OpenOrigins is building a global trust layer for the internet’s media content, ensuring we can always tell what is real and what is fake.
As low-cost, highly-convincing synthetic media begins to saturate the internet, it becomes increasingly impossible to discern between what is real and what is fake online, threatening our understanding of reality and facilitating the spread of disinformation. OpenOrigins believes that content provenance is the answer, and that the only solution to provenance is decentralised trust.
We work by securing future content (securing proof of origin in our blockchain for newly captured media), and protecting the past (safeguarding media archives in the same blockchain). We are also exploring the value of licensing our secured, provably-human archives to AI companies for trusted model ingest.
Founded in 2021, we are venture-backed and are preparing to rapidly scale to tackle this growing challenge.
Our co-founders, Mansoor Ahmed-Rengers and Ari Abelson, have deep experience in blockchain, cybersecurity and scaling high-growth startups. We are currently a team of 12.
OpenOrigins aims to become the decentralised trust layer for the internet, by enabling people to prove their truth.
Above everything, we are a team united by belief in our mission, which motivates us to relentlessly pursue excellence to reach our goal. We are highly committed to delivering a great product.
In doing so, we embody excellence, integrity, passion, and growth. We reliably deliver, proactively drive progress, constantly innovate and quickly pivot.
Autonomy, trust and equality are important pillars of our team culture. We are building a healthy, compassionate community, who recognise each others’ achievements yet focus on collaborating to maximise outcomes.