Jacana
Jacana provides a scam-detection platform that flags fraudulent messages and calls before users tap, reply, or send money. The service offers a free tier for on-demand checks, a premium tier for continuous protection across all apps and devices, and a family plan. The platform is privacy-first, with opt-in data sharing, redaction of sensitive details, and one-tap data deletion.
- Cybersecurity
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Online scams are increasingly sophisticated and pervasive, targeting individuals through messages, calls, and digital interactions. Most people lack real-time, proactive protection that can warn them before they engage with a scam, leading to financial loss and emotional harm.
Solution
Jacana provides a scam-detection platform that alerts users to online scams before they tap, reply, or send money. The service offers a free tier for checking suspicious messages and calls, a premium tier that protects all apps and devices continuously, and a family plan to extend protection to loved ones. The platform is designed with privacy by default, allowing users to choose whether to share data for improving scam detection or share nothing at all. If users opt in, sensitive details such as phone numbers and account numbers are redacted, and data is never sold or used for advertising. Users can delete their data anytime with one tap. The company is structured as a public benefit corporation, legally committed to mitigating cyber harm for individuals and society.
Target Audience
Primary customers are individual consumers concerned about online scams, as well as families seeking to protect loved ones from fraud across messaging, calling, and digital payment platforms.
Features
- Free tier for on-demand checking of suspicious messages and calls
- Premium tier providing continuous protection across all apps and devices
- Family plan to safeguard multiple household members
- Privacy-by-default architecture with opt-in data sharing for detection improvement
- Redaction of sensitive personal details (phone numbers, account numbers) when data is shared
- One-tap data deletion with no support tickets or waiting periods
- Public benefit corporation status with a charter commitment to mitigating cyber harm