Built by parents who could not wait.
Kinder Horizon Foundation is a non-profit initiative founded by a husband-and-wife team. We are the parents of a non-speaking daughter. The Foundation builds free, open-source communication tools for children like ours, anywhere in the world.
Our story
The project was born from a contradiction in our daily lives. One of us spent a career building smart, predictive systems for millions of users. The other left a career in computer science to earn a master’s in Applied Behavior Analysis, in order to understand the science of how our daughter learns.
For years, we built and clinically practiced in parallel. Eventually we asked: why are we not combining what we know? The technology to help our daughter communicate faster already exists. The clinical expertise to do it safely already exists. They had not been brought together affordably, openly, and with the urgency that only parents feel. So we are building it.
Team
Dr. Seyed Mohammad JavadiCo-Founder and PresidentPhD, Computer Science. Over 15 years building consumer software at scale, including engineering roles at Amazon, Apple, and Netflix. Father of a non-speaking daughter.
seyed@kinderhorizon.org
Maryam AliyarCo-Founder and BCBA, Clinical LeadBoard Certified Behavior Analyst. Master’s in Applied Behavior Analysis and Master’s in Computer Science. Mother of a non-speaking daughter.
maryam@kinderhorizon.org
Governance
Kinder Horizon Foundation is incorporated under the Societies Act of British Columbia as a non-member-funded society. Four directors oversee the Foundation, including the two co-founders and two independent directors. The Foundation operates under the BC Model Bylaws. All software is released under the MIT license.
- Incorporation
- S0085100
- Business Number
- 72195 3636 BC0001
- Established
- April 17, 2026
- Registered office
- Langford, British Columbia, Canada
Get involved
We are looking for families willing to test early builds and provide feedback, speech-language pathologists to advise on clinical best practices, translators for additional languages, and grant funders to cover app store fees, accessibility audits, and minimal hosting costs.
Email info@kinderhorizon.org