I remember the first time I met Nigel. It was back in 2015, when at my previous startup we started investigating homomorphic encryption. One thing that struck me was how practical Nigel was in terms of technology. Our first discussion wasn’t about some hypothetical future breakthrough, but rather about immediate…

How Ethereum’s standardization efforts created the most innovative ecosystem to date. — Few people remember this, but back in the 90s, Web 1.0 was running on a fully decentralized infrastructure: anyone could host a server, and every computer on the internet would act as a relay between browsers and servers. As people started building applications on the internet, a set of standards…

When we think about how to build our team, the first thing we think about is the culture we want to create. At Zama, we are a community of passionate people working on solving some of the biggest privacy and security challenges. …

I started angel investing in 2019 following the acquisition of my previous startup. 20 deals or so later, here is what I have learned and what I’ll be betting on next. — In 2019, following the acquisition of my startup Snips, I began to delve into the world of angel investing. While there are many online articles, blogs and threads about angel investing, none really addressed the particularity of deep tech. …

A technique called homomorphic encryption is about to radically change how we guarantee privacy online. — I have to admit to committing a crime. In 1999, when I was 14 years old, I helped a friend create a social network that became quite popular with teenagers. It had all the features of a modern social network: a profile page, photo albums, and the ability to send…

Following the acquisition of my previous startup Snips, I am now moving on to new projects. Here are the things I will focus on, as an entrepreneur and investor. — There is a big gap today in Europe where very few people make bets on technologies that might take 10 years to mature, whether due to technology readiness, government regulation or market adoption. But cracking some of these could mean solving some of the biggest challenges we face today. …

Today, we are announcing that Snips will become part of Sonos! We are tremendously excited about this opportunity to bring a more immersive and differentiated voice experience for Sonos customers around the world. Snips was founded with a simple vision: that artificial intelligence could change the way humans and machines…

We‘re shutting down the Snips AIR Token Sale and refunding all our buyers. Here’s what we learned in the process. — Let’s get straight to the point: we failed our ICO. Despite receiving significant contributions, we did not hit our target. This might seem like a step back in our vision, but in fact, it’s just part of the game of building an ambitious startup. There are many resources online about…

Written by Dr Rand Hindi (CEO) & Dr Joseph Dureau (CTO). — *We are updating all the content about the AIR token, stay tuned! Our goal at Snips has always been to create voice assistants that are Private by Design: we should know nothing about what our users are doing. This zero-data approach creates a number of challenges however, as training machine…