Black-owned Tech Company Raises $3.5 Million to Combat Online Bullying 221 Founders of a Southern California startup called Yappa World Inc. are on a path to bring back civil conversation online. Founders Jennifer Dyer (not pictured) and Kiaran Sim. credit- LinkedIn Online trolling, bullying, and spamming are annoying online problems most internet users may encounter at some point in time. Founders Jennifer Dyer and Kiaran Sim created an app to help with unpleasant digital messiness. According to a 2019 press release, the Southern California startup called Yappa World Inc. debuted a free audio and video commenting tool for news and entertainment sites, blogs, and all publisher websites. Audio-only or video comments called “Yaps” transcend the traditional text-based approach of online communications. Instead, website visitors would record an audio-only or video clip of their comment. It could be embedded into the Yappa plugin on articles or blog posts, not typed.