What Safe Online does

Safe Online is a nonprofit philanthropic fund and the only global vehicle dedicated to keeping children safe in the digital world, operating as an initiative under the End Violence Partnership and headquartered in New York. The organization does not sell products or services; instead, it raises donor and grant capital and deploys it through grants to NGOs, government agencies, international organizations, and technology companies focused on online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA), child mental health, and digital safety. Since its founding in 2017, Safe Online has invested over $100 million across 106 projects in more than 100 countries.

Its core program portfolio includes Weave Wellbeing (a research fund on child mental health and technology use, launched with $2M from Iconiq Impact in January 2026), the Tech Coalition Safe Online Research Fund (a tech-academia collaboration on CSEA), Disrupting Harm (a large-scale evidence project implemented with ECPAT International, INTERPOL, and UNICEF Innocenti across 25+ countries), Data for Change, and the Safe Digital Futures coalition launched at the 2025 G20 Social Summit. The organization also co-funds the Echo project in England and Wales (with the Graham Dacre Foundation) and participates in the 107-member Global AI Nudification Coalition formed in February 2026.

Safe Online operates without traditional commercial revenue mechanics; its pricing model is grant-based and non-commercial, with funding sourced from the End Violence Partnership, impact investors such as Iconiq Impact, foundations like Graham Dacre, and industry partners like the Tech Coalition. Customer segments are four-fold: governments, civil society organizations, technology companies, and international NGOs (including UNICEF, INTERPOL, ECPAT, Plan International, World Vision, and ChildFund International). The organization is led by Executive Director Marija Manojlovic and operates with a lean team of 11-50 employees.

Name

Safe Online

Legal name

Safe Online

Website

https://safeonline.global

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Safe Online is the only global philanthropic fund dedicated to keeping children safe in the digital world, deploying donor and grant capital across 106 projects in 100+ countries to combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse. It serves governments, NGOs, tech firms, and international organizations through programs like Disrupting Harm and Weave Wellbeing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Grantmaking — Child Online Safety

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Online Safety Monitoring & Self-Harm/Risk Detection (EDAFALAF), Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG), Child Safety & Exploitation Prevention Operations (CSAM detection workflows, escalation) (BPAAALAK)

Keywords

• Child online safety
• Nonprofit grantmaking
• Digital safety funding
• Philanthropic foundation
• End violence partnership

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor and Grant Funding: Safe Online operates as a charitable foundation funded by donors and grants. It receives funding from entities such as Iconiq Impact ($2 million seed funding for Weave Wellbeing) and Graham Dacre Foundation (Echo project funding), then deploys capital through investments in child safety initiatives globally.

Core offering

Safe Online is a global philanthropic fund that provides grants and programmatic support to organizations working to keep children safe in the digital world. It invests across more than 100 countries and has deployed over $100 million into projects addressing online child safety. The fund operates under the End Violence Partnership and coordinates research, advocacy, and on-the-ground interventions.

Product overview

Safe Online is the only global fund dedicated to keeping children safe in the digital world. It operates as an investment vehicle that funds grants across three key areas: strengthening systems, research and data, and technology and tools. The portfolio includes programs such as Weave Wellbeing (mental health research fund), TC Safe Online Research Fund (tech-academia collaboration), Disrupting Harm (large-scale research project), and the Safe Digital Futures coalition. Safe Online has invested over $100 million across 106 projects in more than 100 countries, supporting grantees that develop technology tools, generate evidence, and strengthen systems to prevent online child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Weave Wellbeing: A pioneering fund launched by Safe Online to mobilize financing for research on the impact of technology use on child and youth mental health.
• Tech Coalition Safe Online Research Fund
• Safe Digital Futures
• Data for Change

Products and services

• Child Online Safety Grants Program
• Research and Evidence Portfolio
• Coalitions and Convenings

