quiet
too much
behind
quiet
alone
too loud
too loud
tired
try harder
mask it
too loud
too much
why
nod
lost
too much
nod
tired
what did i do
try harder
behind
deadline
not again
too much
smile
Scene 1 of 6
You just walked into a meeting.
Everyone is already talking.
Three unread emails. Which one is urgent?
'You seem aggressive today'
What did that look mean? Did I do something?
Focus. FOCUS. Why can't I focus?
Cognitive load — critical
UnSquirrel
Cognitive clarity platform
That noise. That weight. That exhaustion before the day has even started. That is not a bad morning. That is every morning — in every relationship, every job, every classroom.
What you felt for 60 seconds.
They live forever.
No days off. No breaks. No exceptions.
💬
In relationships
Called too much, too intense, too honest. Their directness is mistaken for aggression. They stop opening up — not by choice, but because opening up has always cost them something.
💼
In careers
Fired for not fitting in. Passed over. Told they have an attitude problem when they asked a clear question. Masking all day. Depleted every night. The cycle repeats.
🎓
In education
62% drop out. Not because they aren't intelligent — because the system was built for one kind of brain. They believed what they were told. Most never recovered.
😶
The mask
Every day they perform neurotypicality. They rehearse conversations. They replay them. The performance is exhausting. Nobody sees it — because it works. Until it doesn't.
💧
Burnout
The brain gives out. Not laziness — a system shutdown from years on overdrive. Depression. Unemployment. Withdrawal. Recovery. Then the cycle begins again. Because nothing changed.
🔒
The silence
They stop telling people. Stop asking for help. Stop explaining. Because every time they did, it cost them something. The silence is not giving up. It is self-protection.
"I was called out today for coming across as strong, a bit aggressive. For being an over-thinker. I was asking clear questions. I was stating what I needed. I was being honest. I still don't understand what I did wrong. And that not-understanding — that is the loneliest feeling in the world."
— Sandra Burden, Founder & CEO of UnSquirrel. Written today. Because today it happened again.
780MPeople living this worldwide. 1 in 10.
2/3Underemployed — not because of ability. Because of tools.
$4.5TLocked inside minds the world keeps dismissing.
The investment opportunity.
UnSquirrel Technology LLC — Pre-Seed Round — April 2026
Seeking
$200,000
Pre-seed round
Market
$9.7B
By 2032
Platform
3 Brains
Career · Life · Student
Status
Phase 1
Awaiting funding
Use of Funds
MVP Development (AllianceTek)
50%
Founder & Team Runway (12 mo)
30%
Cloud Infrastructure & AI APIs
10%
Marketing & Community
6%
Legal & IP Protection
4%
Ready to invest in a world that works for every brain?
Sandra Burden built UnSquirrel from inside this experience — as a dyslexic founder, a caregiver, and someone navigating her own cognitive decline. Every feature solves a problem she has personally lived. No competitor founder can say the same.