Billions in cryptocurrency is locked away forever because the owners never shared access. Their families got nothing.
Passwords, photos, important documents—we store more digitally than ever, and almost none of us have a plan for passing it on. When someone's gone, their family faces a maze of logins they can't access and accounts they don't know exist.
Password managers help, but they don't know when you're gone. Cloud storage has no plan. Your family shouldn't have to guess—or hire a lawyer to get into your email.
A simple idea
Trustbourne is a dead man's switch for your digital life. Here's how it works:
You store your important files—passwords, keys, documents, instructions for your family. You pick the people who should receive them. Then we check in with you on a schedule you choose.
If you respond, nothing happens. If you don't respond after multiple attempts across multiple channels, we reach out to your trusted contacts. If they confirm you're unreachable, your files go to your people.
That's it. No guessing. No lawyers. No locked accounts.
Why now
The problem isn't new, but it's getting worse. More of our lives are digital. More of our wealth is in accounts and assets that won't automatically pass to anyone. The generation that grew up online is starting to think about what happens next.
We're building Trustbourne because this should have existed ten years ago. And because we want to use it ourselves.
What's next
We're building in public. Follow along as we figure out encryption architecture, contact verification, and the hundred other details that make this work. If you want early access when we launch, join the waitlist.
— Frank