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Culpability was born at the intersection of law enforcement pride and the agony of a loved one’s wrongful conviction. That lived experience is the engine for everything we build.
“Growing up in a law enforcement family means you understand both the sacrifice officers make and the weight that communities carry. When a loved one was wrongfully convicted, I couldn’t stay silent. I built Culpability because no family should have to fight alone — and no truth should go unseen.”
— Noelle, Founder & CEO of Culpability
Culpability is not anti-police. We’re pro-truth. We believe that when communities and law enforcement can see, document, and share what really happens — the result is more trust, not less.
Culpability is built by the community, for the community. These are the people it serves every day.
Father of Marcus, 14 · Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia · Culpability Circles & SOS
“When Marcus was bullied in middle school, I realized the system wasn’t going to protect him the way I needed it to. So I decided to build our own system — one where he always knew he had backup.”
Marcus was diagnosed with ADHD in the fourth grade. Brilliant, funny, full of energy — but middle school didn’t always see that. When the bullying started, one afternoon Marcus came home shaken after an incident nobody could document or prove. That night, DeShawn sat down with Marcus and opened Culpability. He walked him through the SOS feature — how pressing it once would alert DeShawn, Marcus’s grandmother, his school counselor, and two trusted family friends simultaneously, with a live location and a recording. Then he created a Culpability Circle for Marcus and his three closest friends.
He also walked Marcus through the Know Your Rights library together. “The point is he walks into every room knowing exactly what to do if he ever needs to. That confidence — that’s what Culpability gave him.”
⭕ Culpability Circles
🚨 SOS Alerts
⚖️ Know Your Rights
🧡 Invisible Disability Support
Mother of Two, Healthcare Worker · Decatur, Georgia
Decatur, Georgia · Emergency Contacts & Community Circle
Tanya is a nursing assistant and mother of two daughters. She works rotating shifts and has spent years navigating parking lots, public transit, and late-night commutes alone. A colleague introduced her to Culpability after a frightening walk to her car. Tanya downloaded it that night, set up her emergency contacts, and went through the Know Your Rights library on her lunch break the next day. “I didn’t realize how much I didn’t know about what I could record, what I could say, what I was actually allowed to do.”
Three months later, Tanya brought Culpability to her neighborhood association meeting. Four neighbors downloaded it that night. Two created their own Circles. “The app didn’t save me from anything dramatic. It gave me something better than that. It gave me a plan. And when you’re a Black woman walking to your car at 2am, having a plan is everything.”
🚨 SOS Alerts
⚖️ Know Your Rights
📋 Emergency Contacts
🏠 Neighborhood Network
Youth Advocate & After-School Mentor · Southwest Atlanta
Southwest Atlanta, Georgia · Circles · App available in English & Spanish
Regina has spent the last nine years working with kids in the community in Southwest Atlanta. She runs an after-school leadership program for kids who need more than a safe place to sit — they need skills, confidence, and a community that has their back. She created a Culpability Circle for her program, walking every young person through the SOS feature and the Know Your Rights library. Parents joined the Circle and began using it to stay connected and informed.
One of those parents spoke primarily Spanish. Her son showed her — the app was available in Spanish too. She went through the Know Your Rights library herself that night. The next week she told Regina it was the first time she fully understood her rights during a police encounter. “That moment is exactly why this work matters.” “One of my kids told me he always felt like if something happened to him, nobody would believe him. Now he knows he doesn’t need anyone to just believe him. He knows how to create a record. That changed something in him — I saw it happen.”
⭕ Community Circle
⚖️ Know Your Rights
🌎 Available in Spanish
🚨 SOS Training
The truth should never be buried, deleted, or rewritten. We build tools that preserve it permanently.
From youth to seniors to institutions — accountability belongs to everyone, not just some.
Technology should protect and empower, not surveil and control. That’s what Culpability is built on.
Noelle completed the Google for Startups Accelerator in 2022 — one of a select group of founders chosen globally for impact-driven technology. Culpability was built to last, and the world is taking notice.
Together we create safer communities — online and offline. Free on iOS and Android.
