Self (Seed)
Funding Details
Awarder
Inbox
Date Award
November 13, 2025
Vertical
Identity Verification
Funding Amount
$9,000,000
Company Info
Organizations Involved
Google Cloud, Aave, Velodrome
Founders
Rene Reinsberg, Marek Olszewski, Eric Nakagawa
Market
Privacy-preserving identity verification
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Coinvestors
Casey Neistat, Fireweed Ventures, Greenfield Capital Partners, Hart Lambur, Jill Carson, Julien Bouteloup, Sandeep Nailwal, SoftBank Capital, Spearhead, Sreeram Kannan, Startup Capital Ventures, Verda Ventures
Company Description

Self Protocol is a proof-of-humanity and identity solution that leverages zero-knowledge technology to verify personhood and unique characteristics, such as age and country of residence, without disclosing sensitive information. Self is leading a human-first, secure internet by enabling privacy-preserving identity verification for users in 174+ countries.

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