Morris and his partners Kareem Kouddous and Fraser Kelton raised venture capital funding and launched Koko as a startup. In 2015, Morris started building a platform for mental health, called Koko, where users could send supportive messages to people who needed mental health support. According to a 2019 study, 80% of teenagers said they’ve used their phone to look for emotional help online. Meanwhile, over 25 million Americans live in an area where there are not enough mental-health service providers to meet demand. Since the pandemic, global anxiety and depression have increased by 25%, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
