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DUST Identity

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DUST Identity is the creator of the Diamond Unclonable Security Tag (DUST), a technology utilizing microscopic engineered diamonds to create an unclonable identity layer on any object.

DUST Identity is the only supply-chain solution that ensures that trusted data and verifiable products are used and traced across their full lifecycle.

DUST Identity, established in 2018 and headquartered in Boston, was created by a team of quantum physics, nanotechnology, and cyber experts. The company is an MIT spinoff, participated in several DARPA programs and is backed by Kleiner Perkins with participation from Lockheed Martin Ventures, Airbus Ventures, New Science Ventures, Angular Ventures, and Castle Island Ventures.

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Location: United States, Massachusetts, Framingham

Employees: 11-50

Total raised: $52.3M

Founded date: 2018

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Funding Rounds 3

Date	Series	Amount	Investors
19.12.2023	Series B	$40M	-
18.07.2019	Series A	$10M	-
14.11.2018	Seed	$2.3M	-

Mentions in press and media 27

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17.10.2024	Amex Ventures: Interview With Managing Director & Head of Business Development Ope Runsewe	American Express Ventures is a firm that harnesses the combined strength of American Express and startups to drive innovation and alter the trajectory of consumer commerce, enterprise and B2B services. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Amex Ventures ma...
19.12.2023	DUST Identity: Product Authentication Company Raises $40 Million	DUST Identity – a company whose technology enables product authentication by linking physical items to their digital records – recently announced its mobile solution’s launch, fueling its growth into new industries. Initially designed for h...
06.12.2023	Dust Identity raises US $ 40 million to get into sports, luxury goods	Dust Identity Chief Executive Officer, Ophir Gaathon Image Courtesy: Fortune.com Dust Identity Inc., a startup that authenticates products by marking them with invisible diamond dust, is raising US $ 40 million in funding to enter new marke...
05.12.2023	Dust Identity Raises $40M in Series B Funding	Dust Identity, a Boston, MA-based provider of an authentication and anchored digital thread solution for real-world objects, raised $40M in Series B funding. The round was led by led by Castle Island Ventures, with participation from Amex V...
07.02.2023	Mobius Energy forms Strategic Partnership with DUST Identity to Secure Battery Supply Chain and Enable Circular Economy	MOBIUS' Husky battery module protected by DUST's advanced anti-tamper seal Mobius.energy logo Dust Identity Logo Using unclonable “fingerprints” to secure battery modules and anchor them to the digital thread, Mobius and DUST prioritize saf...
12.11.2019	Angular Ventures is a $41 million early-stage fund for deep tech startups entering the U.S.	A new early-stage venture capital (VC) firm that focuses on European and Israeli “deep tech” enterprise startups eyeing U.S. expansion, has officially closed its inaugural fund. London-headquartered Angular Ventures, which has additional hu...
12.11.2019	Angular Ventures is a $41 million early-stage fund for deep tech startups entering the U.S.	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! A new early-stage venture capital (VC) firm that ...
09.08.2019	VC Summer Slowdown Hits Boston, Which Has Its Slowest July Since 2014	26 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Greater Boston is home to all the elements that, when combined, make up a fruitful startupland: smart people, established universities, conferences galore, and a healthy dose of local loyalty.1 So, ...
19.07.2019	Boston Tech Watch: Medumo, Zilla, Armored Things, Fortify & More	Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints The week in Boston tech news hit on all the highlights: health technology, 3D printing, crypto, blockchain, CEO moves, fintech, and plenty of venture cash. Read on for the det...
19.07.2019	Last Week In Venture: VR Salons & Diamond Dust IDs	6 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Hello and welcome back to Last Week In Venture, the rundown of deals which may have flown under your radar. Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily There are plenty of companies outside the public company ...
18.07.2019	DUST Identity raises $10M Series A to cover things in diamond dust	Shutterstock How do you ensure your product is authentic and has gone through the supply chain without being tampered with? One company has an idea: cover it in diamond dust. Originally developed at MIT, the Diamond Unclonable Security Tag ...
