E2E encryption in 2021 is mostly limited to simple chat apps. Since there’s no way to implement a robust server layer with plaintext access, things like search, backup, and ranking are way harder to get right.
Our solution is to replace the cloud with a network of personal, private servers (we call them “keyservers”).
We’re starting out by building an E2E-encrypted, self-hosted Discord alternative. The goal is to grow out an install base of keyservers before we flip this thing into a platform.
I starting working on Comm earlier this year. I’m a programmer by trade and previously worked at FB for 5 years. We currently have two folks out in NYC (including myself) and are working with a team out in Poland.
We raised a small pre-seed round in February, and are looking to prove out our ideas and hire the founding team before we raise our seed round.
E2E encryption in 2021 is mostly limited to simple chat apps. Since there’s no way to implement a robust server layer with plaintext access, things like search, backup, and ranking are way harder to get right.
Our solution is to replace the cloud with a network of personal, private servers (we call them “keyservers”).
We’re starting out by building an E2E-encrypted, self-hosted Discord alternative. The goal is to grow out an install base of keyservers before we flip this thing into a platform.
I starting working on Comm earlier this year. I’m a programmer by trade and previously worked at FB for 5 years. We currently have two folks out in NYC (including myself) and are working with a team out in Poland.
We raised a small pre-seed round in February, and are looking to prove out our ideas and hire the founding team before we raise our seed round.
Job descriptions available here: https://www.notion.so/commapp/We-re-hiring-b0a4cef3f8b34b8c9...
If this sounds interesting please reach out to ashoat@comm.app!