Our Story
Co-founded in 2020 by Richard Caetano and Pascal Barry, Akord was created to help take back something incredibly precious that belongs to all of us – our data.
Akord is crafted with love by a global team in Paris, New York, Warsaw and London. We believe in building technology and products that advance the social good, improving people's lives and contributing to a more just society.
Our Vision
We believe in safeguarding and preserving humanity’s most precious data.
Whether it’s ancient texts, reforestation data, genetic DNA, artistic creations, critical business documentation, or someone’s invaluable family photos, this is humanity's most valuable data. And it's time we protected it.
Our Mission
Akord is how you seize control of your data.
Without control of our valuable data we have no way to effectively protect and preserve it for ourselves, others and for people long into the future. Our data has been exploited, sold and stolen for far too long. Our mission is to build the tools to empower you to take back control of your data.
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Core team
Richard is co-founder at Akord. He’s a technologist and entrepreneur with a focus on blockchain networks and privacy enhancing technologies.
Pascal is co-founder at Akord. He’s a multi-disciplinary designer who brings human-centred design and creative processes to software and business.
Weronika leads work on the Akord protocol. She’s a cryptography, security and blockchain developer with experience from IBM to the startup world.
Alex leads all the frontend development on the Akord app. He’s a former artist and creative director.
Michal connects the dots, from protocol to product. A full-stack developer and technical lead with 7 years experience on a global eCommerce platform.
Céline takes care of business. An experienced lawyer and entrepreneur decrypting - and now encrypting - the business workings of a web3 startup.
Aï is responsible for developing the Akord community with a focus on building partnerships. She has professional experience across editorial, social media and marketing.
Lara handles business and enterprise relationships. With a degree in project management, she ensures Akord is well tuned to serve our customers.
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