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OPAQUE

San Francisco, US · Founded 2021 · 50 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors

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OPAQUE provides a hardware-enforced trust layer for AI systems that enables organizations to run AI on sensitive data with independently verifiable proof of data protection. The platform combines software governance with confidential computing to constrain agent behavior and prevent unauthorized data access.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Founders & leadership

OPAQUE was founded in 2021 by Ion Stoica, Raluca Ada Popa, Rishabh Poddar, Chester Leung, and Wenting Zheng.

ISIon Stoica
Ion StoicaCo-Founder
RARaluca Ada Popa
Raluca Ada PopaCo-Founder
RPRishabh Poddar
Rishabh PoddarCo-Founder and CTO
CLChester Leung
Chester LeungCo-Founder
WZWenting Zheng
Wenting ZhengCo-Founder
AFAaron Fulkerson
Aaron FulkersonCEOAaron Fulkerson founded MindTouch, a digital collaboration platform, and later served as VP and GM at ServiceNow where he led product growth in Customer Workflows and created ServiceNow Impact. He is now CEO of OPAQUE, which provides hardware-enforced trust and data protection for AI systems.
ISImran Siddique
Imran SiddiqueChief Platform OfficerImran Siddique spent 18 years at Microsoft working on infrastructure including SQL Azure, Azure provisioning and billing systems, and Code Search. He founded the Agent Governance Toolkit, an open-source runtime governance framework for AI agents stewarded by the Linux Foundation, before becoming Chief Platform Officer at OPAQUE Systems, where he leads development of hardware-enforced trust layers for AI systems.

Investors · 4

Storm Ventureslisted by Storm VenturesPalo Alto

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Walden Catalystlisted by Walden CatalystSan Francisco · $550K

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Race CapitalreportedPalo Alto · $250K – $2M

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

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Founder mafia

2 people who came through OPAQUE went on to found or lead other companies.

Tae Hea NahmInvestorFounded Storm VenturesSaharsh AgrawalSoftware EngineerFounded Surface Labs

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In the news

Opaque Raises $24M in Series B at $300M Valuationfinsmes.com · Feb 2026

Frequently asked questions

What does OPAQUE do?
OPAQUE provides a hardware-enforced trust layer for AI systems that enables organizations to run AI on sensitive data with independently verifiable proof of data protection. The platform combines software governance with confidential computing to constrain agent behavior and prevent unauthorized data access.
Who founded OPAQUE?
OPAQUE was founded by Ion Stoica, Raluca Ada Popa, Rishabh Poddar, Chester Leung, Wenting Zheng in 2021.
Who are OPAQUE's investors?
OPAQUE's investors include Intel Capital, Storm Ventures, Walden Catalyst, Race Capital.
Where is OPAQUE headquartered?
OPAQUE is headquartered in San Francisco, US.