Skiff offers an end-to-end encrypted document editor that mirrors many Google Docs capabilities while preventing Skiff from accessing users' documents. The company emphasizes decentralization, partnering with Protocol Labs to store encrypted files on IPFS and integrating MetaMask for portable crypto-wallet sign-in. Skiff is expanding beyond documents toward communication features and support for sharing additional kinds of data. The product is positioned as a privacy-first collaboration platform and the founders describe a goal of becoming the application layer for the decentralized web. The startup reports more than 20,000 users and a globally distributed team of about 15 employees. Its recent fundraising activity has strengthened its financial position to pursue these product expansions. Skiff is a document editor with a Google Docs‑like interface that uses end-to-end encryption so only users and invited collaborators can access documents. The product supports real-time writing and collaboration while keeping content private; the team likens its underlying messaging approach to WhatsApp or Signal, sending encrypted document fragments that are reassembled in a collaborative workspace. Skiff has published a technical whitepaper, begun open-sourcing parts of its codebase, and undergone at least one comprehensive security audit. The company also counts advisors from the Signal Foundation and Trail of Bits. Since a soft launch via invites, thousands of users — including journalists, research scientists and human rights lawyers — use Skiff daily, and about 8,000 people are on the waitlist. The company plans to use recent seed funding to grow the team and build out the platform.

Total raised

$14M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Mar 2022