Italy's first privacy-respecting early-warning system for child digital safety. We analyze patterns, not content.
Adults disguise themselves as peers. Average grooming period: 3 weeks before parents notice.
1 in 3 EU children have been bullied online. Most never tell a parent.
62% of teens use devices past midnight. Linked to anxiety, depression, and academic decline.
Current tools either read private messages — clashing with GDPR and the EU Children's Code — or do nothing. NovaGuardian solves this.
Metadata only. No message reading. No screenshots. Compliant with GDPR and the EU Children's Code.
Tracks usage patterns — time, frequency, app context — never content.
Rules + ML model flags anomalies: late-night spikes, unusual contact patterns.
Clean mobile app. Safety score, alerts, trend graphs. Actionable, not alarming.
Safeguarding leads see aggregated risk signals across the whole student body.
Lightweight app on the child's device. Shows it's active. No hidden spying.
“We monitor patterns, not content. Parents see risk signals, not private conversations.”
How NovaGuardian compares to the leading parental-monitoring tools on the market today.
| Feature | NovaGuardian | Bark (US) | Helmit (EU) | Qustodio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy-first (metadata only) | ✓ | ✗ | Partial | ✗ |
| No message reading | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| School dashboard | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| EU GDPR / AADC compliant | ✓ | ✗ | Partial | Partial |
| Italian / EU market focus | ✓ | ✗ | Partial | ✗ |
We're starting with children aged 8 to 18, expanding to young adults, and eventually integrating hardware devices for home and school networks. NovaGuardian is designed to become a national infrastructure for child protection — ready to grow in Italy and across Europe.
500 families onboarded, app stores live.
Scaling the privacy-first standard beyond Italy.
Deepening government partnerships across the EU.
Hardware safety layer launches.
Expansion toward young-adult digital wellbeing.
Metadata only. No message reading. No screenshots. Nobody — including us — can access what children write: it’s the architecture, not a policy. Alerts tell parents that something needs attention, never what was said — a conversation starter, not an accusation. Designed around GDPR and the EU Children's Code.
Data-minimization architecture from day one — we collect metadata, never message content.
Designed around Age-Appropriate Design Code principles for under-18 users.
Legal research underway, guided by Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) requirements.
No message reading, no screenshots, no stored conversations — by architecture, not policy.
Explore the Parent App, Child App, School Dashboard and AI Engine — all interactive prototypes. No message reading. GDPR-native by design.
Real-time alerts on grooming, cyberbullying & emotional distress. Safety score. Weekly reports.
Age-appropriate, friendly interface. Full privacy transparency. Safety tips & wellbeing.
Class-level risk overview. Anonymous student alerts. AI pattern analysis. Full compliance tools.
Live metadata processing log. Risk scoring. Alert pipeline. Technical architecture.
Our interactive prototype covers all 4 products. We walk you through it personally — investors, incubators and school partners welcome.
✉ Email us for the demohello@novaguardian.io · We respond within 24 hours
Our strategy is grants-first: we prioritize non-dilutive funding through Italian and EU programs — PoliHub, innovation grants — to build and validate before raising further capital. Equity is a tool we use deliberately, not by default.
Investor and incubator introductions are welcomed and appreciated.
Full investor materials — pitch deck, product architecture & FAQ, and round details — are shared directly with interested investors and partners.
Write to us — we reply personally, fast.
Academic or clinical · Advisory role · Connections welcome
DSL / Safeguarding background · Advisory role · Connections welcome
We detect patterns of risk — not content — to protect children from grooming, cyberbullying, and emotional distress, while respecting full GDPR privacy. NovaGuardian sits at the intersection of technology, privacy law, and child wellbeing.
“We analyze patterns, not content.” — Xi, Founder & CEO
NovaGuardian is building Europe’s first privacy-first child digital safety early-warning system. We welcome strategic investors, mission-aligned advisors, and school or government partnerships — full investor materials are shared on request.