What exactly is Oria?

Oria is an all-in-one platform that provides organizations with the tools to find people, collect their authentic oral histories, and build a secure, lasting digital archive.

Oria is designed for any organization and individual that serves as a keeper of history.

How is Oria different from other tools?

Oria provides a branded portal, centralized campaign management, secure archiving, and easy tools for sharing the stories you collect.

How can my organization start using Oria?

Schedule a personalized demo with our team to see how Oria can help your organization build a living archive.

Who We Build For

Built for Every Community With a Story to Tell.

Q: What is a 'Storytelling Portal'?

The Storytelling Portal is a custom, branded webpage where community members can view campaigns and submit their memories.

Q: What happens during a demo?

A demo is a virtual session where our team shows the platform, answers questions, and recommends how Oria can support your goals.

Whether you are a major institution or an individual storyteller, Oria gives you the infrastructure to launch your own library and collect stories at a scale that was never possible before.

See how it works

Book a Demo

Who We Build For

Built for Every Community With a Story to Tell.

Whether you are a major institution or an individual storyteller, Oria gives you the infrastructure to launch your own library and collect stories at a scale that was never possible before.

See how it works

Book a Demo

Our Solution

A Living Engine for Memory

We built Oria to be the trusted storytelling engine your community deserves. Instead of wrestling with scattered flash drives and chaotic file folders, you get a seamless, empathetic space designed entirely around the human experience. Oria quietly handles the logistics, so you can focus on the stories.

Safeguard every voice

Gather authentic narratives directly from your community in a comfortable, guided space.

Build a lasting legacy

Grow a highly searchable, secure digital archive of lived experiences.

Activate your history

Share meaningful highlights to honor participants and forge unbreakable community bonds.

Automate the archiving

Ensure every submitted story is automatically structured, tagged, and preserved.

Trusted by Leading Institutions & Community Organizations

Who We Build For

Built for Every Community With a Story to Tell

Whether you are a major institution or an individual storyteller, Oria gives you the infrastructure to launch your own library and collect stories at a scale that was never possible before.

Libraries & Museums

Preserve local history and build living exhibits with authentic community voices.

Local history museum staff using Oria to collect and curate community oral histories.

Therapist reviewing client stories within Oria’s secure narrative therapy tool.

Theraphists & Counselors

Provide a secure, structured space for narrative therapy and guided reflection.

Senior Care Centers

Safeguard the memories of older generations for their families and communities.

Senior care resident using Oria storytelling app for memory care and reflection.

Designed for Keepers of History

Oria empowers any organization to become a center for oral history and community connection.

"What you have here is valuable. It would work well here at the Library of Congress."

Stephen

Library of Congress

"We want to say thank you because Oria is a great tool for us, to be honest."

Paul

Prince George’s County Memorial Library

Our Team

Built by People Who Believe History Belongs to Everyone

Oria is built by a team of technologists, historians, designers, and mission-driven operators spanning six countries: the United States, China, Turkey, Afghanistan, Brazil, and Korea. We share one conviction: that the tools to preserve history should be available to every community, not just the ones with resources.

About Us

FAQ

What is Oria?

Oria is an oral history and storytelling platform that helps organizations collect, archive, and share community stories. It provides tools for outreach, guided submissions, campaign management, and digital preservation.

Who uses Oria?

Libraries, museums, senior care centers, therapists, nonprofits, cultural institutions, and local government organizations.

What makes Oria different?

Unlike basic recording tools, Oria offers a complete end-to-end system: custom community portals, organized archives, analytics, secure storage, and sharing tools—all in one platform.

What is a "Storytelling Portal"?

The Storytelling Portal is a central hub where your community members can learn about your storytelling campaigns and submit their memories directly to your archive.

How do organizations get started?

Book a demo to get a personalized walkthrough and a tailored onboarding plan.

What happens during a demo?

A demo is a one-on-one virtual meeting where our team will show you the Oria platform in action. We will answer your questions and explore how our features can be tailored to fit your specific needs, whether it's for fundraising, historical preservation, or community engagement.

Priceless Stories Are Lost Every Day

They are tragically lost because the profound act of collection has historically been vastly too complicated for everyday people.

Oria relentlessly removes those barriers completely. We provide the meticulously structured, comprehensive storytelling engine truly needed to seamlessly capture, archive, and share memories forever.

Book a Demo

Priceless Stories Are Lost Every Day

They are tragically lost because the profound act of collection has historically been vastly too complicated for everyday people.

Oria relentlessly removes those barriers completely. We provide the meticulously structured, comprehensive storytelling engine truly needed to seamlessly capture, archive, and share memories forever.

Book a Demo

Priceless Stories Are Lost Every Day

They are tragically lost because the profound act of collection has historically been vastly too complicated for everyday people.

Oria relentlessly removes those barriers completely. We provide the meticulously structured, comprehensive storytelling engine truly needed to seamlessly capture, archive, and share memories forever.

Book a Demo