The AI era is here. Start with the most sensitive data — protected from day one.
DESILO creates a world where safe and free data collaboration is possible without compromising privacy.
Based on Privacy-Enhancing Technology (PET),
we dismantle data silos,
building a new standard for safe data utilization in the AI era.
A world where sensitive data across the globe is safely connected and responsibly utilized — DESILO becomes the global standard for Private AI infrastructure.
Trust
Verifiable trust
Through strong Privacy-Enhancing Technologies, we build the foundation of trust that lets anyone connect their data with confidence.
Synergy
Borderless collaboration
By safely connecting siloed data, we unlock new insights and synergies across organizational and industry boundaries.
Dignity
Human-centered technology and data sovereignty
As AI advances, we build a technology ecosystem in which human dignity and data sovereignty are protected ever more strongly.
A new standard for Private AI infrastructure, the best partners stand with DESILO.
Cumulative funding raised0+billion KRW
DESILO continues to march toward its vision, every single day.
2026
- Crypto 2026 — Two papers accepted: the GL Scheme paper and the GL Bootstrapping paper
- Selected as participating institution for “Development of an On-Device Federated Learning-Based, Privacy-Enhanced Context-Matrix Computing Hyper-Personalized Media Recommendation AI Agent” (Apr 2026 – Dec 2028)
- Selected as lead institution for the national R&D project “Development of AI Data/Model Sovereignty and Trading Technologies”, organized by the Ministry of Science and ICT and IITP
2025
- Unveiled GL Scheme (Gentry-Lee) — the 5th-generation homomorphic encryption algorithm, co-developed with FHE inventor Craig Gentry
- Presented THOR — the world's first end-to-end Private LLM inference system based on fully homomorphic encryption — at ACM CCS 2025 (Taipei). Joint research with Prof. Mi-Ran Kim's group at Hanyang University
- Grand Prize, 2025 National Cryptography Competition — for homomorphic-encryption-based machine learning technology
- Planning and development of “Homomorphic Encryption-Based SME Credit Scoring and Tailored Financial Product Linkage Service”, organized by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Data Agency
- Selected for the K-CLOUD project — Development of an Integrated Privacy-Preserving AI System for K-Cloud Based on Homomorphic Encryption (Apr 2025 – Dec 2029; co-research: CryptoLab, ETRI, KISA, Inha Univ., Seoul National Univ., et al.)
- Signed an MOU with Onepeople (CatchSecu) for personal-information protection and security-technology integration
2024
- Signed a comprehensive collaboration agreement with Banksalad for data research and utilization
- Selected for “Development of a Real-Time Statistical Analytics Platform Based on Homomorphic Encryption” (MSIT, Apr 2024 – Dec 2026; co-research: UNIST, Chung-Ang University)
- Selected for “Development of Lifecycle Data-Privacy Protection Technologies” (MSIT, Apr 2024 – Dec 2027; co-research: Hanyang Univ., Pusan National Univ., UNIST, et al.)
- Selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' Deep-Tech Startup 1000+ Project (DIPS 1000+)
- Raised Series A bridge round (Bridge 2)
- Cleared the Personal Information Protection Commission's prior-adequacy review
2023
- Signed supply contracts with data-science research labs at leading Korean universities
- Signed a data-supply contract with Korea Credit Data (KCD)
- Signed supply contract with leading Korean university MBA programs
- Launched DESILO Data Clean Room · Co-organizer, Big Contest
- Launched homomorphic encryption library Liberate.FHE
- Raised Series A bridge round (Bridge 1)
2022
- Joint project with Cornami, a U.S. homomorphic-encryption hardware acceleration company
- Supplied Hana Bank with a privacy-enhanced data platform
- Signed an MOU with Cornami Intelligent Computing
- Participated in the international R&D project on information and communications broadcasting technologies
- Selected for the Korea–U.S. joint R&D project “Trustworthy AI on Mission-Critical Systems” (MSIT/IITP international ICT R&D program), with Kookmin University and UC Irvine
- Excellence Award, Startup Challenge for the Development of Privacy-Preserving Utilization Technologies
- Led a government-led project on Differential Privacy for National Statistical Data (MSIT, IITP)
2021
- Raised Series A funding
- Selected for a Proof-of-Concept project on Homomorphic Encryption-Based Blockchain Platform for Medical Data Sharing and Analysis (MSIT, NIPA)
- MOU with blockchain-cloud company CommonComputer
2020
- 1st place, International Genomic Privacy Protection Competition (iDASH)
- Raised seed funding
- DESILO founded