Keybase aims to make public-key encryption accessible to mainstream users by hiding crypto complexity behind simple, auditable interfaces. The company is open source and runs a bug bounty program to encourage transparency and security. It bases users' public keys on social identities to simplify verification. The team is developing messaging and file-sharing apps that will use Keybase for encrypted communication. Founders Max Krohn and Chris Coyne, who left OkCupid in 2013, are leading product development. The company has not finalized a monetization strategy and says it will not rely on ad support.

Total raised

$11M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Jul 2015