Pinwheel: The Austin Startup Revolutionizing Children’s Smartphone Use with Embedded Parental Controls

In 2019, a familiar parental concern—understanding what children engage with on their smartphones—sparked the creation of Pinwheel, an Austin, Texas-based company. Founded by Dane Witbeck, Pinwheel offers Android smartphones pre-loaded…

Pinwheel: A Tech Entrepreneur’s Mission to Reclaim Childhood from the Smartphone Era

The ubiquitous glow of smartphone screens has become a defining characteristic of modern childhood, a phenomenon that Dane Witbeck, a father of four, observed with growing concern in 2019. This…