Championing Health - Telstra Best of Business Awards
Every family deserves to be remembered.
Evaheld was born from a simple belief: that every person's story matters, and no family should lose their connection to those they love.
Our vision is a world where connections are no longer lost, but are nurtured, maintained and everlasting.
— Our Vision
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.
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.
The People Behind Evaheld
Two Michelles united by a shared mission to help families preserve their connections forever.
Michelle Gomes
Co-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.
Michelle Costa
Co-founder & CFO
"I would've given anything to have a video of my father, to hear his voice, see his face in motion and to feel his love."
After losing her father to dementia, Michelle vowed to help others preserve their loved ones' voices and stories before it's too late.
Direk Sethi
CTO
"Building Evaheld from the ground up has been more than code—it's about creating a space where memories are preserved forever."
Direk architected and built the entire Evaheld platform through multiple iterations, crafting every layer of the full-stack system. His passion for legacy preservation drives him to ensure families can keep their most precious memories safe for generations to come.
How Evaheld Began
For years and in a personal capacity, cofounders Michelle Gomes and Michelle Costa had been helping terminally ill people create content for their loved ones, safekeeping it and then delivering it for them after their death. Then unexpectedly, Sydney was thrown into the first COVID lockdown and they could no longer help people create content, this was devastating and they just knew something had to be done, this service had to be accessible to people no matter what, come pandemic or what may.
At this time, Michelle Gomes decided to keep busy by helping friends set up a little old cupboard with food items, which became known as the Newtown Blessing Box, and soon it was serving hundreds of people every day, inspiring a string of street pantries. But what really struck Michelle Gomes, was that just like her experiences helping people create content for their loved ones had little to do with the content, these street pantries had very little to do with food at all— although that did help— they were in fact a conduit for connection, with countless people pouring past each day simply to connect with each other, the community and to feel connected.
For Michelle Costa, it was her father's experience which really augmented her commitment to memorialising people, because after the death of her father who had battled dementia for over a decade, she did not have any personalised content from him or featuring him, except for old family photos. She would've given anything to have a video of him, to hear his voice (which she now finds hard to recall), see his face in motion and to feel his love, not only for herself but also for her children. Through Evaheld, she vowed that if she can help other people who have felt the loss of loved ones to degenerative diseases, often long before their deaths, then she would.
It was the culmination of these experiences that really laid the foundations for Evaheld, because once all is said and done, connection is all we have.
Building a Legacy
From a personal mission to a movement helping thousands of families preserve their stories.
The Seed is Planted
Evaheld is founded with a mission to help families preserve their most meaningful memories.
Genesis Award Winner
Recognized at the Sydney Genesis Startup Competition for innovation in legacy preservation.
Charli AI Launches
Introduced Charli, our AI companion, making memory preservation easier and more conversational.
End to end Ecosystem
Expanded our ecosystem to include interconnected partner dashboards.
Telstra
Named Championing Health Finalist at the Telstra Best of Business Awards.
10,000 Families
Reached a milestone of helping over 10,000 families preserve their stories and legacy.
Our Partners
Trusted by families, professionals, and care organisations across Australia.
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