The Challenge
Millions of young women (15–25) in conservative societies face coercion, violence, and chronic stress that disrupt education and limit economic mobility. Practical training in emotional resilience, consent, and boundary-setting is rarely taught, leaving girls to navigate high-stakes situations alone and often after harm occurs.
Global Safety
Violence is widespread:
1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.
Cultural Stigma
Harm is normalised:
Over 50% of young women in parts of South Asia believe domestic violence can be justified.
Resource Scarcity
Support is limited:
Many countries have fewer than 1 mental health professional per 100,000 people.
Why Now?
AI can now deliver private, context-aware guidance at scale, something that previously required human counselors and expensive programs.
At the same time, young women face growing relational risk earlier, while existing interventions remain late, limited, or inaccessible.
This creates a narrow window to intervene earlier, at the moment decisions are made before harm escalates.
Designed to Scale
Across cultures & contexts
Gender Transformative
Ally AI empowers adolescent girls to overcome inequality by building agency and social skills needed to navigate gender norms.
Private and Discreet
Privacy-first design protects user data while allowing girls to seek support safely and confidentially.
Built for global reach
Localized content adapts to languages, cultures, and risk contexts without losing safety.
Safe AI Crisis Detection & Escalation Pathways
Detects risk and connects users to relevant local support when needed.
How Ally AI scales
into impact?
(Theory of change)
Meet Ally AI
Ally AI is designed to empower women and girls by helping them navigate relationships with confidence, learn how to set boundaries and grow self-esteem and confidence.
AI Coach:
Your pocket coach who will be there when you need them the most to help you gain power and emotional control.
A private, anonymous community
Anonymous community where women and girls can share experiences, reflect, and feel less alone
Bite-sized growth lessons
Bite-sized lessons designed to help you understand yourself, build confidence, and respond differently in real moments
Early Pilot Results
Our Team.
Lusine Stepanyan
CEO & Co-Founder
Duke-trained Entrepreneur
& Innovation Strategist | World Bank Consultant
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Monisha Eadala
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Tigran Harutyunyan
CTO
Duke-trained AI engineer specializing in ML and NLP.
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Nadira Amarasinghe
Therapist-consultant
Therapist and psychology professor with 10+ years experience.
The Ask
Ally AI is launching pilot and raising funding to scale a preventive, AI-enabled intervention for girls navigating high-risk relational environments.
Schools, universities, and youth organizations
to pilot Ally AI in real-world settings
Foundations, impact investors, and multilaterals
to fund pilot deployment, evaluation, and scale
Together, these partnerships will shape how early, in-the-moment support for girls can be
delivered globally
— before harm escalates.
*Ally AI is designed to support human connection, not replace it.