Quantifiable outcome

• 106 projects funded across 100+ countries
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Tech CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSafe Online partners with the Tech Coalition on the TC Safe Online Research Fund, a collaborative initiative focused on advancing research in child online safety. This partnership leverages industry expertise and funding to address emerging threats to children in digital environments.
• Internet Watch FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Internet Watch Foundation collaborates with Safe Online on child protection initiatives, bringing expertise in identifying and addressing online child sexual abuse material. This partnership enhances Safe Online's technical capabilities in monitoring and responding to online threats.
• ECPAT InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECPAT International works with Safe Online on ending the sexual exploitation of children, contributing policy expertise, research capabilities, and a global network of member organizations focused on child protection.
• INTERPOLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINTERPOL collaborates with Safe Online on law enforcement coordination and cross-border child protection efforts. This partnership enables intelligence sharing and coordinated responses to international child exploitation cases.
• UNICEF Office of Research – InnocenticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF Innocenti provides research and evidence-based insights to Safe Online's initiatives, contributing academic rigor and policy expertise to child safety programs. This partnership strengthens the analytical foundation of Safe Online's investments.
• Children Online Protection LabmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Children Online Protection Lab, established as part of a French Presidential initiative, partners with Safe Online on technical research and detection capabilities for protecting children online. This collaboration brings government-level support and scientific expertise.
• Brave MovementmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrave Movement collaborates with Safe Online on survivor-centered approaches to child protection, bringing lived experience perspectives to program design and implementation.
• ChildFund InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildFund International works with Safe Online on grassroots child protection programming, leveraging its network of community-based organizations to reach children and families in need of support.
• Mtoto NewsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMtoto News partners with Safe Online on awareness and communication initiatives, helping to amplify messages about child online safety to parents, caregivers, and communities.
• Plan InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlan International collaborates with Safe Online on gender-responsive child protection programming, bringing expertise in reaching adolescent girls and addressing gender-specific online risks.
• World Vision InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Vision International partners with Safe Online on faith-based and community approaches to child protection, utilizing its global presence to implement child safety programs at the local level.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Internet Watch Foundation: UK-based organization that identifies and removes online child sexual abuse material. Collaborates with Safe Online on the Echo project and shares the CSEA-detection/removal mission with overlapping grantees.
• INHOPE: Global network of internet hotlines for reporting online child sexual abuse material. Operates in the same CSEA-detection ecosystem and is funded by similar child-protection donors as Safe Online.
• ECPAT International: Global network combating the sexual exploitation of children, including online CSEA. Co-implements Disrupting Harm with Safe Online and operates in the same child-online-protection space with overlapping funders and grantees.
• Thorn: US nonprofit that builds technology to combat child sexual exploitation. Highly comparable mission and operating model (nonprofit + grants + tech tools) targeting the same online CSEA problem Safe Online funds.
• End Violence Partnership: Safe Online's parent organization and the broader global coalition dedicated to ending violence against children. The most direct peer as the umbrella vehicle that houses and funds Safe Online's work.
• WeProtect Global Alliance: International alliance dedicated to ending online child sexual exploitation. Operates as a global convening body in the same policy/advocacy lane as Safe Online, with overlapping government and NGO stakeholders.
• Tech Coalition: Coalition of tech companies fighting online child sexual exploitation. Co-runs the TC Safe Online Research Fund with Safe Online, sharing the same mandate, funders (tech platforms), and child-safety research outputs.

Regional players

• Internet Matters: UK-based nonprofit focused on keeping children safe online through education, advice, and research. Operates in the same child-online-safety space but with a primarily UK and English-speaking focus, more awareness/education-oriented than Safe Online's grant-making model.

Broad incumbents

• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC): US-based, well-established nonprofit operating the CyberTipline for online child exploitation. A larger, incumbent player in the same child-online-safety space with overlapping mandate on CSEA response.

Emerging players

• UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti: UNICEF's research arm and co-implementer of Disrupting Harm with Safe Online. Highly comparable research outputs on online CSEA, though its broader child-rights mandate is wider than Safe Online's digital-safety niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/SafeOnlineFund
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/safeonlinefund
• Instagraminstagram.com/safeonlinefund

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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