Hamza Abu-alkhair

Hamza Abu-alkhair

Founder & CEO @Lothgha | 75k+ downloads

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A tech-driven entrepreneur with a deep passion for social impact and AI products, received 10 awards for my work in social entrepreneurship

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From personal struggle to global impact in speech therapy

Hi everyone! I'm Hamza Abualkhair from Egypt, founder & CEO of Lothgha App the first Arabic-language AI-powered speech therapy platform helping people overcome articulation and fluency disorders.
I started Lothgha out of personal experience and a passion for making speech therapy more accessible, especially for adults in underserved regions. Our app now supports over 74,000 users across 84 countries, and we ve proudly won 7+ social impact awards, including from Huawei, the Anzisha Prize, and the Islamic Development Bank. We were also selected as one of the top 6 global finalists at the Hult Prize Global Accelerator in London 2024.

Our biggest innovation? We re the first app globally offering full articulation therapy plans without needing a speech therapist, thanks to our specialized AI model. We re now expanding to support other disorders like stuttering and aphasia and building toward a SaaS solution for clinics and providers.

Excited to connect, learn, and collaborate with you all!

Is Our AI Speech Therapy App Medical, HealthTech, or EdTech? Struggling to Define the Right Sector

We re building something like Duolingo but for people with speech disorders. Our app helps users overcome challenges like stuttering, lisping, and aphasia, through AI-powered speech exercises and personalized feedback. In some cases, users can benefit without needing a live therapist, while in others, we allow optional support from licensed speech professionals. But here s the issue: we don t know where this app truly fits. Is it a Medical product, since it deals with clinical conditions? Is it HealthTech, helping people improve wellbeing and communication? Or is it EdTech, since it uses structured learning and gamification to retrain how people speak? Even in academia, the field of speech therapy is split some therapists come from medical schools, others from education or special needs faculties. That makes it even harder to: Pick the right investors Classify it on the App Store / Play Store Decide what regulatory frameworks might apply If you've built or invested in a cross-sector app, I d love to hear: How would you categorize something like this? What lens do investors and platforms expect for a product like this? If I have to commit to one sector which gives the best traction? Deeply appreciate any advice
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