# Holonym Foundation

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/holonym-foundation

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Wilmington, US
- Website: www.holonym.id
- Total disclosed funding: $5.5M
- Latest round: Seed (Aug 16, 2024)
- Investors on record: 12

## About

Based in the US and founded in 2022 by co-founders Nanak Khalsa and Shady Damaty, Ph.D., Holonym Foundation operates as a provider of a decentralized identity platform that offers privacy-preserving KYC and proof of personhood solutions to organizations and individuals worldwide. In August 2024, Holonym Foundation raised USD 5.5 million in seed funding co-led by Finality Capital Partners and Paper Ventures, with participation from Draper Dragon, Arrington Capital, Lightshift Capital, Zero Dao, Spaceship DAO, UDHC Finance, Selini Capital, Protagonist, Fusion Fund, and Zero Knowledge Ventures.

The company provides a decentralized identity platform that offers zero-knowledge identity solutions to digital users. The platform’s services include human key generation, secure identity verification, and digital personhood solutions. Moreover, the firm offers protocols like Mishti Network for human key derivation, Zeronym for digital identity proof, and Silk as a user interface for secure interactions. Additionally, the firm also provides services such as programmable privacy and threshold encryption for sensitive data.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Aug 16, 2024, $5.5M — Fusion Fund, Finality Capital Partners, Selini Capital, Lightshift Capital Management, UDHC Finance, Protagonist, Spaceship DAO, Zero Dao, Paper Ventures, Draper Dragon, Zero Knowledge Ventures, Arrington Capital

## Investors

- Fusion Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/fusion-fund) — Seed
- Finality Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/finality-capital-partners) — Seed
- Selini Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/selini-capital) — Seed
- Lightshift Capital Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lightshift-capital-management) — Seed
- UDHC Finance (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/udhc-finance) — Seed
- Protagonist (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/protagonist) — Seed
- Spaceship DAO — Seed
- Zero Dao — Seed
- Paper Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/paper-ventures) — Seed
- Draper Dragon (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/draper-dragon) — Seed
- Zero Knowledge Ventures — Seed
- Arrington Capital — Seed