Germ Theory: Why We Chose a Provocative Name for a Safer Messenger
Our company name Germ Network emerged from a brainstorm off of the word “grassroots.” Embracing complex systems and autonomous coordination, it names a network that will grow from the ground up, rather than be delegated from the top down. As germination, it evokes the root systems, mushrooms, and rhizhomes that quietly connect our world.
Germ’s First Merch Drop!
We’re celebrating a big year with our first merch — baseball caps in slime green and classic black!
Germ Network raises pre-seed funding from K5 Global, Mozilla Ventures
Former Apple privacy engineer Mark Xue teams up with ex-Stanford social media scholar Tessa Brown to put people in control of what they share online
Building for boundaries
Over the next weeks and months, we’ll be pushing features and technical updates that bring Germ out of beta, empowering you to use Germ in more contexts for more kinds of conversations. Before we get into the technical details, it’s worth taking a moment to refocus on our values and goals.
Allow us to reintroduce ourselves…
After a summer deep in the backend, we’re excited this fall to start shipping features again, building our community, and helping you control what you share online.
Germ DM is live in Mexico and Europe!
¡Hola! Bonjour! Hallo! Germ is now available in Mexico and Europe!
