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
Only through the union of ownership, privacy and permanence can we build the foundation of web3.
Akord protocol was built to be composable and extendable – vaults are not limited in the types of data they can store and publish, how they can be displayed or accessed. Our vaults will be an open source template, allowing other developers to fork existing designs or create new ones. Akord will provide the means for an untold number of apps and experiences to be published to Arweave.
Our Mission
We help you seize control of your data, through digital vaults that secure or publish your data permanently.
We make it effortless for developers and individuals, businesses and organisations to access the benefits of Arweave and the Permaweb. By providing a user-friendly app and suite of open source developer tools, we want to empower builders and creators of all backgrounds to redefine data ownership and digital publishing.
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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.
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