AI Safety Tools for the Next Generation
Design and deploy AI that supports the growth and well-being of all youth.
AI Designed in Every Child's Best Interest.
Every day, young people interact with AI for learning, play, and emotional support. But these same tools can produce harmful outputs, misaligned responses, or manipulative interactions. Apgard delivers purpose-built AI safety and compliance tools, helping teams design and deploy systems that are safe, trustworthy, and aligned with children's needs.
Your Safety & Compliance Layer for Youth AI Experiences
You’re building AI for the next generation – and we help you build it safely. Through automated evaluations and real-time monitoring, we provide actionable guidance to improve AI systems across the development cycle.
Transform reactive moderation into proactive protection, and keep innovating safely. Plug apgard into your development pipeline - no more chasing down manual reports or reactive fixes.
Run automated evaluations before and after release to catch issues early
Detect and intervene in real time for self-harm and suicidal ideation, and sexually explicit content
Ensure compliance with California SB 243 and emerging global regulations
Predict user age responsibly with privacy-preserving methods to tailor safer experiences
Integrate Apgard’s SDK to monitor AI companion interactions, guide crisis intervention, and ensure compliance with safety standards.
Companion ApproachSee how Apgard helps EdTech platforms improve learning outcomes while keeping student experiences safe and compliant.
EdTech ApproachExplore our research on how foundational models may generate or facilitate text-based child sexual exploitation, informing safer AI practices.
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Our Mission
At apgard, we ensure that every layer of AI development protects children by default. We work hand-in-hand with partners across industry, civil society, and academia to ensure that progress is people-centered, transparent, and safe by design — making youth digital safety simpler, faster, and more actionable.
Meet Our Team
We're a team of trust and safety experts with deep roots in both scrappy startups and tech giants — Patreon, TikTok, Zoom, IBM, and more. With experience spanning content moderation and policy, client services, and tooling, we know what it takes to bridge innovation and accountability. We're here to help your organization adopt emerging technology with clarity, confidence, and compassion.
Our advisors have experience leading child safety initiatives at platforms, including Meta, Character AI, Google, Niantic, and Twitter.
Our Name
Honoring a medical pioneer who revolutionized newborn care
Our name, apgard, honors Dr. Virginia Apgar, the pioneering physician who developed the Apgar Score — a simple, standardized test that revolutionized how newborns are evaluated in their first moments of life. Her work saved lives by bringing structure, speed, and clarity to a critical decision-making process.
At apgard, we bring that same spirit to the digital age. As AI becomes more embedded in everyday life, we believe early, evidence-based safety tools are essential — especially to protect youth. Our platform helps organizations detect risks in AI systems, safeguarding the next generation — just as Dr. Apgar's work safeguarded new life from the very start.