The Swiss non-profit foundation ORIGYN uses artificial intelligence (AI) on decentralized computing to identify, authenticate and unlock the powers of ownership for objects of value. As the first pan-industry platform built on the Internet Computer (ICP), ORIGYN and its verticals generate new value opportunities for some of the largest consumer asset classes in the world, including art, digital media and luxury goods. Founded in Neuchâtel, Switzerland in October of 2020, ORIGYN operates globally in major technology and blockchain hubs, including its research and development division located in Manhattan Beach, California.
-ORIGYN Art authenticates and certifies physical works of art by irrefutably linking NFT certificates to tangible masterpieces, bringing a novel dimension of liquidity and fractionalized ownership to the art world.
-ORIGYN Digital Media enables influencers, artists, creative talent and individuals to manage the distribution of their digital property while increasing the exposure and tradability of their works.
-ORIGYN Luxury brings guaranteed authenticity to original and pre-owned luxury items using their own biometry, enabling customers to prove and trace lifetime ownership of treasured objects.
For the first time in history, an object itself constitutes its own unique identity.
-ORIGYN Art authenticates and certifies physical works of art by irrefutably linking NFT certificates to tangible masterpieces, bringing a novel dimension of liquidity and fractionalized ownership to the art world.
-ORIGYN Digital Media enables influencers, artists, creative talent and individuals to manage the distribution of their digital property while increasing the exposure and tradability of their works.
-ORIGYN Luxury brings guaranteed authenticity to original and pre-owned luxury items using their own biometry, enabling customers to prove and trace lifetime ownership of treasured objects.
For the first time in history, an object itself constitutes its own unique identity.
Location: Switzerland, Neuchâtel, Peseux
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $20.01M
Valuation: $300.17M
Founded date: 2020
Investors 4
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Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 23.11.2021 | - | $20.01M | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 29.04.2022 | Utility NFTs stop counterfeits and create new trade opportunities, says Swiss Foundation ORIGYN | |
| 29.11.2021 | Origyn Foundation Raises $20M in Funding | Origyn Foundation, a Neuchâtel, Switzerland-based nonprofit dedicated to identifying, authenticating and unlocking the powers of ownership for objects of value, raised $20m in funding. Backers included Bill Ackman’s Table Management, Polych... |
| 26.11.2021 | Swiss NFT authenticator ORIGYN raises €17.73M at a valuation of €266M; Know more here | ORIGYN Foundation, a Switzerland-based nonprofit organisation dedicated to identifying, authenticating, and unlocking the powers of ownership for objects of value, announced that it has raised $20M (approx €17.73M) in a fresh round of fundi... |
| 24.11.2021 | ORIGYN Foundation Receives Strategic Investment Of $20Million From World-Renowned Investors, Including Bill Ackman’s Table Management, Polychain Capital, Paris Hilton, Coinko And Vectr Ventures | ● ORIGYN Foundation valued at $300 million by exclusive set of investors in a select, private round to bring NFTs to life ● Strategic raise will launch ORIGYN Foundation’s verticals to market in the art, collectibles, digital media and luxu... |
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| 23.11.2021 | Hedge fund Alden Global wants to sink its teeth into another newspaper chain | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. Good morning. Fortune finance reporter Declan Harty back with you today. Anguish befell newsrooms... |
| 23.11.2021 | Paris Hilton-Backed $300 Million NFT Company to Start Enhancing Service After Raising $20 Million From Bill Ackman | Griffin Davis , Tech Times 23 November 2021, 12:11 pm A Paris Hilton-backed NFT company was able to get more investors, allowing it to generate a whopping $20 million funding. The American personality's latest NFT investment in Origyn, a Sw... |
| 23.11.2021 | NFT Authenticator ORIGYN Raises $20M at $300M Valuation | ORIGYN Foundation has raised $20 million in strategic funding at a $300 million valuation. Backers included hedge fund manager Bill Ackman’s Table Management, Polychain Capital, Coinko, Vectr Ventures and celebrity Paris Hilton. Founded in ... |
| 23.11.2021 | ORIGYN Foundation Receives Strategic Investment of $20M from World-Renowned Investors, including Bill Ackman's Table Management, Polychain Capital, Paris Hilton, Coinko and Vectr Ventures | ORIGYN Foundation, the Swiss nonprofit dedicated to identifying, authenticating and unlocking the powers of ownership for objects of value, has today announced a strategic raise of $20 million. Investors in this round include Bill Ackman’s ... |
| 10.05.2021 | Amid the NFT craze, a builders’ culture emerges on the blockchain DeFi at the core Dawn of the Internet Computer Rise of developer platforms Apps fuel growth Since you’re here … Send us a News T... | When a single work of digital art, which will never hang on a physical wall, sells for $69 million at a Christie’s auction in March, or a picture of a routine column from a tech writer for the New York Times, which could be read online for ... |
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