Gliph is a mobile app that combines bitcoin payments with secure messaging and pseudonymous identity features. Its main components are cloaked e-mail addresses, end-to-end encrypted messaging (AES-256), and an in-line "no-wallet" intra-wallet payment flow that sends between online wallets rather than exposing bitcoin addresses. The app connects to hosted wallet services such as Coinbase, Blockchain.info, and BIPS and can create a Coinbase wallet for users who don't already have one. Gliph is available on Android and iPhone and has seen use for peer-to-peer transactions such as Craigslist sales. The company plans to use its latest funding to improve ease of use and grow the user base, and is relocating from Oregon to California. The product includes a lockdown privacy option that prevents the company from decrypting a user's communications if the user forgoes password reset assistance. Gliph is a Portland, Oregon-based digital identity platform that recently launched a peer-to-peer solution to send and receive Bitcoin. The P2P service lets users connect their account to a Coinbase Bitcoin wallet and send Bitcoin to other users via a text-messaging interface. The service is available for free on the Apple App Store, Google Play, and as a web application. The company is led by co-founder and CEO Rob Banagale. Gliph is participating in Boost VC’s accelerator, which accompanies funding with housing, office space and mentorship. The article notes the company is raising capital through that program but does not provide additional operating metrics. Gliph is a Portland, Oregon–based startup founded in January 2012 by CEO Rob Banagale that provides a platform for private communication and secure personal information management. Its cross-platform applications deliver encrypted text messaging and personal information exchange. The company uses security measures to ensure users’ conversations and personal data are signed and encrypted in transit and prior to being stored on its servers. Gliph has launched apps available on the App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch and on the Android Marketplace. Financially, the company was selected by Portland Seed Fund for a $25,000 investment. No other financial metrics or future product plans were detailed in the article.

Total raised

$0M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Sep 2013