One-line definition

SPYNO is a wearable digital-counter-surveillance device. It continuously monitors six classes of surveillance signals around the operator and, when authorised by an active subscription, can suppress the specific threats it identifies through four independent protocol-level countermeasures.

Approved boilerplate · ≤ 75 words · cleared for verbatim use

B · Approved one-liners

Headlines under thirty words

SPYNO is the first wearable that detects digital surveillance and surgically neutralises it — within the law.
A patent-pending fob that finds the AirTag in your bag, the hidden camera in your hotel room, and the bug across the table.
Personal counter-surveillance, in service of the operator.
Six detection vectors. Four active counter-vectors. One device.
The first US Utility patent application on multi-vector personal counter-surveillance with a lawful active mode.

C · Words we use, words we don\'t

Vocabulary the brand holds

We use

Operator — not "user"
Threat — not "alert" or "notification"
Suppress — not "block" or "jam"
Field — RF or NFC field, not "signal" generically
Engagement — not "session" or "use case"
In service of the operator — never "for users"

We don\'t use

Spy / spy gadget — adversary frame
Paranoid — delegitimises the threat
Smart / AI-powered — commodity language
Jammer / killer — incorrect and legally risky
AirTag killer — we do not destroy or permanently disable any device
Anti-stalker device — too narrow; SPYNO is also EP, hospitality, defence-tech

D · Founder quotes

Cleared for direct attribution

There are roughly 1.8 billion AirTag-class trackers in circulation. Every traveller, executive, and journalist is within range of multiple every day. The market answer was either "detector apps that tell you you're paranoid" or "illegal jammers." We built the third option.

— Serhii Nikolaichuk · Founder & CEO · On why SPYNO exists

SPYNO doesn't broadcast noise. It speaks the same protocols the threat already speaks, and it speaks them only at threats it has classified. The acoustic vector is outside FCC jurisdiction entirely. The protocol vectors are MAC-targeted and subscription-gated. That posture is the product, as much as the silicon is.

— Serhii Nikolaichuk · On the legal posture

The hardware is a commodity in 2026. The patent estate, the legal framework, and the subscription architecture together — that's what takes eighteen months to replicate. We have a head start, and we are using it.

— Serhii Nikolaichuk · On the moat

E · Fact sheet

Confirmed facts as of 2026-05-04

Founded: 2025
Founder: Serhii Nikolaichuk
Headquarters: Austin, Texas (Delaware C-Corp, formation in progress)
Stage: Pre-seed · raising $1.5 M · post-money cap $10 M
Patent: USPTO Utility 19/260,580 in active examination · Counter-Terrorism Petition on file · Provisional 63/798,670 priority
Trademark: USPTO SPYNO (Serial 99269171, Class 009) · Notice of Allowance 2026-02-17
Reference platform: Espressif ESP32-S3FN16R8V · TI CC1101 · NXP PN532 · Everest ES7210 · Sitronix ST7789V · 1300 mAh Li-Po
Detection vectors: BLE · Sub-GHz RF · NFC · Wi-Fi camera · Acoustic FFT · IR (six)
Active counter-vectors: Ultrasonic 22 kHz · BLE flood · Wi-Fi deauth · NFC spoof (four, subscription-gated)
Battery life: 12-18 h continuous scan · 30-day standby
Form factor (target): 65 × 35 × 12 mm · 38 g · IP54 · -10 °C to +50 °C
Pricing: $349 hardware · $99 / year service · B2B Operator tier quote-based
Compliance: FCC §15.247 / §15.209 designed-for · EU CE under RED 2014/53/EU · UN38.3 cell · IEC 62133-2 pack
Mobile: Native iOS (Swift, ≥ iOS 16) + Android (Kotlin, ≥ Android 11)
Cloud: Cloudflare Workers + D1 + R2 · edge-first JWT issuance · OTA delivery
Demo: spyno.io (this site)

F · Visual assets

Available under signed embargo

Wordmark, light-on-dark SVG · PNG · square · web + print
Wordmark, dark-on-light SVG · PNG · square · press + print
Hero render — front 3/4 PNG · 4K · 16:9
Hero render — top-down PNG · 4K · 1:1
Demo screen GIF — BLE Constellation GIF · MP4 · 16:9
Demo screen GIF — Acoustic FFT GIF · MP4 · 16:9
Founder portrait PNG · 4K · 4:5
Patent & trademark filing receipts PDF · USPTO official

All assets released under signed media embargo. Email press@spyno.io with publication, deadline, and intended use; we respond within 24 hours during business days.

G · Embargo policy

How coverage is co-ordinated pre-launch

Pre-launch coverage is by invitation only and under embargo. Launch date, embargoed materials, and exclusive interview windows are co-ordinated by the founder directly until a dedicated press partner is engaged at Series A.

We follow a 48-hour response SLA on press requests during business days, and we credit accurate technical reporting in a forthcoming "Hall of correctness" page once the product is live. Reporters who quote claims contradicted by the data on this site will be quietly corrected; reporters who frame the product as "another AirTag killer" will be quietly redirected to the vocabulary we hold.

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