record event.
• EAS MedicalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Medical equipment/services supplier for the Guinness World Record event.
• Hudson GroupminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Event supplier/vendor for the Guinness World Record event.
• Oak EmploymentminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Employment services supplier/vendor for the event.
• Howard ConstructionminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Construction services supplier/vendor for the Guinness World Record event.
• DJ Lee J EntertainmentsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 April 2026Entertainment supplier for the Guinness World Record event.
• Macmillan Cancer SupportminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIf the company fails to raise funds to build the Hope to Connect app, the balance of seed funding will go directly to Macmillan Cancer Support. They serve as a fallback charity beneficiary.
• Ross (Car Body Repair Specialist)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCar body repair specialist who was moved by the Hope to Connect mission (his mother had breast cancer that spread to her brain) and donated his services to repaint the Hope Car hot pink as a tribute.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bumble: Bumble operates a major friendship/dating platform (including Bumble BFF). It is comparable as a large incumbent in the friendship/companionship app category — though it targets the general market rather than the cancer-affected niche.
• Meetup: Meetup is a broad community-interest platform enabling local groups around shared experiences, including health support. It overlaps with Hope to Connect's model of using in-person and online community events to address isolation among people with shared experiences.
• Hinge: Hinge is a major dating app focused on meaningful connections and 'designed to be deleted.' It overlaps with Hope to Connect's companionship/dating positioning for vulnerable daters, though at general-market scale.

Direct peers

• PatientsLikeMe: PatientsLikeMe is a health-focused online community where patients with chronic conditions (including cancer) share experiences and connect. It is comparable to Hope to Connect in addressing isolation through condition-specific peer connection.
• Belong.life: Belong.life builds AI-powered social and clinical communities specifically for cancer patients and caregivers, including a dedicated cancer app. It is the closest direct competitor: a cancer-focused community platform with patient/peer support features analogous to Hope to Connect's planned offering.
• Wisdo: Wisdo is a peer-support community platform that connects people through shared life challenges, including health-related ones. It is comparable to Hope to Connect in providing moderated peer connection for populations experiencing health and life-event isolation.
• Peanut: Peanut is a vertical community app for women navigating fertility, pregnancy, and menopause, tackling loneliness through shared lived experience. It is a structural analogue to Hope to Connect: a niche community platform built around an emotionally vulnerable audience sharing a specific life condition.
• HealthUnlocked: HealthUnlocked is a large-scale health-condition social network that hosts condition-specific communities, including cancer. It is comparable as a peer-support/community platform addressing health-related loneliness and information needs among patient populations.

Others

• Macmillan Cancer Support: Macmillan is the UK's largest cancer charity and the designated fallback beneficiary of Hope to Connect's seed funds. It is thematically central to Hope to Connect's mission and beneficiary ecosystem, though it is a charity rather than a commercial community platform.
• Cancer Research UK: Cancer Research UK is the UK's leading cancer charity and one of Hope to Connect's potential beneficiary partners. It shares the cancer-mission context and could represent a partner/ecosystem relationship rather than direct competition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hope.toconnect
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hope-to-connect
• Instagraminstagram.com/hopetoconnect
• TikToktiktok.com/@hopetoconnect

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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