In those early days, we wanted to capture every yawn, every gurgle, every tiny
hand curling around our fingers. But the apps we tried felt cold and clinical — as
though they had been built by people who had never stayed awake at 3 a.m.
wondering whether their baby's cough sounded different from yesterday.
When our daughter, Tia, was born, we made a silent promise: we would remember
everything.
We meant it completely.
And within weeks, details were already slipping away — not the big milestones, but
the small things. The exact weight on day five. The way she stretched when she woke
up. The moment she first looked at us as though she knew who we were.
Those tiny details felt irreplaceable, and yet they were already beginning to fade.
That realisation became the seed for everything Tia is today.
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Why we named the app Tia
We named this app after our daughter, Tia. Not because we wanted a monument to
her. Not because we wanted her name attached to a product.
We named it after her because the love we have for our daughter is the same care
we bring to building this app every single day.
When we choose privacy over profit, patience over speed, and thoughtful design
over endless notifications, we are building Tia the way we hope to raise our
daughter — with care, responsibility, and respect.
This app is not a trophy. It is not a brand badge.
It is simply an extension of what matters most to us. We built Tia with the belief
that the earliest years of a child's life deserve extraordinary care. Every
decision we make comes from the same understanding:{" "}
small things matter.
Because one day, those small things become the memories we treasure most.
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A note on modern families
Like many new parents today, we are raising our daughter in a nuclear family. And
with that comes a particular kind of loneliness that few people talk about.
The grandparents who once lived down the street may now live in another city. The
relatives whose advice once arrived over a cup of tea now appear through video
calls. The village that helped raise children for generations often feels farther
away than ever. The hands that could help are now often on the other side of a
screen.
Tia was born from that reality, too.
Tia is built so that{" "}
Nani in Lucknow can see today's moments
without you handing over your phone.
So that{" "}
Dadu in Jaipur can be reminded of the vaccination
schedule without you sending a WhatsApp message at 11 PM.
So that the aunties — even when they are in another city — can still feel like a
part of the story.
Because raising a child was never meant to be done alone.
In a small way, we hope Tia helps bring that village back — digitally, gently,
and with respect for the way modern Indian families actually live.
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What we believe
The first years of your child's life are not a metric to optimise.
They are irreplaceable.
No app can give you back a missed moment. No notification can replace being
present when your baby discovers their hands, says a first word, or falls asleep
on your shoulder.
Your job is to be present. Ours is to make the rest a little easier.
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Every choice we make is guided by the same principle: your family's story
belongs to your family.
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To the parent reading this
You are in the middle of something extraordinary.{" "}
Exhausting. Overwhelming. Beautiful.
You will never have this week again. Or this month. Or this exact version of your
child — so small, so curious, and so completely dependent on you.
Tia is not here to track your baby.
Tia is here to help you remember your baby — and to hand that memory to them
someday, complete, authentic, and full of love.
And one day, when your child asks,{" "}
“What was I like when I was little?” — we hope you'll
have an answer richer than memory alone.
Photos. Stories. Milestones. Tiny moments that would otherwise have faded with
time.
A digital heirloom, built with love and preserved with care.
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Built by parents. Inspired by our daughter. Made for families like yours.
✦
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Thank you for trusting us with your family's story.
Welcome to the Tia family.
With warmth,
Yashika & Manohar
Co-founders, Tia · Gurugram
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P.S.{" "}
…and Tia — currently eight months old, trying very hard to eat her own feet, and
having absolutely no idea that we named this app after her. One day she'll
find out. We can't wait to see her face.