18.07.2019	DUST Identity Raises $10M Series A	FRAMINGHAM, MA, DUST Identity announced $10 million in Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins. >> Click here for more funding data on DUST Identity >> To export DUST Identity funding data to PDF and Excel, click here DUS...
17.07.2019	DUST Identity Raises $10M in Series A to Secure Goods Using Diamond Dust	Not just for finger rings — diamonds can be used for fingerprints, too. Ask Boston startup DUST Identity. It just bagged $10 million in a Series A round to create unique security tags for goods ranging from cars to cosmetics using diamond d...
17.07.2019	Dust Identity secures $10M Series A to identify objects with diamond dust	The idea behind Dust Identity was originally born in an MIT lab where the founders developed the base technology for uniquely identifying objects using diamond dust. Since then, the startup has been working to create a commercial applicatio...
17.07.2019	Dust Identity Raises $10M Series A	DUST Identity, pioneers of the first diamond unclonable security tag for supply chain security and end-to-end tracking, today announced $10 million in Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins including strategic investors Airbus Ventures and...
17.07.2019	Dust Identity Raises $10M in Series A Funding	Dust Identity, a Framingham, MA-based security tracking solution for hardware authentication and asset protection, raised $10m in Series A funding. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from Airbus Ventures, Lockheed Marti...
21.12.2018	Video sensors, medical devices and security worries -- IoT predictions for 2019	More and more devices in our homes and workplaces are gaining smart capabilities as the Internet of Things starts to move from niche to mainstream. But greater adoption also means an expanded threat surface. So what can we expect to see fro...
16.11.2018	Boston Tech Watch: Bento, MassChallenge, Apprenti, DUST, Chaossearch	Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints [Updated 11/16/18, 2:15 pm. see below] Accelerators and apprenticeships, venture deals and partnerships. Here’s a roundup of Boston technology news bits from the week. Read on...
15.11.2018	Daily funding roundup - November 15th, 2018	DUST Identity raised $2.3M; RoadBotics raised $3.9M; Ezra raised $4M; Shyft raised $6.5M DUST Identity: DUST Identity is a proprietary technology which utilizes to create an unclonable identity layer on any object. DUST Identity has raised ...
15.11.2018	Term Sheet — Thursday, November 15	FACEBOOK Good morning Term Sheet readers. Lucinda here, filling in for Polina until Friday. Paid Content Securing the enterprise without boundaries From ExtraHop As a refresher: Following the 2016 presidential elections, Facebook initially ...
14.11.2018	Top startup news stories you need to know this Wednesday, November 14	Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Wednesday, November 14. Chinese tech giant Huawei to introduce augmented reality (AR) glasses in next one or two years. Huawei is entering the AR glasses mar...
14.11.2018	Dust Identity Raises $2.3M in Seed Funding	Dust Identity, a Boston, MA-based provider of a diamond unclonable security tag, secured $2.3m in seed funding. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from New Science Ventures, Angular Ventures, and Castle Island Ventures...
14.11.2018	DUST Identity Emerges From Stealth With $2.3M in Seed Funding Led by Kleiner Perkins	DUST Identity, a Boston-based maker of a diamond-based authentication system for any supply chain, launched out of stealth on Wednesday to announce it has secured $2.3 million in seed funding. The leading investor is Kleiner Perkins -- the ...
14.11.2018	DUST Identity launches out of stealth with $2.3M in funding	photo via shutterstock A diamond unclonable security tag, or DUST, is a a proprietary technology that uses nanodiamonds to create an secure identity layer on any physical object — and you’ll probably be hearing more about it soon. The maker...
14.11.2018	This startup got $2.3M to identify physical objects using diamond dust	Imagine coating an expensive part with a layer of diamond dust the width of a human hair, capturing its light pattern as a unique identifier, then storing that identifier in a traditional database or on the blockchain. That’s precisely what...
-	DUST Identity	“Dust Identity”
-	The value of dust	Knowing the origin and authenticity of products is an age old problem, and one that's become more acute as manufacturing and supply chains become global and complex. But being able to tag, reliably track the journey and record the provenanc...

DUST Identity

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Funding Rounds 3

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