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Sia
Sia is the world’s safest cloud storage, by design. It offers a decentralized cloud storage platform where users are in control of their data. The network has no central access point, is sustained by community donations, and is free from profit motives.
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Description
Sia is a decentralized cloud storage platform that prioritizes user control and data security. Its design is fundamentally decentralized, meaning there is no central point of failure or access, no gatekeepers, and no need for expensive hardware. To ensure privacy, Sia splits each file into small, encrypted shards, which are then jumbled and distributed across its global network, making it impossible for Sia or any third party to see the data. The platform's security is designed to be insurmountable, leveraging multiple security layers and knowledge asymmetries to render malicious attacks impossible or highly improbable. Sia's architecture also enables distributed workloads and parallel data retrieval, resulting in high performance, resilience, and protection against outages. As an open-source project funded by community donations, Sia operates as a non-profit, focusing on the public good rather than profit.Grant Funding
VC Funding
None
2020
$0
$3M