What Chayn Labs does

Chayn Labs (legally Chayn CIO, UK Charity Number 1196098) is a London-based charitable organization founded in 2013 that builds free, trauma-informed digital resources for survivors of gender-based violence and abuse. Its product portfolio centers on Bloom, an anonymous online healing platform offering self-paced video courses, reflective activities, grounding exercises, and 1:1 messaging with a global team of survivors and allies, supported by Soul Medicine (micro-courses), Your Story Matters/YSM (a digital companion for sexual assault survivors), Little Window (a chatbot), and a Global Directory connecting users to local support services. The full suite is published under Creative Commons or MIT licensing and delivered in at least nine languages including English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Portuguese, German, Arabic, Urdu, and Italian, with additional guides covering manipulation, toxic relationships, mental wellbeing, online safety, legal rights, sexual health, image-based abuse, financial independence, and supporting loved ones.

The business model is non-commercial: all resources are provided free of charge to end users, and funding is sourced from charitable donations through donate.chayn.co alongside grant and partnership support. Distribution is fully digital and self-serve through owned properties at chayn.co, bloom.chayn.co, soulmedicine.io, and ysmysm.co, supplemented by organic social media, an email newsletter, and partner referrals from NGOs such as Digital Rights Foundation and Jugnu Project in Pakistan. The organization has 51-100 employees and is led by founder and CEO Hera Hussain with Manpreet Dhillon as Director of Operations.

Recent strategic activity includes the October 2025 acquisition of Garbo assets to scale support services, publication of the "Explicit Harms of Non-Explicit Images" research report on image-based abuse in Pakistan and the South Asian diaspora (featuring 60+ survivor interviews), and expansion of WhatsApp-based outreach through Bloom's "Notes from Bloom" subscription. The organization is GDPR-aligned, maintains a Vanta trust center, and has received earned media coverage including from the BBC.

Name

Chayn Labs

Legal name

Chayn CIO

Website

https://chayn.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Funding: Chayn operates as a UK-registered charity (CIO, Charity Number: 1196098) funded primarily through donations. All resources and services are provided free of charge to users. The organization accepts donations through donate.chayn.co and likely relies on grant funding and charitable contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Chayn Labs delivers a portfolio of free, open-source digital tools and resources that help survivors of gender-based violence identify abuse, collect evidence, stay safe, heal from trauma, and access local support services. The flagship product is Bloom, an anonymous online healing platform with self-paced video courses, reflective activities, grounding exercises, and 1:1 messaging with survivors and allies, complemented by Soul Medicine micro-courses, the Little Window chatbot, and an extensive multilingual library of guides and research reports.

Product overview

Chayn is a global charity offering a portfolio of free, trauma-informed digital resources to support survivors of gender-based violence and abuse. The core offering is the Bloom healing platform — an online service providing self-paced video courses, reflective activities, grounding exercises, and 1:1 messaging with survivors and allies. Chayn's product suite includes specialized guides (Manipulation is Abuse, DIY Online Safety, How to Build a Domestic Abuse Case Without a Lawyer, Advanced DIY Privacy, The Good Friend Guide), research reports (Explicit Harms of Non-Explicit Images), and complementary platforms (Soul Medicine micro-courses, Your Story Matters digital companion for sexual assault survivors). Additional tools include the Little Window chatbot and a Global Directory connecting users to local support services. Content is available in multiple languages including English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Portuguese, German, Arabic, Urdu, and Italian. All Chayn products and services are released under Creative Commons or MIT License.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bloom: A free, anonymous, online healing platform designed to support survivors to learn, heal and grow after experiencing abuse. Through self-paced video courses, reflective activities, grounding exercises and 1:1 messaging with a global team of survivors and allies.
• Soul Medicine
• YSM (Your Story Matters)
• Little Window

Products and services

• Bloom

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of image-based abuse cases involve non-explicit content
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Digital Rights FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital Rights Foundation is a Pakistani nonprofit working to support survivors of tech-facilitated gender-based violence. They are a key partner in Chayn's image-based abuse research in Pakistan, contributing expertise, knowledge, and access to survivor networks. Key contacts include Nighat Dad, Hyra Basit, and Anam Baloch.
• Jugnu ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJugnu Project is a Pakistani organization supporting survivors of technology-facilitated gender-based violence. They partnered with Chayn on the image-based abuse research report, providing expertise and facilitating access to survivor voices. Contact: Zohra Ahmed.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Refuge: UK-based charity supporting women and children experiencing domestic abuse, providing emergency housing, counseling, and a 24-hour helpline. Directly comparable mission and geography to Chayn, with Refuge's helpline and Chayn's Bloom platform operating as sibling service models—one voice-led, one digital.
• Women's Aid: Federation of UK domestic abuse services providing survivor resources, training, and advocacy. Highly comparable to Chayn's resource-library and policy-advocacy approach, both operating as UK-registered charities focused on GBV.
• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): Largest US anti-sexual-violence organization operating the National Sexual Assault Hotline and online chat. Directly comparable to YSM (Your Story Matters) and Bloom as a digital-plus-helpline survivor-support provider, though much larger in scale.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: US-based 24/7 hotline providing crisis intervention, safety planning, and resources for DV survivors. Closely comparable to Chayn's 'How to Build a Domestic Abuse Case Without a Lawyer' and Global Directory offerings, both serving as free, anonymous front doors for survivors.
• Crisis Text Line: Digital-first, volunteer-staffed crisis support platform operating via SMS text. Comparable to Chayn's Little Window chatbot and Bloom 1:1 messaging in digital-channel crisis support, though scoped to general crisis rather than GBV-specific.
• loveisrespect: US project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline providing resources specifically for young people experiencing dating abuse. Comparable to Chayn's 'Good Friend Guide' and adolescent/young-adult survivor resources in mission and resource-library format.
• Joyful Heart Foundation: US nonprofit focused on healing, education, and advocacy for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse. Comparable in mission and healing-resource focus to YSM and Bloom.

Emerging players

• 7 Cups: Digital emotional-support platform offering free peer listener chat plus paid therapy. Comparable digital-delivery, peer-support model to Bloom's 1:1 messaging and Soul Medicine micro-courses, with overlap on mental wellness but broader topic scope.

Regional players

• Digital Rights Foundation: Pakistan-based nonprofit supporting survivors of tech-facilitated gender-based violence. Already a Chayn partner on the image-based abuse report; operational remit (digital GBV in South Asia) overlaps tightly with Chayn's research-focused work in that geography.

Others

• Garbo: Background-check service for women recently acquired by Chayn. Former adjacent product offering rather than a continuing independent peer; included for completeness given its direct incorporation into Chayn's stack.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chaynhq
• GitHubgithub.com/chaynhq
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC5_1Ci2SWVjmbeH8_USm-Bg
• Facebookfacebook.com/chayn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chayn
• Instagraminstagram.com/chaynhq

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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