Digital Trust Venture Partners Joins as co-contributor of Key State Capital’s Web of Trust Map.
February 18, 2025
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Digital Trust Venture Partners (DTVP) has joined as a co-contributor and Alpha Tester for the Web of Trust Map.
The Web of Trust Map, a free online tool ideated and built by Key State Capital, offers a comprehensive overview of the decentralized identity ecosystem. The map details over 4000 private entities, 270 decentralized identity projects, and 3000 people who are directly involved with Decentralized ID space. It is the first resource of its kind to provide insight into the key players and initiatives shaping this technological landscape.
This collaboration strengthens the Web of Trust Map as a tool for navigating the decentralized identity landscape. DTVP’s role as co-contributor is highly important, ensuring the data was verified by external experts and accurately reflected the ecosystem as it is today. The tool benefits researchers, investors, policymakers, and the public by providing a resource that facilitates a clearer understanding of the industry.
About Digital Trust Ventures
Digital Trust Venture Partners (DTVP) is a venture studio focused on launching companies that restore trust in digital interactions. Unlike traditional venture firms, DTVP helps create startups from the ground up, collaborating with industry experts to solve complex digital trust issues using breakthrough technologies like the KERI protocol. This approach has led to successful exits, including acquisitions by Salesforce and Avast. Their portfolio includes innovative companies such as Provenant, healthKERI, and 1Bedrock, all leveraging KERI for secure, scalable digital trust solutions. Led by experienced entrepreneurs, DTVP is redefining the future of trust in the digital world.
“We are delighted to have DTVP as co-contributors. Their involvement brings seminal technical expertise and real-world experience with Decentralized Identity implementations to the Web of Trust Map, grounding the stories we tell through our data. We have had the pleasure of working many years together, and this represents an exciting next step in our relationship.”, said Nicholas Racz, Senior Partner at Key State Capital.
About Key State Capital
Key State Capital is a unique venture capital syndicate specializing in decentralized and verifiable digital identity solutions. As the only angel syndicate focused on this critical area, Key State Capital leverages its partners' deep tech expertise and understanding of the underlying technologies to invest in responsibly developed systems. These systems prioritize decentralization, resilience, privacy, cryptographic security, and user sovereignty. Beyond its core focus on digital identity, Key State also invests in complementary technologies such as Zero Trust Protocols, verifiable AI (vAI), cybersecurity, and secure communications.
Through this collaboration, DTVP and Key State Capital reaffirm their commitment to fostering a more secure and interoperable digital identity ecosystem. By contributing to the Web of Trust Map, DTVP helps strengthen the visibility of decentralized identity initiatives, ensuring that policymakers, investors, and researchers have a reliable resource to navigate this evolving space. As the industry continues to develop, these partnerships will be instrumental in shaping the future of trust, security, and self-sovereign identity on a global scale.