Our story

Why we built Aria.

The beginning

Good tech, for everyone.

Aria started as a conversation between a daughter and her father — a GNC engineer and a seasoned business builder — about how technology so often leaves people behind. Powerful, but not on your side. Tracked everything and sold it. Nudged constantly and made you feel like you were never enough.

They wanted something different. A private place to actually think, plan, and live — without anyone watching, nudging, or monetizing your inner world.

So they built it. Aria is a father–daughter company rooted in the belief that powerful, private technology should reach everyone — and that you should come as you are, not where an algorithm thinks you should be.

Who we are

A small team. A clear mission.

Mariah is a GNC (Guidance, Navigation & Control) engineer and a Black, queer woman in STEM — the technical mind behind every system in Aria.

Chuck brings decades of business, network, and revenue experience — turning a mission into something that lasts and actually reaches people.

We're a lean, intentional team, building deliberately — every choice made in service of the person on the other side of the screen.

The founders

Built by people who use it.

MDHMariah Dionne Harris

Mariah Dionne Harris

Co-Founder & CTO

GNC engineer and a Black, queer woman in STEM. Mariah conceived and builds Aria — designing every system to be private, innovative, and genuinely useful.

CHCharles “Chuck” Harris

Charles “Chuck” Harris

Co-Founder & CEO

Decades of business experience. Chuck opens doors and brings Aria to the people — building the partnerships and paths that let great technology reach the hands that need it.

Your privacy

Our privacy promise. Plain language.

Privacy isn't a feature we added later — it's the reason Aria exists. The full details live in our Privacy Policy, but here's the short version:

Never sell your data

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Never train AI on your content

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Encrypted at rest

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Export or delete anytime