MARCo technologies LLC
MARCo Technologies LLC. founding partners Jacob Boyle and
Ryan Chiu had a lot in common before going into business together. They were
both captains in their college fencing club, avid musicians, yet the one
commonality that brought them closest was the one that was hardest to talk
about: both had parents who suffered from severe depression. So, in Fall of
2017, when they entered into an annual business plan competition hosted by The
College of New Jersey (TCNJ), the effect mental illness had on their personal
lives stuck with them, and thus they decided to create a product that would
help the ones they loved. It was then that, MARCo: the Mentally Assistive
Robotic Companion, was born.
Since
its formation in February of 2018, MARCo Technologies LLC.’s mission has been simple:
to improve the quality and accessibility of mental healthcare for all by
introducing a line of compassionate robotic companions.