Renovyn

Recovery can be lonely. Between meetings and appointments, many people in recovery have no one to turn to, especially late at night. And addiction rarely comes alone: people often manage several at once, alongside ADHD, dyslexia or other conditions that most apps never account for.

Renovyn is built around three things: a trauma-informed approach, support for neurodiversity, and help through the whole of recovery, not just the first weeks. Its founders had already built and launched the app on both stores. The next step was to make the product sharper, prove that it helps, and get it in front of the organisations that support people in recovery.

A Venture Studio works alongside Renovyn as a product partner, not as the build team.

• Shaping the product. We work with the founders on what to build next and why: tracking several recovery timelines at once, accessibility set at sign-up (dyslexia support, low-vision mode, an ADHD-aware interface, read-aloud and voice input), and support content for families and sponsors. Each new feature is tested with users before it is rolled out more widely.
• Building partnerships. We bring in the partners who can turn early use into evidence and reach. That means a research partnership with the University of East London, with NHS dual-diagnosis and lived-experience input. It also means a partnership proposal for NHS commissioners and local authorities, positioning Renovyn as support between appointments.
• Telling the story. We helped shape a founder-led podcast and social campaign, with the two founders speaking openly about their own recovery and treating recovery with dignity.
• Getting ready to grow. We help shape the commercial model for clinics, care commissioners and insurers, and plan the launch with partner studios.

A small mixed-methods study (usage data, interviews and surveys) is being planned with UEL.

Urge tracking, breathing and grounding exercises, and personal calming spaces are rolling out in stages. Each will be tested before release. Research findings will feed straight back into the product.