For investors
Real photos, checked at the source.
AI has made every photo online a question. Chu-Take is a social network where every photo and video is taken in the app, stamped with when it happened, and verified before it can be posted.
Why now
Detection tools guess after a post is already up. People are tired of guessing, and tired of performing.
50% of young Americans say AI makes social media worse. Only 4% say better.
57% of young Western Europeans wish they could escape their algorithms.
71% of US teens used Facebook in 2014-15. By 2022, only 32% did.
What we do
Other platforms let anything in, then run AI detectors to guess what's real. We check at the source, before a post exists.
Live in the alphaToday
- Camera onlyEvery photo and video is shot in the app. No uploads.
- Verified before it's postedNothing goes live until it passes. Patent pending.
- Locked orange timestampShows when it really happened, even if posted later.
- Nothing to perform forNo filters, no public like counts, no ranking by likes.
In developmentNext
- Stamp printed into the photoThe timestamp travels with the image.
- Real people onlyStronger sign-up checks to keep out bots.
- Deeper verificationMore layers of protection behind every capture.
- Open betaOpening Chu-Take up beyond our invite-only alpha.
Early signals
Live on iOS and Android. Our invite-only alpha is wrapping up, and open beta is next.
232
photos and videos shot in the app since our alpha began
1.1
comments per post, with no public like counts to chase
10
countries represented on our waitlist
100%
real humans, zero bots
2
provisional patents filed
How we grow and earn
Who we start with
People tired of performing online, or leaving social media altogether. We grow community by community, so friends arrive together.
Creator plan
A monthly subscription gives creators like counts and analytics for their own posts, and everyone else uses Chu-Take free. Brand partnerships and verification for other apps come later.
The BeReal lesson
BeReal proved the demand and sold for €500M, but a daily alarm got people to open the app, not to come back. With no daily prompt, Chu-Take is built for a habit that lasts.
TechCrunch, Tubefilter, June 2024
The team
Two co-founders. Both photos were taken with the Chu-Take camera.
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fall colours @ Algonquin Nigel
Co-founder & CEO
Product and data architect with startup experience in VC-backed AI teams. He built the app and took Chu-Take from the first idea to the live alpha.
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flyaways and all Yong
Co-founder & COO
Product and UX lead, and a data scientist. She designed how Chu-Take looks and works, from the orange timestamp to the private library, and leads community and growth.
Let's talk.
For the deck, alpha metrics or a walkthrough of the product, email us and one of the founders will reply.
This page is for information only and is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities.