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cipherstash

Brooklyn, US · Founded 2021 · Delaware corporation · 9 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors

CipherStash provides queryable, field-level encryption for Postgres databases, keeping data encrypted while applications use it and allowing decryption only under identity-bound access policies. It targets development and security teams needing compliance (PCI DSS 4, HIPAA, SOC 2) with support for stores like Supabase, Neon, and RDS and plugins for Drizzle, Prisma, Auth0, and Clerk.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Founders & leadership

cipherstash was founded in 2021 by Daniel Draper and Dan Draper.

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Daniel DraperCo-founder
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Dan DraperinCEO and Founder

Investors · 3

AirTree VenturesSydney · $132K – $16.5M
Black Nova VCSydney · $100K
SixThirty VenturesreportedSt. Louis · $100K – $250K

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$6.2M disclosed across 3 rounds · 2021–2023

▶$2.9MraisedAug 2023 · 12 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Daniel DraperExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$3.2M
Amount sold
$2.9M
First sale
Aug 2023
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2021
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$210KraisedDec 2022 · 7 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Daniel DraperExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$250K
Amount sold
$210K
First sale
Nov 2022
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2021
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$3MraisedSep 2021 · 23 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Daniel DraperExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$3M
Amount sold
$3M
First sale
Sep 2021
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2021
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Competitors · 3

by search overlap
Crunchy Data10 shared keywordsCrunchy Data provides a certified, enterprise-grade distribution of the open source PostgreSQL relational database, bundled with security, high availability, backup/restore, monitoring, and administration tooling. It serves organizations running PostgreSQL across public cloud, on-premise, and hybrid infrastructure with expert support.
Tiger Data10 shared keywordsTiger Data, creators of TimescaleDB, builds a Postgres-based time-series database for fast ingest, efficient storage, and real-time analytics at scale. It targets industrial, energy, and robotics systems, offering tiered storage, columnar compression, and hybrid retrieval across cloud and Postgres ecosystems.
EDB9 shared keywordsEDB develops database software built on PostgreSQL, enabling enterprises to deploy transactional, analytical, and AI workloads in a unified architecture across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. The company provides governance, support, and migration tools to help organizations modernize applications and reduce total cost of ownership.

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Frequently asked questions

What does cipherstash do?
CipherStash provides queryable, field-level encryption for Postgres databases, keeping data encrypted while applications use it and allowing decryption only under identity-bound access policies. It targets development and security teams needing compliance (PCI DSS 4, HIPAA, SOC 2) with support for stores like Supabase, Neon, and RDS and plugins for Drizzle, Prisma, Auth0, and Clerk.
Who founded cipherstash?
cipherstash was founded by Daniel Draper, Dan Draper in 2021.
Who are cipherstash's investors?
cipherstash's investors include AirTree Ventures, Black Nova VC, SixThirty Ventures.
How much funding has cipherstash raised?
cipherstash has disclosed $6.2M raised across 3 rounds.
Where is cipherstash headquartered?
cipherstash is headquartered in Brooklyn, US.