Who we are

We're in the business of 21st century peace building.

Our vision is to stop hate to safeguard people, communities, and democracy.

Mission

We build the digital infrastructure to disrupt hate before it takes root.

We envision a world where men find belonging instead of grievance, women are safer from the harms that begin online, and democracies grow stronger as division is cut off at the caught before it takes root.

We don't moderate harm. We move upstream of it — intervening at the moment of curiosity, pairing research with campaigns and advocacy to shift culture at the source.

Founders

Kaitlyn Tierney
  • Kaitlyn believes the only word you need to know in life is "why?" — ask her brothers, they'll confirm.
  • Kaitlyn Tierney has scaled teams and shipped products worth billions — now she's betting on a product with no price tag: a healthier version of masculinity.
  • Kaitlyn Tierney studied business and policy, but her real creative thinking happens on a chairlift or a surfboard.

Kaitlyn Tierney

Chief Executive Officer, Founder

Courtney Cano
  • Courtney has spent years working globally on gender-based violence prevention and economic opportunity.
  • Courtney learned firsthand that online harm rarely stays online — now she works to disrupt harmful narratives before they take root.
  • Courtney runs on two things: type-2 fun for energy, soup for fuel — regardless of season.

Courtney Cano

Chief Advocacy Officer, Founder

Board of Directors

Dr. Anika Warren Wood

Dr. Anika Warren Wood

Board Chair, DRK Foundation

Jason Blazakis

Jason Blazakis

National Security Expert, Middlebury, John Hopkins

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL)

Lawrence Graham

Lawrence Graham

Treasurer, Business and Finance Executive (Groves Academy)

Astrid Askenberger

Astrid Askenberger

Co-Founder of Diverting Hate, The Swedish Center for Preventing Violent Extremism

Michael Rawding

Michael Rawding

Global Business Executive (GeoFusion, Microsoft)

Turning hostility into hope takes funding.

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