I wanted to create an app that not only introduces users to new people but gives new acquaintances something to do and a secure place to interact. In an age where technology gives us tools that make our lives easier it can be argued that tech has also driven us apart. We see constant arguing littered through the comment sections of social media sites and our heads buried in our phones. With the frustration of apps that encourage swipe right or left or scroll up and down for content came the thought to build something that in an adventurous way encourages a deeper connection. With PyraTex we are creating a place that ensures your content is protected where in the confines of a secure wall you are able to be yourself. The idea then sparked “If you want something protected you put a lock on it” and so you have PyraTex.

PyraTex is everything your imagination can do with a lock and key. The app’s goal is to give you a place your content is secure and where you are able to be vulnerable behind a secure firewall. For example, if you want to share your posted content you can easily set a lock and the key only to those you want to see your content. If you do decide to lock your content and only those that find the correct key can access it, you are able to create a deeper connection and welcoming first impression. Think of the features of this app as tools to use logic and your imagination to show how you see A connects to Z using Key “A” to Unlock “Z”. Using your imagination in this setting introduces yourself to others in a more intimate way. If you are a math wiz make your lock a math problem and your key the solution. If you like art make your lock Mona Lisa and your key Da Vinci.

I remember for my 10th Birthday my dad created for my friends and I a Treasure Hunt and we had a blast. Scavenger Hunts were then a part of every Easter as a new tradition. With the frustration of apps creating the same thing but painted differently I wanted to make something that was indeed different. I wanted a safe place for people to meet and learn something new while having something fun to do. What is more fun that going on treasure hunts? I believe there is no better way to create a bond or build a relationship than to go out into the unknown and solve clues searching for riches. Relationships whether friendly or romantic there is no greater way to test its strength in a bend or break kind of way then to work together to find buried loot. If someone finds the loot first then there is always the opportunity to learn from defeat and push forward as long as you had fun and you found what the true definition of 'riches' is.

Happy Hunting!

• Blaine Stewart
• Founder, PyraTex