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SharpShark
Techstars '22Santiago, CL · Founded 2019 · 2 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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SharpShark is a Chilean legal technology company that applies blockchain records to copyright protection. Its tools are aimed at creators and rights holders who need to document and defend ownership of their work.
Also known as Sharp Shark · SharpShark.io
Investors · 2
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026SharpShark is a blockchain-based legal technology service for copyright protection and intellectual property management, aimed at companies and individual content creators. The product workflow covers three stages: protection, detection and enforcement. An author enters content into the SharpShark editor and, if it passes an originality check, the system generates a certificate of authorship — digital proof-of-authorship designed to satisfy requirements under the DMCA and the EU Copyright Directive, which the company describes as needing a timestamp, proof of identity and the content in immutable form.
After registration, the service monitors protected intellectual assets on a daily basis and notifies the rights holder when it finds an unauthorised publication online. If the client decides to act, SharpShark assists in preparing and sending a claim to the alleged infringer, with part of the required information autogenerated and step-by-step instructions provided. The company publishes case examples involving small media outlets copying articles without attribution, reposting of interview-based original content on government-affiliated platforms, and misuse of product imagery in advertising.
The offering has also been described as tokenized intellectual property and copyright protection on blockchain for journalists and photographers, and as a blockchain enterprise solution for intellectual property management.
Founding story
SharpShark was founded by Sasha Ivanova and Valeria Panina, who describe their approach to team building as compensating the weaknesses of one member with the strengths of another. The project is identified as Chilean and female-founded.
Business model
SharpShark operates as a software-as-a-service subscription. Customers pay per protected asset per month, with listed tiers of $100 for 50 articles, $500 for 300 articles and $700 for 1,000 articles, and a request-a-price option for other volumes. A demo programme offers one month of full product access with a set amount of credits in exchange for feedback, granted after a discovery call.
Recurring subscription revenue based on the number of protected content assets per month, at published tiers ranging from $100 to $700. Reported turnover was approximately $10,000 per month as of December 2021.
Traction
Reported turnover of around $10,000 per month as of December 2021, with a strong client presence in Chile and Argentina and pilot deployments in the United States and Russia. The company publishes client case studies involving small and large media outlets and a consumer product brand, and has been selected into Start-Up Chile (twice), The S Factory, the inaugural Filecoin Techstars Accelerator class and ICEX's Rising UP in Spain.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
SharpShark is listed among blockchain startups in the intellectual property and digital media categories, and among the Start-Up Chile portfolio of female-founded companies. The founders stated that the company had media visibility and traction in Latin America before approaching the European market, which they described as previously unfamiliar.
The founders position the use of blockchain for intellectual property as making the registration process substantially cheaper and faster than conventional routes, stating it is '100 times cheaper and 100 times faster.' The product combines proof-of-authorship certification aligned with DMCA and EUCD evidentiary requirements, automated daily infringement monitoring, and guided claim preparation in one workflow.
Technology
A blockchain-powered SaaS platform with a content editor and originality check that generates certificates of authorship, storing content in immutable form with a timestamp and proof of identity. A crawler checks protected assets daily for unauthorised publication online and triggers alerts, and a claim-generation component pre-fills much of the documentation needed to start a dispute.
Go-to-market
Distribution is direct, through the web application, an inbound demo request form and booked consultations for unresolved copyright cases. Growth has been supported by accelerator and government internationalisation programmes, including Start-Up Chile, the Filecoin Techstars Accelerator and ICEX's Rising UP in Spain, and by media coverage in Chilean and Spanish-language outlets. The founders state their strategy is to build around client needs and follow clients they can help into new markets.
Companies and individuals producing original content, including media outlets, journalists, photographers and product brands that need to document ownership and pursue unauthorised use.
Geography
Headquartered in Santiago, Chile. As of December 2021 the founders described a strong presence in Chile and Argentina, pilot schemes in the United States and Russia, and plans to establish operations in Spain across Madrid, Barcelona and Alicante, with Alicante chosen because the Intellectual Property Office is located there.
History
The company was part of the Start-Up Chile ecosystem, appearing in its portfolio as a female-founder startup that took part in The S Factory, a pre-acceleration programme for women leaders; the founders stated they won the Start-Up Chile programme twice. The company also appeared in press coverage of the inaugural class of the Filecoin Techstars Accelerator run by Techstars and Protocol Labs. In December 2021 the founders described raising a seed round from NEM Ventures and joining the ICEX-Invest in Spain 'Rising UP in Spain' programme, selected among 15 projects from 350 applications, to support a European expansion.
Compiled by commissioned research from 5 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
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Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsSharpShark was selected as one of 15 projects out of 350 applications for the ICEX-Invest in Spain 'Rising UP in Spain' programme, receiving visa, market-entry, tax and company-formation support. The founders stated plans to establish presence in Madrid, Barcelona and Alicante, the latter chosen for proximity to the Intellectual Property Office.
Founders stated in an interview that SharpShark raised a seed round from NEM Ventures and won the Start-Up Chile programme twice.
Listed in the Start-Up Chile portfolio as a female-founder company that took part in The S Factory, a pre-acceleration programme for women founders.
The company's site cites press coverage of Techstars and Protocol Labs announcing the inaugural class of the Filecoin Techstars Accelerator and its 12 participating startups.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 5
primary sources listed
- SharpSharksharpshark.io · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SharpShark do?
- Chilean blockchain SaaS that issues proof-of-authorship certificates and monitors and enforces content copyright.
- Who are SharpShark's investors?
- SharpShark's investors include Techstars, NEM Ventures.
- Where is SharpShark headquartered?
- SharpShark is headquartered in Santiago, CL.