ABOUT US

We believe in technology for good

We’re a group of digital veterans across industries who decided it was time to do something about the comment sections on social media.

From hiding the hate and damage produced by people hiding behind anonymity, to surfacing the valuable conversations happening in communities, we are on a mission to turn the chaos of comments into connection.

It started with Serena Williams

Our team, initially focused on advertising, was appalled by the barrage of racist and sexist comments towards Serena Williams on one of her posts during the 2019 U.S. Open. This was more than a wake-up call; it was our call to action. Recognizing a moral and business imperative, we leveraged our technology to tackle online toxicity.

It evolved into comment intelligence for brands

We know we can’t address every dark corner of social media at once, and we know that not all corners are dark. We decided to start with businesses that have a moderation problem who could invest in solving it. We realized surfacing the helpful and important things from comments was also valuable. Millions of comments later, we’re off to a good start.

It evolved into comment intelligence for brands

We know we can’t address every dark corner of social media at once, and we know that not all corners are dark. We decided to start with businesses that have a moderation problem who could invest in solving it. We realized surfacing the helpful and important things from comments was also valuable. Millions of comments later, we’re off to a good start.

Now, we’re on a mission to be the standard for brands when marketing in social media

By instantly removing spam, bots, and brand-damaging comments and giving marketers the ability to research what their audience is talking about in 30-seconds or less we’re helping reduce chaos and increase connection. We call that technology for good.
“If the technology now exists to mute racism, anti-LGBTQ slurs and generally hateful abuse online, then we have a responsibility to do just that.”
Erik Swain, CEO @ Respondology
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Our Values

“Everyone I know agrees that social media amplifies the toxicity and hate that exists in the world. Everyone here agrees that getting rid of that hate is good for the world’s collective humanity and makes the world a better place. Everyone says ‘don’t read the comment sections.’ Hopefully we can change that.”
Nick Harper, Senior Business Development Manager

Erik
Swain

CEO & Co-Founder

Tim
Murphy

CPO & Co-Founder

Aaron
Benor

Founder, Enterprise Sales Lead

Izzy
Murdy

CFO

Danica
Calderhead

SVP, Revenue

Brian
Seitel

Head of Engineering

Rachel
Sutherland

SVP, People & Business Operations

Amy
Nutting

Senior Director, Client Success

Adam
Edelman

BHI, Board Chair & Co-Founder

Ryan
Pollock

Iron Gate Capital

Ray
Bartoszek

RLB Holdings

Jay
Levy

Zelkova Ventures

Daniel
Geballe

SFJ Ventures

Jason
Mittelstaedt

Yellowstone Growth Partners

Buell
Duncan

Board Advisor

Ian
Nolan

Science in Sport

Erik
Swain

CEO & Co-Founder

Join Us

Work for positive change with great people. We’re a small but mighty group who are dedicated to using technology for good and cleaning up social media. 

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