Cursive provides privacy‑preserving tools that let individuals own and control their social data and interactions. Its suite includes cryptographic “digital pheromones” for private signaling, NFC‑enabled wearables that create verifiable in‑person social graphs, and the Campfire platform, which aggregates multi‑source social data and uses LLMs to generate interactive visual stories and mini‑apps without exposing raw data.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Users of digital platforms have limited control over their personal data and how they interact socially, often relying on centralized services that expose privacy and restrict creative expression.
Solution
Cursive creates a suite of privacy‑preserving technologies that return data ownership and interaction control to individuals. By leveraging advanced cryptography, the company introduced “digital pheromones,” which enable high‑quality, private signaling between users without public broadcasts. NFC‑enabled wearables such as cards, rings, and bracelets digitize in‑person encounters, allowing users to build verifiable social graphs and make abstract concepts like data ownership tangible. The Campfire platform combines large language models with cryptographic primitives to let users aggregate their social data from services like X, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Spotify, then transform it into interactive visual stories and mini‑apps that they can share. Together, these tools empower users to express themselves, manage their data, and connect securely across both online and offline contexts.
Target Audience
Primary users are privacy‑focused individuals, digital creators, and developers who want to build or participate in secure, expressive social experiences, as well as organizations seeking cryptographic solutions for user‑centric interaction design.
Features
- Digital pheromones using zero‑knowledge proofs and other cryptographic techniques for private, high‑fidelity signaling
- NFC‑enabled wearables (cards, rings, bracelets) that capture and verify in‑person interactions to build trusted social graphs
- Campfire platform that aggregates multi‑source social data and applies LLM‑driven visualizations for personalized storytelling
- Interactive mini‑app creation tools allowing users to share custom data visualizations without exposing raw data
- Integration of cryptographic verification into user‑generated content to ensure authenticity and ownership