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Confidencial
Founded 2021 · 3,197 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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Confidencial provides data-centric security technology that protects sensitive information automatically at the point of creation or ingestion, for organizations across industries handling confidential documents and data.
Founders & leadership
Confidencial was founded in 2021 by Karim Eldefrawy.
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Karim EldefrawyCTO & Co-FounderCTO and co-founder of Confidencial, Karim Eldefrawy has over 20 years of experience in computer science, security, and privacy in distributed systems, with particular expertise in cryptography and secure computation; he previously led DARPA-funded research projects and holds 32 U.S. patents.
Investors · 2
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Non-dilutive funding · 1 SBIR/STTR award
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase ISTTR | 2023 | $69.9K |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Confidencial do?
- Confidencial provides data-centric security technology that protects sensitive information automatically at the point of creation or ingestion, for organizations across industries handling confidential documents and data.
- Who founded Confidencial?
- Confidencial was founded by Karim Eldefrawy in 2021.
- Who are Confidencial's investors?
- Confidencial's investors include First Spark Ventures, Llc, Perot Jain.