KnudgeTech

Every trillion-dollar tech company was built to capture your attention. Knudge was built to give it back. Putting the phone down has become a safety, legal, and health issue. A federal appeals court just cleared thousands of lawsuits from states, school districts, and families over addictive app design. Phone-free events are up 567% worldwide. And on construction jobsites, phone distraction is tied to one in four injuries and deaths — a hazard managed today with policies and willpower. Knudge makes putting the phone down effortless. Workers tap in through the same clock-in systems they already use, and distracting apps go quiet; at the break area or day's end, they return. No new hardware. No willpower required. Every tap becomes safety and compliance data companies will pay for. We're starting on construction sites because the danger is measurable and the customer already pays to reduce it — our first LOIs are signed and paid pilots are in negotiation. From there, Knudge expands to schools, workplaces, gyms, and healthcare: everywhere disconnection has value. Big tech engineered the habit of picking up the phone. Knudge engineers the habit of putting it down. Founded by construction-tech veterans Matt Carli and Sam Ruben.