ABOUT GUARDIAN COMPASS
Building safeguarding technology families can trust
Today's children are growing up in an always-on digital world. They learn, play, communicate and explore through technology every day. Yet many parents are still relying on fragmented parental controls, multiple apps and complex settings to help keep them safe.
Guardian Compass was created to provide a simpler, more reliable approach to child online safety.
Not another app. Not another filter. Something built into the device itself, designed to give families greater confidence that their safeguards remain in place as children learn, play and explore online.
OUR MISSION
To give families a simpler, smarter and more reliable way to safeguard their children's digital exploration
We believe every child deserves a digital experience that balances protection with independence.
Families deserve digital safeguarding that works, reducing complexity, lowering stress and helping children explore technology safely as they grow.
OUR VISION
Parental Peace of Mind
We envisage a future in which families trust technology to protect children as naturally as it helps them connect.
Principles that guide every decision we make
Protection that stays in place
Families should not need to constantly reconfigure settings or worry whether safeguards are still working. We build technology designed to help keep family protections in place while reducing the ongoing effort required from parents.
Trust between families
Families should feel confident that their private information and digital activity are treated with care. We build every safeguard with data protection and privacy in mind, collecting only what is needed to help keep children safe.
Child dignity
Children should not have to miss out on the opportunities technology can offer in order to stay safe. We build tools designed to help families set age-appropriate boundaries while giving children the freedom to learn, explore and grow online.
Decisions backed by data & science
Digital safeguarding should be guided by credible research, child development expertise and real-world evidence, not fear or guesswork.
Building the safeguarding platform the market is missing
2025 Q4
The gap identified
2026 Q1
Advisory board assembled
2026 Q2
Cyber Runway, DSIT funded accelerator
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2026 Q3
Architecture validated, proof of concept complete
2026 Q4
External funding round, working prototypes
What's sets us apart isn't simly what we can block it how forensic we can be when we do it
App based controls
(the old way)
Standard parental control apps can be uninstalled, reset, or bypassed through device settings.
Device Owner level
Restrictions are enforced by the operating system itself, with no bypass path for a user without parental credentials.
Always On Content Flter
Our content classification runs on the device: meaning it works even when there's no internet connection, and content is never sent to a third-party server for analysis. Privacy by design.