Inrupt is a company.
Inrupt has raised $46.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Key people at Inrupt.
Inrupt has raised $46.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Inrupt has raised $46.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Inrupt's investors include Glasswing Ventures, Gradient Ventures.
Key people at Inrupt.
Inrupt is an enterprise software company that builds infrastructure for user-controlled data management, powering Data Wallets and Agentic Wallets based on the open-source Solid protocol.[1][2][4] Co-founded by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, it enables organizations in sectors like financial services, retail, government, healthcare, and media/telco to create secure, interoperable applications where users own and consent to share their data, addressing privacy issues in AI and web services.[1][2][7] Its core product, Enterprise Solid Server (ESS) and Enterprise Wallet Infrastructure, allows enterprises and governments to host scalable Pods—personal online data stores—fostering a shift to a user-centric web with compliant, authentic data flows.[1][7][8] Growth includes global partnerships (US, UK, Europe, APAC) and pilots with entities like BBC and Digital Flanders, building momentum amid rising data privacy demands.[1][7]
Inrupt was founded in 2017 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the World Wide Web inventor, and John Bruce, a serial entrepreneur with experience as co-founder and CEO of cybersecurity firm Resilient (now IBM).[1][4][6][8] The idea emerged from Berners-Lee's frustration with Web 2.0's data monopolies; he developed the Solid protocol at MIT as an open standard to restore user control via Pods, where individuals store data accessible only with consent.[1][3][8] Publicly launched in late 2018 as a "mid-course correction" for the web, Inrupt quickly gained traction from industries seeking data-trust solutions, evolving from open-source advocacy to enterprise-grade products like ESS in 2020.[6][8] Early milestones include raising ~$20M and securing pilots, humanizing its mission to make the web a public good serving humanity.[3][6][8]
Inrupt rides the Web 3.0 trend of decentralized, user-empowered data amid AI's data hunger and privacy backlash (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), positioning Pods/Data Wallets as the "next evolution" post-browsers (Web 1.0) and apps (Web 2.0).[1][2][9] Timing aligns with agentic AI needing consented, authentic user data for personalization without central silos, amplified by market forces like regulatory scrutiny and trust erosion in big tech.[2][7][9] It influences the ecosystem by open-sourcing Solid (via community/consortium), enabling developers/governments to build interoperable services, and partnering globally to spark data-driven innovation where users—not platforms—control value.[1][3][5][7]
Inrupt is poised to lead Agentic Wallets as AI integrates user-curated data, with ESS expansions targeting more enterprise pilots and Solid's W3C momentum driving adoption.[1][2] Trends like AI privacy regs and decentralized identity will accelerate its growth, potentially evolving influence from niche innovator to web infrastructure standard—echoing Berners-Lee's original vision of an open, human-centric internet now vital for sustainable data economies.[1][6][9]
Inrupt has raised $46.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $30.0M Series A in December 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2021 | $30.0M Series A | Glasswing Ventures, Gradient Ventures | |
| Nov 1, 2019 | $6.0M Seed | Glasswing Ventures, Gradient Ventures | |
| Mar 1, 2019 | $10.0M Seed | Glasswing Ventures, Gradient Ventures |
