A strained relationship between the public and the police can lead to poor communication, distrust, and rising crime. Jonathan Sharma witnessed the trouble that corruption brings firsthand when his father was kidnapped and held for ransom – an event that forever changed his life and drove him to find ways to help protect communities.

Sharma believes that technology can help bridge the gap between police and the public in order to reduce crime rates and bring a safer world. He wanted to create an interface that allowed ordinary citizens to anonymously alert the police, and other civilians, of criminal activity – and thus ComChat was born.