Memorial Infrastructure
Still With Us is building the foundational systems that ensure human memory is preserved, authenticated, and accessible across generations.
Designed for families, trusted partners, and future custodians of memory.
Melbourne, Australia · Still With Us Pty Ltd
"Memory persists emotionally.
It fails systemically."
The Problem
What we remember is not the problem.
How it survives is.
A New Category
Still With Us is not simply a memorial product company. It is building a system for continuity.
We are building an integrated system that combines physical memorial artifacts, non-custodial digital memory architecture, provenance-linked identity records, and long-term continuity frameworks.
Personalised memorial artifacts designed for identity, presence, and long-term continuity. Physical anchors within a broader memorial system.
Custom memorial artifact · Melbourne, Australia
Non-custodial architecture designed to reduce lock-in and preserve continuity without taking custodial ownership of memory. The system structures access and reference rather than permanent media custody.
Provenance systems linking memorial records to identity, authorship, and verification over time. Chain-of-custody, tamper-evident records, and verifiable reference points.
Custodian frameworks designed to support access, transfer, and preservation across generations. Memory is not meaningfully preserved unless it can be handed forward.
Trust & Governance
Systems intended to preserve memory across generations must be governed with clarity, restraint, and accountability. Function alone is not sufficient. Trust must be designed into the model.
Non-custodial architecture. User media is not intended to be held as a custodial asset of the platform. Individuals and families retain primary ownership and control. Our model is designed to reduce dependency on any single platform.
The system is designed to reduce single points of failure in access and continuity. It uses structured referencing, repair logic, and preservation pathways intended to support long-term resilience.
Systems account for death, inactivity, and organisational change. Custodianship is defined rather than assumed. Continuity should not depend on any single individual.
"Memory is not an asset class. It is a responsibility."
Partner With Us
Operating Principles
The platform is designed to avoid permanent custodial ownership of personal memory assets. We structure access and continuity — not storage and control.
The system is oriented toward transfer, repair, and long-term access rather than dependency. If access breaks, there are mechanisms to restore it.
Provenance, identity, and authorship are treated as structural concerns. Records should remain attributable over time, not merely stored.
Still With Us Pty Ltd is incorporated and developed within an Australian corporate and governance context. Physical products are locally crafted in Melbourne.
We are an early-stage company building toward a complete system. Partnerships, pilots, and institutional collaboration are welcomed at this stage.
51% of designated distributable profits are directed to defined impact initiatives — a structural commitment, not a discretionary one. That floor grows with us.
Mission & Impact
"A structural commitment, not a discretionary one."
A minimum of 51% of designated distributable profits is directed toward impact initiatives addressing extreme poverty — specifically supporting children through nutrition, medical care, and education.
This is not a campaign, seasonal initiative, or discretionary gesture. It is built into the operating philosophy of the company as a standing allocation commitment — from day one, and increasing as we grow.
As the system grows, participation increases and the impact base compounds over time. The intention is not only to preserve memory, but to ensure that remembrance contributes to measurable good beyond itself.
Clean water access initiatives — supported through memorial participation
Origin
Still With Us did not begin as a product idea. It began with a gap.
Following the passing of his grandfather, founder Ben Ferguson experienced what most families do: objects remained, photographs existed, and stories were shared — but there was no structure holding them together.
In the weeks that followed, something became clear. The issue was not emotional. It was structural. Memories were fragmented across platforms not designed to last. Access depended on accounts and systems that would not endure. Physical memorials remained — often without context, connection, or continuity.
There was care. There was meaning. But there was no infrastructure.
The response was not to create another memorial product, but to begin building a system: one designed to preserve memory, support identity, maintain access, and carry continuity beyond any single individual.
That question extended further: if memory persists — what should it make possible? The answer shaped the company. Still With Us is designed so that remembrance does not end with reflection. It contributes forward — structurally, measurably, and continuously.
Not a feature. Not a brand. A layer of infrastructure.
What We Build Must Outlast Us
People deserve to be remembered with care, continuity, and integrity. If you are a family, partner, or organisation aligned with this work, we would welcome a conversation.
