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New York, NY

Developing a social search engine powered by AI and community insights to close the gender information gap.

• Innovative search model: Diem combines AI with user-generated content to create an inclusive and community-driven search experience.
• Strong growth trajectory: Achieved a 1,100% increase in users in just 13 months, demonstrating high demand and engagement.
• Strategic partnerships: Collaborations with organizations like the National Domestic Violence Hotline, Bumble, and Meta amplify impact and credibility.
• Investor-backed expansion: Raised $5M from investors including Acrew Capital, Flybridge, and Techstars, supporting ongoing development and scaling efforts.
• Privacy-first approach: Designed with strong privacy protections, ensuring users feel safe and secure while engaging in meaningful conversations.

Diem is developing a social search engine designed specifically for women and gender-expansive individuals, integrating AI with community-driven insights. By focusing on conversations that often happen behind closed doors—covering topics such as health, relationships, career, and finance—Diem aims to transform shared experiences into public, searchable knowledge. The company leverages proprietary AI trained on user interactions to provide nuanced, community-validated responses that address the gender information gap. With an emphasis on privacy, inclusivity, and social validation, Diem is reshaping the way individuals search for information online.

With significant growth in user engagement, strategic partnerships with organizations like the National Domestic Violence Hotline and Bumble, and backing from investors such as Acrew Capital and Techstars, Diem is positioned for continued expansion. Funds raised in this offering will be used to enhance AI capabilities, scale its community-driven database, and further establish Diem as a trusted resource in digital search. By combining generative AI with community wisdom, Diem seeks to build a more inclusive and human-centered internet experience.

Company Info

Diem is a social search engine that transforms candid conversations into a public, community-driven knowledge base.

Diem is a social search engine designed to close the gender information gap by transforming candid, behind-the-scenes conversations into public, searchable resources. Built on the way women have historically shared knowledge, Diem organizes discussions around topics like health, relationships, career, and culture, making them accessible to a broader audience. The platform integrates community-driven insights with AI-powered search to provide users with personalized and conversational answers. By fostering open dialogue and prioritizing inclusivity, Diem seeks to create a more engaging and equitable digital space.

Unlike traditional search engines, Diem is designed to feel like a vast, collective group chat where users can ask questions, contribute their own experiences, and discover insights from others. The platform leverages its own data model alongside a language-learning model to generate responses that go beyond SEO-optimized results, offering validation and shared wisdom. With a commitment to privacy, user anonymity, and equitable representation, Diem aims to redefine how people access and share information online.