Soon on Kickstarter

Girls got girls' backs.

Rydhera is a women-only community safety app where verified women watch over each other during rideshares — live, in real time. One dedicated watcher per ride. Built on anonymity, consent, and trust. Launching in North America first.

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247 women already on the waitlist
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Watchers active
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ID Verified
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ETA home
LIVE
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You're Protected
Your watcher is on the line 💜
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🏠 I'm Home Safe — End Watch
💬 Watcher Chat
Hi! I'm watching your ride 💜 You've got this — message me anytime.
1 in 3
women report feeling unsafe in a rideshare at least once
SOURCE: RAINN, 2023
97%
of women have taken safety precautions due to fear of men
SOURCE: UN WOMEN, 2021
$48B
rideshare market — with almost no safety tools built for women
SOURCE: STATISTA, 2024
0
existing apps built solely around community ride safety for women
THE GAP WE'RE CLOSING
"Every woman I know feels vulnerable getting into the back of a stranger's vehicle. We hold our keys, share our location, text someone before we get in. Every time."
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Sharing a location link isn't the same as someone watching. A static link doesn't alert anyone. It doesn't notice when something feels off. It doesn't chat with you when you're nervous.
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Your friends can't always be there. Group chats only help when someone is looking, and sometimes that's not an option — and that's exactly when it matters most.
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Rideshare safety features are buried. Finding an emergency option when you're scared in the back of a car isn't good enough.
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Women have always had each other's backs. Rydhera is the platform that turns that instinct into something organised, anonymous, and dependable.
The Core Idea

One woman.
One dedicated watcher.

No crowds, no surveillance, no exposing your details. When you start a ride, you're paired with one verified woman who has committed to watching your trip from start to finish — and nothing about you is shared with her unless something goes wrong.

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Anonymous by default
Your watcher sees your route, ETA, and driver — but not your name, not your face, not your info. Privacy is the baseline.
WHY IT WORKS
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One committed watcher
She's automatically matched to your trip and confirms she can watch the full duration before being assigned. You're not lost in a crowd — you have one person, fully present.
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Identity revealed only on SOS
If you trigger an SOS, your details are released to your watcher — including your emergency contacts — so she can reach them and alert authorities fast. Until then, you stay anonymous.

Simple. Anonymous. Safe.

Three steps to a safer ride. Built on consent, community, and the kind of trust women have always extended to each other.

STEP 01
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Verify & Join

Every member verifies their identity with Government ID — riders and watchers both. Gender is confirmed at the ID step, no exceptions.

STEP 02
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Start Your Ride

Tap "Start Safe Ride" when you get in. Your route, ETA, and driver info go live anonymously, and a verified watcher is automatically matched to your trip — only after she confirms she can watch the full duration.

STEP 03
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She Watches Until You're Home

She follows your ride live, chats with you if you want, and stays alert until you confirm you're home. Your identity stays private unless you trigger an SOS — then it's released so help can reach you fast.

Built for her.

Every feature exists because a real woman needed it. Designed around her safety, her privacy, and her control.

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Anonymous by Default

Your watcher sees your route and ETA — not your name, photo, or details. Your identity is only revealed if you trigger an SOS. Privacy is the baseline.

Privacy First
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One Watcher, Fully Present

Auto-matched, not crowd-sourced. One verified woman commits to watching your entire ride before she's assigned.

1-on-1 Match
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Your Location, Your Rules

Live location, route, and ETA are shared with your watcher. You can pause or stop sharing anytime, and close the chat whenever you want. You stay in control of every piece of information.

You're in Control
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Audio Backup — Secured to the Cloud

Start a private audio recording in-vehicle whenever you want. Stops when you say. Every recording is encrypted and backed up to the cloud — so even if your phone is lost, damaged, or taken, the file is safe and accessible to you.

Encrypted Backup
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One-Tap SOS

Something feels wrong? One tap reveals your details to your watcher, and starts the encrypted audio recording. Help can arrive faster because the information is already there. Until that moment, you stay anonymous.

Emergency Ready
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Women Only. ID Verified.

Government ID required for every member — riders and watchers both. Gender confirmed at the ID step. This is a women-only space, and that's protected by verification, not just policy.

