How Kami works

Kami helps you notice the people, places, and moments around you — without turning life into another feed.

No manual check-ins. Just presence.

What Kami is

Most social apps are built around posting after something happens. Kami helps you notice what's happening while life is still unfolding.

A pulse, not a feed

Friends nearby when you're in the same place — plus active venues, live events, and social energy around you. Not a live map of everyone, all the time.

Kami map showing nearby friends, venues, and live moments

How it works

Presence, not check-ins.

Kami quietly helps you notice nearby moments while they're still unfolding.

Detects presence
Surfaces nearby
Connects you
Presence fades
  1. Detects presence

    You're near something worth noticing.

  2. Surfaces nearby

    When friends or familiar people are nearby, Kami surfaces what's worth noticing.

  3. Connects you

    Start a conversation, meet up, or simply keep moving.

  4. Presence fades

    You've left the area. Your presence disappears.

Built to run lightly

Presence shouldn't drain your battery.

Kami avoids constant high-frequency GPS. It uses efficient background location patterns, geofences, and system-aware updates — designed to minimize extra checks, not add them.

  • Lightweight background presence detection
  • Geofences instead of always-on GPS
  • Works with efficient system location APIs

Battery usage varies by device, permissions, and usage patterns.

Privacy & control

Useful should never feel creepy.

Kami is built for public social context — nights out, venues, meetups. Not your bedroom, not your routine, not a permanent broadcast of where you've been.

  • Ghost Mode Go invisible instantly — no explanation needed.
  • Pause anytime Take a break and Kami stops with you.
  • Right here, right now Display only to people immediately nearby, while you're there.
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Less scrolling. More showing up.

Some of the best moments in life happen because you knew something was happening nearby at the right time.

Real life has a pulse. Kami helps you feel it.

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