Atlanta Entrepreneur Uses AI To Bring The Magic Of Faraway Grandparents Back To Bedtime

By Bhartti Kumar

ATLANTA, GA – Bedtime routines in many households have gradually shifted, often shaped by busy schedules and the easy availability of screens. For families spread across countries, the experience of listening to a grandparent tell a story has become less common. Gramms, an AI-powered storytelling app, is designed to recreate that connection in a simple, familiar way.

The app allows grandparents to record their voice once, after which it generates personalized bedtime stories for children ages three to ten. Each story is built using details provided by families, including the child’s name, interests, and preferred themes. Founder Robin Singhvi said the intention is to keep storytelling rooted in the child’s own world while using technology only as a tool.

“It is very much shaped by families,” Singhvi said. “Parents and grandparents can personalize each story in several ways, including the child’s name, their interests, and even specific themes and small details that they would like to include. What the AI does is take those inputs and weave them into a completely new original story every time.”

A central feature of the app is that each child becomes the focus of the narrative. Singhvi said this approach is meant to create a sense of recognition and confidence at the end of the day.

“One of our core principles is that every child should feel like the protagonist of their own story,” he said. “When a child hears their name, their interests, their world, and their experiences reflected back to them, especially in their grandparents’ voice, it is incredibly affirming.”

The stories are also designed to carry gentle themes without feeling instructional. Singhvi said the tone remains calm and reassuring, in keeping with the purpose of bedtime.

“Yes, we do aim for stories to carry a gentle positive message with themes about kindness, courage, curiosity, or family love,” he said. “The tone is always warm and calming rather than heavy and preachy.”

The idea for Gramms grew out of two observations. Singhvi noted that in many Indian and immigrant families, grandparents are no longer part of everyday routines due to distance, weakening a once-natural bond. At the same time, parents often struggle to come up with engaging bedtime stories after long days, leading many to rely on screens despite reservations about screen time.

“The first was seeing how many grandparents… are no longer able to be part of their grandchildren’s daily lives because families are spread across continents,” he said. “The second was something every parent can relate to: the bedtime story problem.”

The response from families has been emotional, particularly among Indian American and non-resident Indian communities. Singhvi said grandparents see recording their voice not as a technical task but as a meaningful gesture, while children often begin to associate bedtime with a familiar voice, even from afar.

“Most grandparents do not see it as simply ‘lending’ their voice, it’s an act of love,” he said, adding that many describe it as a lasting way to stay connected.

Singhvi, who divides his time between Atlanta and Mumbai, has built his career at the intersection of technology and product development. His work in artificial intelligence, along with his own cross-continental lifestyle, informed the creation of Gramms, which reflects the realities of families living between countries.

For more: https://gramms.ai/