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Coverage of Vivaly, the consumer app Ruth Geller founded to move teenagers off their phones and into real-world experiences, and of The Rise Fund, the nonprofit she co-founded.
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Articles
Every piece of coverage so far.
- Tech Square ATLSep 24, 2026 Meet the Fifteen-Year-Old Founder Who Wants to Help You Stop Scrolling Isabella Fonseca A founder profile of Vivaly and the question behind it: not how to get teenagers off their phones, but how to get them excited about real life.
- A Near FutureSep 2026 A 15-Year-Old Built the App That Pulls Her Generation Off Their Phones A Near Future Editorial A publication on young builders and leaders features Vivaly as a teen-built answer to screen time that rewards real-world experiences.
- WABESep 18, 2026 Teachers step in to help immigrant families in rural Georgia Emily Wu Pearson Atlanta's NPR station features The Rise Fund, which steadies immigrant families in rural Greene County with cash for rent, food, and utilities after the loss of a breadwinner.
- Georgia Public BroadcastingJul 3, 2026 Georgia teen launches an app to help get young people offline Ivana Gonzalez GPB reports on Vivaly, built with three friends to get teenagers completing real-world experiences and off their phones by earning points on a leaderboard.
- HypepotamusJul 16, 2026 Georgia Teens Launch Vivaly App to Get Their Peers Offline Maija Ehlinger Atlanta's startup publication covers Vivaly as an experience-tracking app that challenges teenagers to spend less time on their phones.
- Rough Draft AtlantaJul 23, 2026 Rethinking Monroe Drive
- r/HappeningInAtlantaReddit Georgia high school students launch Vivaly, an app to get young people offline
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Also covered by
Outlets that picked up the Vivaly launch.
- NPRBroadcast, through its Georgia member station.
- NewsBreakSyndicated local coverage.
- TrueLookPanyaOnline coverage of the Vivaly launch.
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