Movespot founder Carl White III has been named the winner of the That Good Good Founder Grant, a $1,000 non-dilutive award. That Good Good selected Carl from a field of founders the team described as incredibly close.
Non-dilutive means Carl keeps full ownership of Movespot. The award is a direct investment in his vision, with no strings attached to the company’s equity.
Building for real-life connection
Carl started Movespot to help people move beyond digital isolation. It’s a social networking and event-planning app built around one idea: online connection should lead to time together in person.
Screen time: Studies show Gen Z spends 7 to 9 hours a day on screens, and several reports put the figure at around 9 hours per day.
What it leads to: Research has consistently linked heavy screen use with higher levels of anxiety, depression, loneliness and poorer sleep.
Barely getting outside: In a 2025 poll of 2,000 U.S. adults, two out of three Gen Z adults said they can go days without stepping out the door.
On Movespot, people can connect with friends, meet new people, and schedule public or private activities. They can share live experiences and join spontaneous or planned events. The goal is simple: get off the screen, get outside, and show up for your community.
That Good Good pointed to Carl’s commitment to mental wellness, community connection, and environmental awareness. One example is Climate Awareness Field Days, which bring people outdoors around a shared cause. Movespot’s focus on offline youth wellness programs grows out of that same mission.
Two founders, one approach
The grant comes from That Good Good, a Black woman-founded biotech R&D company in Irvine, California. Its founder, Tyara Barnes, is building science-backed personal care for melanin-rich skin. She started after years of finding that intimate care products simply weren’t made for her.
Tyara and Carl work in very different industries, but they build the same way:
- They start from a gap others overlooked. Tyara saw an industry that never designed for women like her. Carl saw apps that keep people online instead of bringing them together.
- They build for their own community. Neither is building for an abstract market. Both are solving a problem they have lived.
- Their impact goes past the product. That Good Good provides paid work training through Orange County’s WEX program. Movespot runs wellness and climate programs that get people outside and connected.
The Founder Grant carries that approach one step further. A founder who built for an underserved community is now backing another founder doing the same.
What’s next for Movespot
The grant supports Carl as he keeps expanding Movespot and creating new ways for people to connect online and in person.
Carl is putting the grant toward expanding Climate Awareness Field Days. The program brings people outdoors to connect with each other and take action for the environment together. With this support, Movespot can reach more communities and give more people a reason to step away from their screens.
Want to be part of it? Download Movespot on the App Store and join an upcoming Field Day near you.
Thank you, Tyara
A note from Carl:
To Tyara Barnes and the That Good Good team, thank you. It means a lot to be chosen, and even more to be chosen by a founder whose story I resonate with.
You built That Good Good because the industry wasn’t building for people like you. You didn’t wait for someone else to fix it. Then you turned around and created a grant to help other founders do the same. That’s what community looks like, and it’s exactly what Movespot is about.
This support will help bring more people off their screens and into real connection with each other. I’m proud to share this win with you, and I can’t wait to see everything That Good Good builds next.
With gratitude,
Carl White III Founder, Movespot
Learn more about Tyara’s work and That Good Good’s science-backed personal care at thatgg.com.