France-based secure documents technology developer KeeeX, backed by France’s sovereign wealth fund BPIfrance and Plan Régional d’Innovation, a regional initiative of Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, has raised €100,000 ($113,000), according to Le Monde Informatique.
The money came from private, unnamed investors.
Founded in 2014, KeeeX has created technology to securely manage digital documents that can still be viewed and edited with commonly available tools. The system uses blockchain technology to ensure the authenticity of a document can be established without relying on third-party certificates.
KeeeX is exploiting intellectual property developed at Aix-Marseille University and the National Center for Scientific Research. The company was set up with the support of tech transfer organisation Satt Sud Est, the CEO of which GUV interviewed a few months ago.
The company will use the money to invest in research and development and to attract business partners.
The company has now raised €500,000 in total funding. The company’s backers also include incubator Belle de Mai and various angel investors.
– This article first appeared on our sister site Global Government Venturing.
