Information Technology
Rarimo Closes $2.5 Million Vision Round with Vitalik and Other Key Founders United on Future of Digital Identity
Investors share a conviction that digital identities must be private, user-owned, and user-controlled. To achieve this, an identity stack such as Rarimo's that provides total decentralization is urgently required.
In line with this view, funds from the Vision Round will be used to launch Rarimo as a ZK roll-up on Ethereum in Q1 2025. This expansion follows the successful battle testing of Rarimo's ZK identity system during the Russian elections where it survived Kremlin attacks.
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Rarimo's identity infrastructure started with passport ZKPs. Users can self-issue passport-based identities, store them privately on their mobile phones, and generate ZK proofs locally from their own devices. No third parties are involved in the process.
These passport ZKPs have been used for anonymous voting in Russia , Iran , and Georgia , and for airdrops. The community is now focused on expanding Rarimo's infrastructure so that users can build private social graphs and experiment with ZK reputation.
- Vitalik Buterin , Ethereum Co-Founder
- Nick White , Celestia Co-Founder
- Brian Retford , RiscZero Co-Founder
- Daniel Lubarov , Polygon Zero Co-Founder
- Stefan George , Gnosis Co-Founder
- Alex Pruden , Aleo Co-Founder
- Keone Hon , Monad Co-Founder
- Ariel Gabizon , Zcash contributor
- Zac Williamson , Aztec Co-Founder
- Arnaud Schenk , Aztec Co-Founder
- Liam Eagan , Alpen Labs Founder
- Pavel Kravchenko , Distributed Lab Co-Founder
Founder of Aleo
Founder of RiscZero,
Co-Founder of Aztec,
Rarimo is a ZK identity protocol. It unlocks a new generation of social apps.
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