We believe everyone deserves more than a chatbot. You deserve a private AI companion that learns your life, remembers what matters, and supports your growth — without ever compromising your privacy.
A note from our founder
Why I Built PoCo
My journey began in India, after the horrific Nirbhaya case forced an entire country to confront the vulnerability women face in their everyday lives.
I could not look away.
I began building technology to help people feel physically safer. That work became ImSafeNow. But as the years passed, I came to understand something deeper: safety is not only about what happens around us. It is also about what happens within us.
It is the feeling of being overwhelmed and having no one to turn to.
It is carrying responsibilities, fears, memories, and decisions alone.
It is trying to hold everything together while quietly feeling that life has become too heavy.
That realization became the foundation for PoCo.
We are entering a world in which artificial intelligence will become part of almost every aspect of our lives. But I do not believe AI should become another source of noise, distraction, or pressure. It should not demand more of our attention. It should help us reclaim it.
I imagined an AI that could truly understand the person it serves — one that remembers what matters, helps organize what comes next, and offers thoughtful support when life feels uncertain or overwhelming.
That is why I built PoCo.
PoCo is not simply a chatbot. It is a private AI companion shaped around your life: your goals, routines, responsibilities, memories, preferences, and emotional world. It is designed to help you think more clearly, take meaningful steps forward, and feel less alone in carrying the weight of everyday life.
Because the most meaningful technology should not make us feel more dependent on a screen. It should help us feel more capable in our own lives.
And something this personal must also be deeply private.
PoCo was built around a simple promise: your private life remains yours. Your conversations are encrypted on your device. The keys belong to you. Your companion belongs to you.
ImSafeNow began with a mission to protect people from physical harm. PoCo is the evolution of that mission — a belief that everyone deserves to feel safer, stronger, understood, and supported, both in the world around them and within themselves.
PoCo is the companion I wished existed: private, personal, thoughtful, and always on your side.
— Lata Sharma
Founder, PoCo
What we believe
The principles that shape every decision we make about PoCo.
Companion, not chatbot.
PoCo is built to know you over time, not to entertain a moment. Memory of your goals, routines, and important dates is the product — not a side feature.
Private by default, not by request.
Encryption isn't a setting you opt into. It's how PoCo works.
Specialized helpers, coordinated.
One model trying to do everything is loud and shallow. Focused helpers for planning, habits, reminders, reflection, and emotional support are calm and useful.
Multimodal because life is.
Talk, type, or share a moment — your day doesn't fit in one input box.
Honest about AI.
PoCo is not a therapist, doctor, or crisis line. It's a thoughtful companion. We make those limits clear, every time.
Your data is yours.
We don't sell it. We don't rent it. We collect the minimum we need to make PoCo useful, and you can delete it any time.
Privacy & safety, by design
We practice data minimization: we only collect what a feature needs. We don't sell or rent personal data. You can delete your account and your data at any time.
Read our Privacy Policy- Messages are encrypted on your device before transmission
- Only you can decrypt and read your conversations
- We cannot access or read your message content
- Encryption keys are stored locally on your device
The team
The people building PoCo.
Leadership
Lata Sharma
Founder & CEO
A visionary entrepreneur and compassionate innovator at the helm of ImSafeNow, Inc. From the age of 19, she seamlessly melds tech prowess with a heartfelt mission to improve physical safety and mental well-being.
Paul Goggin
Board of Directors
Co-founder & CTO/COO of "The Able Channel, Inc", delivering inspirational stories of the human spirit along with real people and their loved ones prevailing over life's challenges.
Reshma Shah
Board of Directors
Professor in Marketing at Emory University's Goizueta Business School, focusing on company alliances and brand engagement. Award-winning educator in Marketing Strategy and Consulting.
Board of Advisors
Aaron French
Advisor
Aaron is a thought leader who values innovative thinking and disruption. His interests revolve around education, consulting and public speaking. A leader in emerging technologies such as IoT, Artificial Intelligence, 5G & Blockchain, Aaron is helping businesses with digital transformation and innovative strategies, while educating future leaders to drive change and think creatively.
Dianne Andree
Advisor
Dianne Andree, Ed.S., brings over 25 years of mental health expertise to our board, from her early work as a school counselor to 11 years directing Counseling and Advisement in Gwinnett County Public Schools. She went on to lead the Decatur Student Center's pre-K–12 wraparound services and suicide prevention initiatives, and is an ASIST-certified trainer.
Bryan Talebi
Advisor
Bryan has been in leadership, sales management and sales training for 15 years, and started his career at NASA at the age of 16. Recently, he was the Head of Sales at Sols, Vice-President of Sales at Bizzabo, Vice-President of Global Sales & Sales Operations at Vestorly, and Inside Sales Manager at ZocDoc. His specialty is taking early stage companies to profitability.
Built by ImSafeNow, Inc.
PoCo is a product of ImSafeNow, Inc. — a company building privacy-first technology for personal safety and emotional well-being.