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CipherStash

HQ Sydney, AustraliaFounded 202011-50 employeesUpdated

CipherStash is queryable encryption for Postgres: searchable field-level encryption with identity-bound keys, on the database you already use.

StartupInformation management and cybersecurity
Website
Total raised
~$6.9M
3 rounds
Last round
$3.0M
Seed · Oct 18, 2023
Systems
2
Capabilities
1

Funding3 rounds · ~$6.9M

Equity raised
~$6.9M
Latest
$3.0MSeed · Oct 18, 2023
Cumulative raised$3.6M
Feb 22, 2021Oct 18, 2023

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems2

  • CipherStashSearchable field‑level encryption platform for PostgreSQL databases.
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  • ZeroKMSA key-management service that derives encryption keys on demand.
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Capabilities1

  • Information management and cybersecurity
    Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Searchable field-level encryption for Postgres; commercial data security with no military or security-force use stated.
    —Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

People2

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People
PersonRole
Dan DraperCEO and Founder
James SadlerChief Technology Officer

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Sources8

Profile3

  1. 1
    DatabaseCipherStash - PitchBook company profile

    PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · x url

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 14)”
  2. 2
    DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind

    “{"country": "Australia", "hq_iso2": "AU", "id": "4b498bc7-0cbc-46d0-82ba-30bba80daa4c"}”
  3. 3
    DatabaseCipherStash - Owler company profile

    Owler · Supports Organization · hq city, Organization · x url

    “hq_city: Sydney”

Systems2

  1. 4
    CompanyCipherStash - Queryable encryption for PostgresPostgreSQLSupabasePlanetScaleAmazon RDSAmazon DynamoDB

    CipherStash · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · website, System

    “CipherStash is queryable encryption for Postgres: searchable field-level encryption with identity-bound keys, on the database you already use. Your database never sees your data, and agents cannot leak what they cannot decrypt.”
  2. 5
    CompanyCipherStash

    CipherStash · Supports System

    “ZeroKMS is 14x faster than AWS KMS, with keys derived on demand and never stored. Identity and policy in every key.”

Funding3

  1. 6
    NewsAustralian cybersecurity firm CipherStash secures $3m in funding raise

    FinTech Global · Oct 24, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Back in October 2021, the firm had procured $3.3m.”
  2. 7
    DatabaseCipherStash - LinkedIn company profile

    LinkedIn · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Role

    “funding round: Pre Seed Round, 2021-02-22, AUD 715,000, lead: Nexus Venture Partners”
  3. 8
    NewsCipherStash Raises $3 Million for Encryption-in-Use Technology

    SecurityWeek · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership

    “The new investment round was led by Skip Capital, with additional funding from SixThirty Ventures.”

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