New look, still the highest-accuracy emotion engine.

New look, still the highest-accuracy emotion engine.

New look, still the highest-accuracy emotion engine.

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About Us

We are Valence

We are passionate about supporting the power of one’s unique voice beyond traditional expectations of communication.

Meet the Valence team

Founding Team

Chloe Duckworth

Chloe Duckworth

Co-founder & CEO

Co-founder & CEO

Shannon Brownlee

Shannon Brownlee

Co-founder & CTO

Co-founder & CTO

Our Mission

Valence exists to close the gap between human experience and machine intelligence. We build the emotional communication layer to give AI systems the capacity for functional emotional understanding.

AI alignment begins when systems understand not just intent, but impact.

We believe

Our core values we hold to heart

Emotional Intelligence

Emotion is a core part of human intelligence and communication.

Transparent Tech

Users should be choosers of how and when their data is used — and that trust is built through transparency, not complexity.

Connection First

We believe in designing tools that feel like an extension of human connection, not surveillance.

Fair Modeling

Honoring human difference means training on diverse and representative human datasets.

Humans in the Loop

AI performs best under human guidance, grounded in context, judgment, and accountability.

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Improve Customer Understanding with Emotion AI

Enhance every interaction with emotion AI