Avni Patel Thompson founder Milo
Avni Patel Thompson, founder and CEO of Milo.
  • Milo is an AI assistant to help busy working parents manage their kids' schedules.
  • Milo's founder, Avni Patel Thompson almost shut down the company before reaching out to Sam Altman.
  • The AI startup was recently named by VCs as one of 2023's most promising startups.

At the end of last summer, Avni Patel Thompson was nearing her breaking point.

The former Starbucks and Reebok brand strategist had spent the last two years working to build an automated personal assistant to help manage her young children's schedules. "I know what it feels like to be a parent that has forgotten pajama day, pizza day, that disappointment," she said.