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Why a Family-First Digital Legacy Platform Matters

We built a place where families can preserve stories, record care wishes and organise estate planning essentials in one private, guided experience.

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What a beautiful gift! Let's start with where you grew up.

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Loved by 10,000+ families
60 Day Guarantee Most families lose the stories and wishes that matter most.

“Reading Evaheld’s story showed me thoughtful technology can protect family memories while still feeling warm, purposeful, personal, and genuinely human today.”

Celeste, Family storyteller

What Is Digital Legacy? Evaheld's Founding Story begins with a simple belief: memories, wishes, values and practical guidance deserve to be preserved with care, privacy and lasting connection.

Our vision is a world where connections are no longer lost, but are nurtured, maintained and everlasting.

— Our Vision

Our Mission

Preserving What Matters Most

We're on a mission to help families capture, preserve, and share their most meaningful memories — ensuring love and wisdom transcend time.

15,000+
Future Messages Safe
5,000+
Life Stories Captured
25+
Countries Reached
24,000+
Future Messages Created

Social Impact

Our Social Impact Initiatives

Hardship Assistance

We believe nothing should stand in the way of meaningful connection. Through our Hardship Assistance program, we support individuals facing financial or personal hardship, helping ensure access during life's most challenging moments.

Frontline Responders Initiative

We're proud to support frontline responders who give so much to their communities. This initiative recognises and honours their service by helping make Evaheld accessible to those who are there for others when it matters most.

Meet Our Founder

The People Behind Evaheld

A team united by a shared mission to help families preserve their connections forever.

Michelle Gomes

Michelle Gomes

Founder & CEO

"I know how fragile time can be — how quickly moments slip into memories, and how much we wish we'd held onto the small things."

Michelle created Evaheld to help people capture what matters most, so the voices, stories, and love we share don't fade with time.

Direk Sethi

Direk Sethi

CTO

"Because some stories should never be lost. Evaheld was created to help people preserve memories, messages, and legacy in a way that lasts beyond a lifetime."

Direk’s passion for legacy preservation drives him to ensure families can keep their most precious memories safe for generations to come.

Our Journey

Building a Legacy

From a personal mission to a movement helping thousands of families preserve their stories.

2021

The Seed is Planted

Evaheld is founded with a mission to help families preserve their most meaningful memories.

2022

Genesis Award Winner

Recognized at the Sydney Genesis Startup Competition for innovation in legacy preservation.

2023

Charli AI Launches

Introduced Charli, our AI companion, making memory preservation easier and more conversational.

2024

End to end Ecosystem

Expanded our ecosystem to include interconnected partner dashboards.

2025

Telstra

Named Championing Health Finalist at the Telstra Best of Business Awards.

2026

10,000 Families

Reached a milestone of helping over 10,000 families preserve their stories and legacy.

REAL FAMILIES. REAL EXPERIENCES.

See what changes when everything that matters has a place.

From preserving stories and future messages to documenting care wishes and important information, families share how Evaheld makes it easier to begin, stay connected and leave something meaningful behind.

★★★★★ 5/5 Verified Google reviews

Family story

"Your legacy: A gift that lasts forever"

See how families use Evaheld to send meaningful messages, preserve memories and create something their loved ones can return to — and add to — over time.

Partner recognition

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✦Awards & recognition
Winner University of Sydney Genesis Startup Competition 2022 Recognised for innovation in legacy preservation and advance care planning.
Winner Evaheld wins APAC Insider Business Awards 2024 Most Innovative Memorialisation & Care Planning Business 2024 — Social Impact Startup of the Year 2024
Corporate Vision Evaheld wins Australian Enterprise Awards 2025 Innovation & Advance Care Planning Company 2025 — Service Excellence 2025
Winner Evaheld wins APAC Insider Business Awards 2025 Most Compassionate Legacy Planning CEO 2025 — Michelle Gomes
Championing Health State Finalist Telstra Best of Business Awards 2025 Recognised for innovation in healthcare technology and legacy preservation.
01 How did Evaheld get started? Did · Evaheld · Get +
Evaheld was founded in 2021 after the team saw that families needed a way to preserve meaningful content beyond in-person support. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Sydney, the team could no longer provide this service in person. They realised this critical service needed to be accessible to everyone, no matter the circumstances. That's when Evaheld was born—to ensure families could preserve their memories and connections, come pandemic or what may.
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02 What inspired the founders to create Evaheld? Inspired · Founders · To +
Michelle Gomes was inspired by her work with the Newtown Blessing Box during lockdown, which revealed that connection is what people truly need. She wanted to help families preserve the voices, stories and moments they value before they are lost.
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03 What does the name "Evaheld" mean? Name · Evaheld · Mean +
Evaheld represents our vision of connections that are "ever held"—relationships and memories that are nurtured, maintained, and made everlasting. We believe that through preserving stories, voices, and wisdom, families can maintain their connections across time and generations.
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04 Who founded Evaheld and who leads it today? Who · Are · Cofounders +
Michelle Gomes is Evaheld's Founder & CEO and a community leader whose work in compassionate care and legacy planning has helped shape the platform's focus on human connection and preserving what matters most.
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05 What recognition has Evaheld received? Recognition · Has · Evaheld +
Evaheld has been recognised with multiple awards including: Winner of the Sydney Genesis Startup Competition (2022), Telstra Best of Business Awards Championing Health Finalist (2025), Innovation & Advance Care Planning Company of the Year (2025), Digital Transformation Award, and Michelle Gomes was named Most Compassionate Legacy Planning CEO (2025) by APAC Insider.
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06 What is Evaheld, and how does it help me preserve my legacy? Evaheld · It · Help +
Evaheld is an online legacy vault that unifies your life stories, advance care wishes and essential documents in one secure place. It centralises sentimental and practical content, guides you with an AI companion, and lets you share the right items with the right people at the right moment.
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07 Who is Evaheld actually for? Who · Evaheld · Actually +
Evaheld is for anyone who wants clarity about their legacy — individuals, families, carers, and adult children planning ahead. It suits every life stage, from young adults organising life admin to older Australians recording stories, care directives and estate documents in one secure, private vault.
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08 What makes Evaheld different from other legacy or memory preservation services? Makes · Evaheld · Different +
Evaheld connects stories, memories, future messages, advance care wishes, essential documents, passwords, emergency access and trusted people in one private Vault. Instead of preserving memories separately from practical planning, it helps families understand what matters, where it is, who should see it and when.
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09 How do i get started and what should i preserve first? Do · Get · Started +
Start with one urgent item — a treasured memory, a health wish, or a key document — and let Charli guide you with small prompts. Evaheld turns the first ten minutes into real progress, then helps you expand gradually into a complete, organised Legacy Vault at your own pace.
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10 Is my data secure? Data · Secure · In +
Yes. Your vault is private by default and protected with strong encryption, multi-factor authentication and Australian data hosting. You decide who can see each story, document or wish, and you can change or revoke that access at any time.
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11 Can i share my vault with family members while i am still alive? Share · Vault · Family +
Yes. Evaheld is private by default, and you can share selected Rooms, records, requests or content with specific family members, carers, executors or advisers while keeping the rest of your Vault private. Sharing is controlled by the Vault owner and can be tailored to the person and purpose.
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12 Can i purchase an Evaheld vault as a gift? Purchase · Subscription · Gift +
Yes. You can purchase an Evaheld Vault as a gift for a parent, grandparent or someone you care about. The recipient keeps control of their own private Vault, and the gift can help them begin stories, care planning or practical estate organisation without taking ownership away from them.
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