Founding story

Built by a criminologist. Made for every journey.

Lily-Ella Mackie, criminologist and founder of ZAHN.
Built in the UK. Built for everyone.

Lily-Ella Mackie, founder of ZAHN
The idea

Safety shouldn't depend on who you are or where you live.

ZAHN started from a simple belief: existing safety tools weren't built for real people making real journeys. They were afterthoughts, bolted on. So we started from scratch, with one purpose: getting people from A to B without the fear.

Built from lived experience

Not a boardroom idea. A response to something real, felt by real people.

Safety as a right, not a privilege

Whatever your age, gender, background or postcode.

Built for every journey

Walking home, commuting, travelling alone. ZAHN is there for all of it.

I didn't build ZAHN because I saw a gap in the market. I built it because I was tired of feeling unsafe, and tired of being told that was just how it is.
Lily-Ella MackieFounder, ZAHN

We're not just building an app. We're building a safer world.

ZAHN is a promise to stand at the forefront of change, and to make the world a safer, more connected place, one journey at a time.

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