the humans behind sanctuary

no one heals alone. neither do we.

Sanctuary is built by a small, deliberate team. Each person chosen because they understand, personally or professionally, what it means to sit with someone in their hardest season.

founder

Brian Martori

founder & ceo

I spent ten years building products designed to keep you scrolling. I am not proud of all of it. I am proud of some of it. The honest version is that I learned how attention is captured, how habit is engineered, and how the dopamine loop is wound. And at some point, I could not unsee the cost. Sanctuary is the place I could not find. I built it on the opposite principles of everything I built before. No streaks. No leaderboards.

Sanctuary is built by a small, deliberate team. We hire the way we heal, slowly, with care.

the sanctuary way

growing team

Clinical Advisor

in conversation

We are in active conversation with licensed clinicians specializing in attachment, grief, and somatic intervention. The right name will arrive in the right chapter.

Build Partner

in conversation

Engineering and product leadership for the chapters ahead.

Community & Safety Lead

in conversation

Owner of the Grove, the safety protocols, and the trust between every traveler who arrives here.

built with

Sanctuary is built on real infrastructure by real people. The current platform is engineered and maintained through Martori, the parent studio, alongside specialized contractors and design partners. Zero-burn doesn't mean zero help. It means every dollar is deliberate.

clinical safety council

The Safety Council sets the thresholds for Dove's crisis detection, reviews flagged conversations, and has veto power over any safety-critical behavior. These are not advisory-board names on a letterhead. They are the humans who decide what Dove does when someone is at risk. Read the full architecture at the Safety Stack.

Advisor name pending

licensed psychologist or psychiatrist

Advisor name pending

lcsw / lmft, attachment & grief

Advisor name pending

ai safety researcher / ethicist

Council appointments are in progress. Names will appear here when confirmed, not before.

research council

The Research Council reviews Sanctuary's scientific claims, evaluates internal research protocols, and ensures we do not overstate our evidence. They are the check on our enthusiasm. Read the evidence spine at Ember Science.

Researcher name pending

credential & institution pending

Researcher name pending

credential & institution pending

Council appointments are in progress. Names will appear here when confirmed, not before.

Interested in joining the team?

We're building something that doesn't exist yet. If you have clinical, engineering, or design expertise and this resonates, we'd welcome the conversation.

hello@joinsanctuary.io