Meet the Team Building the Trust Layer for Humanity
Our Purpose
At The & Company, our purpose is to move the world toward joy. We believe technology should strengthen human connections—not exploit them for profit. Deep, meaningful relationships are the primary driver of joy across all cultures, while even small positive interactions with strangers can brighten our days. That's why we're building & to help strengthen the connection between all people, creating infrastructure that enables both intimate bonds and serendipitous moments of human connection in the AI era.
Our Vision of Benefit at Scale
We envision a world where billions of people own and control their data, where AI agents work on behalf of individuals rather than platforms, and where technology amplifies human agency instead of diminishing it. This isn't about incremental improvement—it's about fundamentally restructuring how value flows in the digital economy. When people own their identities through &tags, they capture the economic value of their data, protect their privacy without sacrificing utility, and enable their agents to collaborate in ways that create collective benefit. Global scale isn't just our ambition—it's essential to moving "the world" toward a more joyful, equitable future.
Our Team: A Decade of Fighting for Data Sovereignty
We're not newcomers to this fight. Our team has spent over a decade building data sovereignty solutions, privacy-preserving technologies, and human-centered systems—long before these concepts became mainstream. We've walked away from lucrative Big Tech opportunities because we believe technology should serve humanity, not harvest it. Our diverse team brings together cryptographers, distributed systems engineers, privacy advocates, and human rights technologists who share an unwavering commitment: your data should empower your life, fuel your creativity, and strengthen your relationships—never becoming someone else's revenue stream. We're building & as open infrastructure because we've seen what happens when critical identity systems become monopolized.
This time, we're doing it right.
Shape the Future With Us
We're looking for exceptional people who combine deep technical expertise with an unwavering commitment to building ethical and beneficial technologies. If you dream of data sovereignty, ponder the mechanics of agent-negotiated value exchange, or obsess about standards and regulations that will shift power to the people, we want to hear from you.This is your chance to join the founding team ensuring the AI era serves humanity.