Chirp

What Chirp does

Chirp Technologies Ltd. is an Irish deep-tech company headquartered at 24 Grafton Street, Dublin, that builds AI-powered child-protection software embedded directly into smartphones at the operating-system level during manufacture. Its flagship product, marketed as Chirp Family, analyses all data entering and leaving a child's device in real time across text, image, and video modalities — including within encrypted messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Snapchat, and Instagram — to detect grooming patterns, self-harm searches, cyberbullying, harassment, and harmful imagery. The system functions as a two-way filter that blocks harmful inbound content and prevents children from sending harmful outbound content, while alerting parents to imminent threats. Because the software is embedded in the device fabric rather than delivered as an app, it cannot be deleted or disabled by users, and the underlying method is protected by U.S. Patent No. 10,031,977; the company is also a member of the Internet Watch Foundation.

The business operates an OEM-embedded, B2B2C go-to-market in which Chirp licenses its technology to smartphone manufacturers and telecommunications operators that ship Chirp-enabled devices to consumers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and the product is not yet commercially available; a commercial launch is targeted for 2026, supported by letters of intent covering more than 500,000 Chirp-enabled devices across Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the United States. Chirp is led by CEO Rena Maycock and is advised by former O2/Verizon CEO Ronan Dunne, UNESCO Chair on Bullying & Cyberbullying Prof. James O'Higgins Norman (DCU), and Irish Government CIO Barry Lowry. The company has raised approximately $4.74M to date (including a November 2022 Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund tranche of ~$2.9M and a May 2023 round of ~$1.84M) and in November 2025 opened a combined strategic-investment and Republic retail-crowdfunding round to fund commercial rollout and international expansion. Note: the firmographic and funding data reference a separate "Chirp" entity (a 2015-founded US yoga/pain-relief business that generated over $250M in sales), which is unrelated to Chirp Technologies Ltd.

Name

Chirp

Legal name

Chirp Technologies Ltd.

Website

https://cilter.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chirp Technologies Ltd. is an Irish deep-tech company that builds AI-powered child-protection software embedded at the smartphone operating-system level, licensed to device manufacturers and telcos and launching commercially in 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Protection Software

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAFALAG

Cyberbullying Prevention, Reporting & Case Management

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Academic Integrity, Online Safety, Privacy & Compliance Tools

SECONDARYHDAEANAG

Responsible AI, Security & Privacy Platforms (Safety, Guardrails, PII)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Artificial Intelligence Platforms for Enterprise

SECONDARYEDAFALAE

Content Moderation, Safe Messaging & Classroom Communication Safety

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Academic Integrity, Online Safety, Privacy & Compliance Tools

SECONDARYEDAFALAK

Web Content Filtering & Safe Search Controls

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Academic Integrity, Online Safety, Privacy & Compliance Tools

Keywords

• Child protection software
• Parental monitoring
• Online content filtering
• Smartphone safety software
• Cyberbullying prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Device Licensing: Chirp embeds its software into smartphones at manufacture, likely through licensing agreements with device manufacturers and mobile operators. Revenue is generated through OEM partnerships where the software is built into devices.
2. Crowdfunding Investment: The company is raising funding through a combination of strategic investment and public crowdfunding via Republic, offering both larger direct investment (over €25,000) and smaller retail investments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chirp Technologies Ltd. develops AI-powered child protection software that is embedded at the operating system level of smartphones at point of manufacture. The software analyzes all data entering and leaving a child's device in real time to detect and block cyberbullying, grooming, self-harm content, and harmful imagery, including within encrypted messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Snapchat, and Instagram. The product is licensed to smartphone manufacturers and telecommunications operators for inclusion as a built-in, tamper-proof safety feature.

Product overview

Chirp is an Irish deep-tech company that operates two distinct product lines: (1) The original Chirp company founded in 2015 by Tate and Hannah Stock, which initially sold yoga equipment before pivoting to pain relief products around 2018, generating over $250 million in sales; and (2) Chirp Family, the current primary product, which is a child protection software solution embedded at the smartphone operating system level. Chirp Family analyzes data entering and leaving a child's device in real time to detect and block cyberbullying, grooming, and self-harm content across messaging platforms including WhatsApp, Snapchat, and Instagram. The technology is protected by U.S. Patent No. 10,031,977 and is scheduled for commercial launch in 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chirp Family Built-in child protection software for smartphones, embedded at the operating system level at point of manufacture. Analyzes all data entering and leaving the device in real time to detect and block cyberbullying, grooming, self-harm content, and harmful imagery across messaging platforms including WhatsApp, Snapchat, and Instagram. Provides real-time alerts to parents on imminent threats. The technology is covered by U.S. Patent No. 10,031,977 and is licensed to smartphone manufacturers and telecommunications operators for inclusion as a tamper-proof, always-active device feature.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• International Distribution PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 7 November 2025Strategic investment and distribution partners across Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Hong Kong, Philippines, and the United States, with letters of intent secured for commercial expansion planned in 2026.
• Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChirp Technologies Ltd. is an IWF (Internet Watch Foundation) member. The IWF is a UK-based charity that works to remove child sexual abuse material from the internet, providing Chirp with access to industry standards and credibility in child protection.
• Smartphone Manufacturing PartnerscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWorking with smartphone manufacturers to embed Chirp software into devices at point of manufacture. The company is actively pursuing partnerships to bring Chirp to market in the coming months.
• Telecommunications Operator PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWorking with Telco partners to distribute Chirp-enabled devices to consumers. Part of the go-to-market strategy to bring child protection software to families.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Google Family Link: Google's family account and parental-control offering for Android and Chrome devices. It is a broad incumbent because it competes for the same family-safety and device-management use case through a platform-native distribution advantage.
• Apple Screen Time: Apple's native parental controls and device-usage management features for iPhone and iPad. It is a broad incumbent and relevant because it provides built-in child-safety and device-management capabilities directly on the handset.
• Norton Family: Norton's parental-control and web-filtering offering within a broader consumer cybersecurity portfolio. It is a broad incumbent in family digital safety, competing for the same device and content-monitoring use case.

Direct peers

• MMGuardian: Offers parental monitoring and control features for Android and other child devices, including content filtering, usage controls, and alerts. It is a direct peer in smartphone child-safety software, although it does not necessarily use an OS-level OEM licensing model.
• Qustodio: Offers parental controls, web filtering, screen-time management, and activity reports across children's devices. It is a direct peer in family digital safety and device monitoring, with a similar consumer-facing outcome but a conventional app and subscription model.
• Bark: Provides AI-assisted parental monitoring of texts, social media, email, and web activity for families. It is a direct peer because it addresses the same child online-safety monitoring and alerting use case, although Bark primarily sells a consumer software service rather than an OEM-embedded layer.
• Net Nanny: Provides internet filtering and parental-control software for families and schools. It is a direct peer for content filtering and child protection, though its software is generally delivered separately rather than embedded in the handset at manufacture.
• Mobicip: Offers parental controls, device-usage monitoring, and content filtering for families and schools. It is a direct peer in managing children's online access and safety across smartphones and other devices.
• FamilyKeeper: Provides parental-control software for monitoring and managing children's smartphone and internet use. It is a direct peer in family digital safety, with overlapping filtering, monitoring, and alerting needs.
• SafeToNet: Develops AI-based online safeguarding and child-safety technology that detects harmful behavior and alerts caregivers. It is a direct peer in AI-powered child online protection and competes for similar safety outcomes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Cilterfilter
• Facebookfacebook.com/cilterchildprotection
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cilter

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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