Press Kit
For journalists, podcasters, and partners writing about Asclepiad — backgrounders + key facts + assets + how to reach the team.
What Asclepiad is
Asclepiad is a confidential AI reflection companion for iOS and Android. A visitor steps into a real captured environment — a Scottish Highlands ridge, an alpine lake, a coast — through a stone lambda gateway. They speak aloud about what is on their mind while Maia listens. They hear a story written for that session by Hortus. They return through the gate. The path is the structure: no streaks, no badges, no dashboard.
Key facts
- Company
- Asclepeion Ltd, registered in England and Wales (15830285)
- Office
- 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX, United Kingdom
- ICO registration
- ZB723138
- Email
- support@asclepeion.org
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8064 3032 (Mon–Fri, 9–17 UK time)
- Platforms
- iOS + Android
- Pricing
- Pay-for-what-you-use; 7-day free trial with 60 AsclepiCoins; £6/month thereafter; coins never expire; cancel any time in one tap
- Languages at launch
- English (Spanish, German, Dutch designed for; added as quality and demand prove out)
- Privacy posture
- Anonymous by design — no name, no email, no phone. Encrypted EU storage on Supabase. Anthropic + ElevenLabs as named data processors. NOT end-to-end encrypted.
The team you talk to
- Maia — the Reflective Guide. The AI companion you talk to inside the app. Honest about being AI. See /with/maia.
- Hortus — the Storyteller. Writes the story you receive at the end of each session, drawn from the Onomythicon (a curated library of myths, traditions, philosophy, folklore). See /with/hortus.
- Kairos — the Messenger. Press, partnership, feedback. See /with/kairos.
- Chrysos — Finance, Compliance & Legal. Pricing, refunds, privacy, regulatory frame. See /with/chrysos.
Brand assets
Published Hortus stories
Four stories are published with the writer's permission and available to read at any time. Each is a window into how Hortus writes inside the app.
Reach the team
For specific angles, founder bios, partnership conversations, or anything not covered above: ask Kairos here on the website (the conversational layer routes the inquiry), email support@asclepeion.org, or call the office line above. We do not promise specific response times, but every inquiry lands with the team and gets read.