Built By 2 Dads

TWO DADS. ONE BIG IDEA.

Meet the dads behind the ROUNDZ.

Brian Pedone, co-founder of playROUNDZ
CO-FOUNDER

Brian Pedone

A dad. A coach. A builder.

As a dad to a young son, Brian wanted technology to get kids moving, thinking, and laughing together.

With experience in behavioral health, fitness, and technology, the NASM Certified Personal Trainer and USA Boxing Gold Coach helped create playROUNDZ to turn screen time into active play.

Mic Schut, co-founder of playROUNDZ
CO-FOUNDER

Mic Schut

A dad. A gamer. A problem solver.

Raised on 8- and 16-bit games, Mic loves simple gameplay that makes you want one more round.

Drawing on his background in UX, app development, and startups, he brought that spirit to playROUNDZ: combine great digital games with active, real-world play.

We think about screen time differently.

The conversation around kids and screens is usually about how much. We’re also interested in what kids are doing during that time. Are they sitting and scrolling? Or are they reacting, remembering, competing, laughing, moving, and playing together? playROUNDZ was built around the idea of active screen time: using technology as a catalyst for physical, real-world play rather than making the screen the entire experience. We’re not trying to replace outdoor play, sports, imagination, or family time. We want to create another option. One that parents can feel better about saying yes to.

A man in grey sweatpants and white sneakers walks across a light wood floor in a living room, stepping over three small colored discs (green, red, and blue) placed on the floor. A brown sectional sofa and matching ottoman are visible in the background.

Our goal is pretty simple.

Make movement feel like play.

Not exercise disguised as homework.

Not another fitness app.

Not another reason for kids to stare at a phone.

We want kids to chase a high score, challenge a friend, beat their last time, remember the next sequence, and yell for another round.

The movement should happen because the game is fun.

 

And because playROUNDZ is built around simple physical pieces and software, the possibilities don’t stop with the games we launch with.

We’re building a platform that can keep growing with new games, new challenges, and new ways to play.

Less scrolling. More moving. More playing together.

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