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They'll know you loved them.
Even after you're gone.

Always Nearby is a private, secure platform that ensures the people you love have everything they need — at the moment they need it most.

In active developmentBeta program opening Q2 2026Built on Microsoft Azure with zero-knowledge encryption

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Who Always Nearby is for

Built for a specific
season of life.

Always Nearby was designed for adults navigating one of life's most emotionally significant stages — and for the families who love them.

For you
The person planning ahead

You've thought about it. You want your family to be okay — not just emotionally, but practically. Always Nearby gives you a private, trusted place to make sure they will be.

For both of you
Partners planning together

Some things are easier to face together. Always Nearby lets couples prepare side by side — each with their own setup, each with peace of mind that the other is covered.

For someone you love
The adult child who sees the gap

You're not here because something is wrong. You're here because you love someone — and you want to make sure that when the moment comes, no one is left without answers.

The reality most families face
The grief comes first. But close behind it comes something no one warned you about.

When a life event arrives, the weight of everything that wasn't prepared falls on the people least equipped to handle it. Who else needs to know? Where is the will? Which insurance company? What were the account numbers?

These questions don't wait for grief to pass. They arrive alongside it — and they fall on the people who love the person most.

This isn't a failure of love. It's the absence of a simple, private, trusted place to get ready. Almost every family goes through this. And almost none of them had to.

There is a better way. Not because loss can be made easy — but because the people you love deserve clarity instead of chaos when it arrives.

“People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
Zig Ziglar

Setting up Always Nearby isn't an act of resignation. It is one of the most loving things a person can do for the people who matter most to them. It says, without words: I thought about you. I planned for you. Whatever happens, you won't be alone in it.

Why Always Nearby matters

Peace of mind.
For the people
you love most.

Always Nearby was designed for a specific emotional need — the quiet, persistent worry that nothing is in place. The moment a subscriber completes their setup, something shifts. Not dramatically. Quietly. The weight they didn't know they were carrying is lifted.

01
Certainty

Everything is secure, organized, and findable. No chaos. No searching. No confusion during grief.

02
Dignity

The subscriber's final communication is intentional, personal, and entirely on their own terms.

03
Quiet control

The subscriber decides who knows what, and when. Nothing happens without their design.

04
Love made tangible

Peace of mind at this life stage isn't about paperwork. It's about love — organized, accessible, and delivered exactly as intended.

The Always Nearby platform

A platform built
for this moment in life.

Always Nearby combines secure document continuity with personal notification into one quiet, trusted place. You decide who is notified. You decide what they receive. You decide when they have access. Always Nearby ensures it all happens — without burdening the people who are already grieving.

FinalCall™
“The right people will know.”

Always Nearby's notification component ensures that when the time comes, the people who matter most are informed — personally, respectfully, and in your own words. Properly. Thoughtfully. In a way that ensures you are always remembered.

LegacyFile™
“Everything they'll need, ready when they need it.”

Always Nearby's secure digital vault ensures your family can find what they need — organized, protected, and accessible only to the people you designate. No searching. No guessing. No chaos during grief.

Privacy

Zero-knowledge encryption. Only you hold the key. Always Nearby cannot see, access, or share what's inside your vault.

Control

You decide everything. Who has access, what they can see, and exactly when they receive it.

Purpose-built

Designed for this stage of life. Not a generic tool with a new name — built from the ground up for this moment.

In active development

Building Always Nearby.

A real product, in real development — built thoughtfully on the platforms and security architecture trusted by the world's most demanding organizations. Currently in build phase, with an invitation-only beta opening Q2 2026.

Always Nearby
Welcome back,
Eleanor
For the people you love
FC
FinalCall™
3 messages ready
LF
LegacyFile™
12 documents secured
C
Contacts
5 trusted recipients
Home
“Everything in one quiet place.”
FinalCall™
Final
messages
Personal · Private
For Margaret
Voice · 3:42
Ready
For James & family
Letter
Ready
To my grandchildren
Video · 2:18
Ready
For Robert
Draft
Draft
FinalCall™
“In your own words.”
LegacyFile™
Secure
vault
Zero-knowledge encryption
Will & estate
3 documents
Sealed
Insurance
2 policies
Sealed
Accounts & access
7 entries
Sealed
Personal letters
5 items
Sealed
LegacyFile™
“Ready when they need it.”
Encryption
AES-256-GCM
Architecture
Zero-Knowledge
Identity
Microsoft Entra
Infrastructure
Microsoft Azure
Compliance
GDPR-aligned
The team behind Always Nearby

Three co-founders, building deliberately and quietly — committed to honoring the trust placed in a platform like this. Privacy first. People first. Always.

SS
Shaun Sima
Co-Founder
MK
Michal Kovac
Co-Founder
ET
Eddy Tillman
Co-Founder
The Always Nearby promise
Always nearby.
Always remembered.
Always yours to give.

The name — Always Nearby — carries everything the platform believes in. The people we love are always nearby, even in absence. A voice remembered. A letter saved. An act of care that reaches forward in time.

Always nearby

Your presence — your voice, your words, your care — reaches the people you love exactly when they need it most.

Always remembered

The right people are notified properly, respectfully, and in a way that ensures you are remembered as you truly were — with love and intention.

Always in control

Your information. Your decisions. Your terms. Always Nearby never acts without your design — and never shares what you haven't chosen to share.

Available by invitation only

The people you love
deserve to know
they'll be okay.

We are opening Always Nearby to a carefully selected group of subscribers — people who understand the value of being prepared, and the love behind it. If you'd like to be considered, we'd be glad to hear from you.

No commitment required. We'll be in touch to walk you through what Always Nearby offers.

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