Safe Space
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Share the App with One Tap

Every account gets a personal share link. Send it to a friend, a sister, a coworker — anyone you want to be safer. Building this community starts with the women you already know.

For Every User

Verified at every level.

Safety starts before the app opens. Every member goes through rigorous verification.

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Government ID
Driver's license or passport. Required for all members.
REQUIRED
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Phone Verification
SMS confirmation. Required for all members.
REQUIRED
● Optional — speeds up review
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Email Verification
Optional — speeds up review and improves approval odds.
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Social Account
Optional — link Facebook or Instagram to speed up review.
💜 Women only. Rydhera is a women-only space. Gender is confirmed at the Government ID verification step — no other path in.

Safety is always free.

Every life-saving feature in Rydhera is free, forever. Premium is purely optional — small perks for women who want a little extra.

Free Forever
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For every woman, always
💜One verified watcher per ride, auto-matched
💜Anonymous by default — identity revealed only on SOS
💜Full chat with your watcher, controlled by you
💜Audio recording with encrypted cloud backup
💜One-tap SOS — alerts your watcher, reveals your info to her, triggers audio recording
💜Emergency contacts shared with your watcher on SOS
💜Government ID verification, location control, share link
Premium · Optional
$9.99 / month
or $101.99/year — save 15%
Small perks, never safety-gated
Auto-SMS to up to 2 emergency contacts on SOS
Priority watcher matching — get matched faster
Custom profile bio and badge showcase
Profile themes and personalisation
Light stats — minutes watched, reviews, badge progress
💜 Backers get Premium free. Guardian = 6 months. Champion = lifetime.
No ads. No selling your data. Rydhera is funded by Premium subscriptions and ethical brand partnerships with companies that align with women's safety. Nothing else.

A conversation in a drive-through.

No pitch deck. No boardroom.

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Dustyn
Founder of Rydhera

"My name is Dustyn. I don't come from a tech background or have experience with startups. This started in a drive-through, honestly. My girlfriend was telling me how unsafe ridesharing feels for women — how every woman she knows feels vulnerable getting into the back of a stranger's vehicle. How they hold their keys, share their location, text someone before they get in. Every time. The more she talked, the clearer it got: this isn't rare for them. It's just normal. The idea came to me then and there. We kept talking about it the whole way home, and for days after."

Built with women. For women.

Choose your pledge.

Every backer helps bring Rydhera to life. Your support directly funds development, ID verification infrastructure, and our iOS App Store launch.

Backer counts shown below are illustrative examples. Live numbers go up when our Kickstarter campaign launches.

Supporter
$10
The Supporter Pledge
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Name in the app's founding supporters list
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Early access when we launch
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1 referral code to share — each unlocks 3 months free Premium
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Exclusive backer updates
Back at $10
142 backers
Champion
$100
The Champion Tier
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Everything in Guardian
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Your name in the app credits
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Lifetime free Premium
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Direct line to the founder during development
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10 referral codes to share — each unlocks 3 months free Premium
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Exclusive Champion badge — limited to 50 people
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Premium Rydhera sticker pack for drivers
Back at $100
23 of 50 left
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Your questions, answered.

Who can use Rydhera?
Rydhera is a women-only platform for both riders and watchers. Gender is confirmed at the Government ID verification step — that's the only path into the community.
How are watchers matched to riders?
Automatically. When you start a ride, Rydhera matches you with one verified watcher who confirms she can watch the full duration before she's assigned. One rider, one dedicated watcher. No crowds, no choosing.
What does my watcher see about me?
Only your route, ETA, and the driver's info — never your name, photo, or personal details. You stay anonymous unless you trigger an SOS, at which point your details are released so help can reach you fast.
Why is Government ID required?
Because this is a women-only community, and we're not willing to leave that to an honour system. Every member — riders and watchers both — verifies with a real Government ID. Gender is confirmed at the ID step. No exceptions, no loopholes. It's also what allows watchers to be trusted with live ride info, and what protects riders from anyone pretending to be a watcher.
Where will Rydhera be available?
North America first — Canada and the United States. As we grow, we'll expand to the UK, Europe, Australia, and beyond. Safety is our priority, not speed of expansion.
What does the funding go toward?
App development, backend infrastructure, ID verification services (non-negotiable for safety), Apple developer costs, and growing the community before launch. Every dollar goes directly toward making this real.