Truthly

Our Story

Built for one reason. Truth.

Truthly started with a question Kayla couldn't get a straight answer to. It became a movement in 165+ countries.

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Countries Worldwide

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Co-founders on a mission

Jul 3

Founded on the Feast of St. Thomas

2024

Launched & Growing Fast

The Origin

It started with one question.

Kayla — Jake's wife, a convert to Catholicism — was discovering what the Church actually believes for the first time. The deeper she went, the more questions she had.

The internet gave her noise. Endless articles. Conflicting opinions.

There wasn't a fast, trustworthy way to understand what the Church actually teaches — especially in the moments when questions came up in real conversations and she wanted to explain the truth clearly and confidently.

Jake saw it. And he couldn't stop thinking about it.

The Founding

July 3, 2024.
The Feast of St. Thomas.

The apostle who needed to see to believe. Saint Thomas the Apostle is remembered as the disciple who needed to see before he believed. Today, he's recognized as the patron saint of questioners, seekers, and those searching for certainty.

It felt providential.

The mission of Truthly was never just to build another app. It was to help people know what's true, live it more intentionally, and share it more confidently than ever before.

To help people move from confusion to clarity. From searching to conviction. From passive belief to courageous action.

And ultimately, to help people live life to the full.

Seek. Live. Share.

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St. Thomas the Apostle

Jul 3

MMXXIV

Feast of
St. Thomas the Apostle

Our Mission

We exist to reintroduce the Truth to a world searching for it — and help people encounter it in everything.

Our Vision

Form bold Catholics who renew families, culture, and bring the Church to life again.

More than AI.

Truthly isn't only an AI app. We're also creating cutting-edge Catholic media. We're building real, in-person community. Because the goal was never just to build a tool. The goal was to share the faith with as many people as possible, in ways that will actually make a difference.

And more than all that, Truthly is a movement.

A movement of Catholics and seekers who want truth above all else — who pursue it, who share it with love, and who let it shape every part of how they live.

A movement of people who aren't content with the shallow life the world is selling — who want the eternal things instead: truth, goodness, and beauty.

A movement of people who aren't afraid to take risks for the Gospel, who are so in love with Jesus that they can't help but talk about Him, who are obsessed with building the Kingdom of God, because they believe — really believe — that it's the only way the world gets renewed.

The Team

Jacob Ciccarelli

Jacob Ciccarelli

Co-founder & CEO

Zac Johnson

Zac Johnson

Co-founder

Karim Chehade

Karim Chehade

Co-founder

Paul Kim

Paul Kim

Co-founder

Matt Fradd

Matt Fradd

Co-founder

Kai Kent

Kai Kent

Support & Operations

Edward Ryan

Edward Ryan

Chief Technology Officer

Liz Gonya

Liz Gonya

Product Designer

Matthew Ayers

Matthew Ayers

Founding Software Engineer

Thomas West

Thomas West

Videographer

Connor McLaughlin

Connor McLaughlin

Director of Institutional Partnerships

Christopher Quinn

Christopher Quinn

Creative Manager

Nick Falls

Nick Falls

Media Guru

Fr. Aaron Huber

Fr. Aaron Huber

Chaplain, Diocese of Charlotte

Jacob Ciccarelli

Jacob Ciccarelli

Co-founder & CEO

Zac Johnson

Zac Johnson

Co-founder

Karim Chehade

Karim Chehade

Co-founder

Paul Kim

Paul Kim

Co-founder

Matt Fradd

Matt Fradd

Co-founder

Kai Kent

Kai Kent

Support & Operations

Edward Ryan

Edward Ryan

Chief Technology Officer

Liz Gonya

Liz Gonya

Product Designer

Matthew Ayers

Matthew Ayers

Founding Software Engineer

Thomas West

Thomas West

Videographer

Connor McLaughlin

Connor McLaughlin

Director of Institutional Partnerships

Christopher Quinn

Christopher Quinn

Creative Manager

Nick Falls

Nick Falls

Media Guru

Fr. Aaron Huber

Fr. Aaron Huber

Chaplain, Diocese of Charlotte

In Partnership With

Lila Rose

Lila Rose

Austin Habash

Austin Habash

Ana Munley

Ana Munley

Sam Nunnally

Sam Nunnally

Brendan Gotta

Brendan Gotta

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