Gartner predicts that “by 2025, 50% of large organizations will adopt privacy-enhancing computation for processing data in untrusted environments and multiparty data analytics use cases.” Consumer awareness, expanding data privacy regulations and secure, collaborative AI applications are driving this growing demand. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has specifically recommended the use of ‘split or multi-party processing’ as a supplementary measure for compliant data processing under the GDPR which is a foundational cryptographic capability in Inpher’s products.
“We are experiencing strong growth due not only to data privacy compliance, but also the realization that privacy-preserving computing drives commercial ROI through actionable insights from broader and deeper pools of sensitive data,” said Jordan Brandt, Chief Executive Officer of Inpher. “Our customers are building new businesses and revenue streams through Secret Computing©.”
The strategic investment from Swisscom underlines Inpher’s continued partnership with trusted industry leaders in data security, privacy and AI. “We look forward to implementing the vanguard of Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) to ensure cryptographically guaranteed trust for the many industries we serve,” said Pär Lange, Investment Partner at Swisscom Ventures. “The patented technology, enterprise-ready product and expert team at Inpher demonstrate the next wave of innovation and scale in this rapidly expanding market.”
(Press release)
The new Swiss Venture Capital Report was published on 26 January. It analyses 304 financing rounds closed in 2020 and includes further article such as an interview with Michael Hengartner, President of the ETH Board, and a list of Swiss "soonicorns". 
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