Every state has experienced school shootings.
Across the country, kids don’t always feel safe going to school. With Cover as an unobtrusive security fixture in K-12 schools, we can start to change that.
Circles represent number of incidents.
Our schools are overrun by guns.
79%Increase in guns
Documented increase in guns found on school campuses between 2018-2023.
1.1MillonStudents at schools where guns were found
Students who attended a school where at least one gun was found and reported on by the media in the 2022-2023 school year.
1,150+Guns found on campuses
Guns brought to K-12 campuses, seized before anyone fired them; documented by news reports. Research estimates the true number to be much higher.
10xIncrease in school shootings
Increase in school shootings in the last decade.
Klemko, R., Cox, J. W., Johnson, L., & Rich, S. (2023, October 10). Guns are seized in U.S. schools each day. The numbers are soaring. The Washington Post.
Source: K-12 School Shooting Database
Mass shootings are not the most common form of gun violence in schools. Most shootings happen when kids bring guns to school repeatedly before actually using them.
We’re doing our part to reverse this problem with stealth weapon detection that can prevent the most common type of shooting. By identifying concealed weapons, we can take guns out of kids’ hands before these everyday disputes escalate.
Our mission is to end school shootings by installing Cover at the 130,000 K-12 schools across the US.
Our Values
01Move Fast & Be Technically Fearless
Guns are brought into schools every day. It’s mandatory we move into the market quickly and take calculated risks to embrace the unknown without fear of failure.
02Product First, Mission Focused
Our product and our mission are one in the same: bring a solution to the market that can prevent school shootings. We are united in this mission while avoiding distraction and unrelated activities to remain laser-focused on shipping a safe, high quality product.
03Aggressively Optimistic
Building Cover won’t be an easy win; it will require decades of commitment and ingenuity. We’re humbled by our mission, and aspire to remain optimistic even in the face of enormous hurdles.
04Maximize Future Impact
We believe in a better tomorrow for our children. Our mission won’t happen overnight; we have to be steadfast over the long term and impatient in the near term.
05Championship Mindset
To address the extraordinary demands of our work, we believe in operating as a winning team. We are in the trenches together, collaborating in-person, and pushing each other to the highest levels of performance.
Safer. Smarter. Stronger.
Developed in partnership with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
In 2024, Cover partnered with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to license its active terahertz imaging radar intellectual property. We’re working closely with Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists to implement it.
Together, AI and terahertz waves detect concealed weapons quicker than a human, while letting school life go on as usual.
