Who We Are
Meet the team building the future of AI storytelling for families
Our Story
Every great idea begins with a simple moment. For Shally, it started with bedtime stories - those magical moments between parent and child where imagination runs wild and anything is possible.As a child, I was that kid who got bored with the same old tales. So my grandmother and I would create our own - stories where pirates helped rabbits, dragons shared tea with astronauts, and heroes from different worlds could meet. There were no rules, just pure imagination.Years later, with my own son, I kept that tradition alive. Together we invented impossible adventures, and I noticed something profound: kids don't just want to consume stories - they want to create them. They want to add their own twists, suggest what happens next, and see their imagination come to life.That's when the idea for Shally was born. I realized that so much of children's screen time today is passive - scrolling, watching, tapping, but rarely imagining. What if we could flip that dynamic? What if a screen could be a window to creativity instead of a wall between kids and their imagination?As a software engineer and CTO with over a decade of experience building startups, I knew I could make this vision real. Shally isn't just an AI storytelling app - it's a creative companion that helps families create fairy tales together, combining play, creativity, and emotional growth in one magical experience.We built Shally with cutting-edge AI technology that transforms a child's imagination into structured stories, generates beautiful illustrations, and brings tales to life with expressive narration. But beyond the technology, Shally is about something deeper: giving children a safe, magical space where imagination becomes a form of emotional growth.Through storytelling, kids process emotions, face fears, and learn courage. With Shally, dragons can symbolize bravery, storms can teach hope, and every story becomes a bridge between creativity, emotion, and technology.Today, Shally is helping families reconnect through shared creation instead of passive consumption. Parents tell us how creating stories together opens new conversations - a tale about a lonely dragon becomes a discussion about friendship, a robot that can't speak becomes a moment to talk about confidence.This is just the beginning. We're expanding Shally with voice narration, multi-language support, and printable storybooks. We're building shared universes where heroes can meet across stories and grow together. But most importantly, we're creating a movement that encourages children to create, not just consume.
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Meet Our Team
Andrii Nadosha
Founder & CEOConnect on LinkedIn