New technology fit for a new era

In 2022, just as London's leafy parks were turning an autumnal orange, a sparky young chap named Harry met an accomplished artist/technologist under the pseudonym Goblin Oats. They formed a strong bond over a shared ambition to weave a new arc into the history of technology - an arc more humane, creative and ambitious than those produced by Silicon Valley thus far.

After a short while, Goblin and I realised we wanted to build a new internet together - one that shifts power from platforms to people, and that amplifies the creative spirit in all of us.

Core beliefs

• The best internet is an open internet, and new progress in cryptography & distributed systems offer a path for open protocols to outperform centralised platforms.
• AI makes intelligence near-free for everyone, and creates a platform-shift under which we can effectively restart the internet.
• Computers are humanity's greatest tool for creativity but they are most powerful when squishy - when software molds to idiosyncratic human contexts. AI and the open internet accelerate this trend.

The team

We are a startup, developing the Tonk product suite. In the past we have built games, social apps, and developer tools using frontier cryptography. We are backed by top-tier investors and leading angels. Individual teams members learned the ropes at UC Berkeley, Cambridge University, Airbnb, Epic Games, and successful startups. We're multidisciplinary with backgrounds in dance, music & theatre.

Read more about our journey on Substack.

Join us

Tonk is a home for creative, autonomous people. If you share our mission, join us.

Hiring: Software Engineer

Apply above or send your profile directly to harry@tonk.xyz.