What Turing Space does

Turing Space is a blockchain-based digital identity and verifiable credential infrastructure provider founded in 2020 in Taiwan by Jeff Hu. The company operates the Turing Certs platform, which enables institutions to issue, individuals to hold, and verifiers to confirm tamper-evident digital certificates, training records, licenses, and compliance evidence across borders. It serves government agencies (Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs, Yunlin County, the National Renewable Energy Certificate Center), intergovernmental organizations (UNESCO, WHO, UNHCR, APEC), universities (NTU, NTHU, NCKU, Soochow, Turkish Altinbas), enterprises (All Nippon Airways, Dun & Bradstreet Taiwan), medical associations (TANP, TSEM, Tung's General Hospital), and NGOs (Azure Alliance, New Zealand Unity Association) across 12+ markets in Asia, Europe, and North America. Turing Space holds ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 27701:2019 certifications and states GDPR compliance, with anchors via intergovernmental partnerships and 550+ trusted issuers that have collectively issued 6M+ credentials.

The technology stack is built on EU-recognized IOTA and Shimmer public chains using W3C-compliant Decentralized Identifiers (DID) and Verifiable Credentials (VC) conforming to OpenID4VC, with a RESTful API layer enabling integration into healthcare (FHIR/EHR), HR, and learning platforms. The product portfolio centers on three role-based interfaces — Turing Certs for Issuers, Turing Wallet for Holders, and Turing Verify for Verifiers — extended by Turing Facts (a national enterprise trust verification platform with 1.6M+ SME records co-developed with Taiwan's ITRI and MODA), Badger (a digital badge platform), and vertical modules including the Digital Building Lifecycle Record, Renewable Energy Certificate Declaration System, Cross-Border Data Validation Platform, and an AML solution. Turing Space is the founder of the Asia Pacific Digital Identity Consortium (APDI).

The company operates a freemium + subscription + usage-based revenue model: a free tier with Turing Certs branding and limited quotas serves as a land-and-expand mechanism, while paid annual subscriptions and value-added services, volume-based enterprise issuance (e.g., 5,000 certificates/year for TANP, 3.5M green electricity certificates for the National Renewable Energy Certificate Center), and API-based professional services for system integration constitute the commercial core. GTM is sales-led via direct enterprise/government sales, supplemented by channel partners (e.g., Cyprus-based Pundix365) and accelerator programs (e.g., G Camp). The corporate structure comprises a US holding parent (Turing Space Inc., Delaware, 2022), with regional operating subsidiaries in Taiwan (Turing Chain Ltd., R&D hub in Taipei), Japan (Turing Japan 株式会社, Tokyo, 2023), and the Netherlands (Turing Europe B.V., The Hague, 2025); cumulative disclosed funding exceeds NT$100 million (~US$3M+) as of November 2024.

Name

Turing Space

Legal name

Turing Space Inc.

Website

https://turingcerts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Turing Space operates Turing Certs, a blockchain-based verifiable credential platform built on W3C DID/VC and IOTA/Shimmer standards, serving governments, intergovernmental organizations, universities, healthcare associations, and enterprises across 12+ markets with 550+ trusted issuers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Identity & Verifiable Credentials

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

akta.pro primary industry

Verifiable Credentials & Attestations (VC issuance/verification, credential registries) (FSAPACAH)

Keywords

• Blockchain digital credentials
• Verifiable credential platform
• Digital identity verification
• Enterprise trust infrastructure
• Cross-border credential verification

Headquarters

HQ city

Taipei

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Paid Plans and Value-added Services: Recurring revenue from paid subscriptions and value-added services according to published pricing tiers (https://turingcerts.com/pricing/). Pricing can be adjusted at any time.
2. Free Tier with Usage Limits: Free accounts with limited features and quotas for trial/experience. Free-tier certificates carry Turing Certs branding and basic verification support; used as a land-and-expand mechanism to convert users to paid plans.
3. Enterprise/Institutional Issuance: Volume-based issuance for government agencies, medical associations, educational institutions, and enterprises (e.g., 5,000 certificates/year for TANP, 3.5M green energy certificates used for the National Renewable Energy Certificate Center).
4. API Integration and Enterprise Services: API-based integration services (FHIR/EHR connectors) and enterprise system integration; data subscription/integration partnerships for Turing Facts enterprise verification platform covering 1.6M+ SME records.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Turing Space operates Turing Certs, a blockchain-based digital credential platform that enables institutions to issue, individuals to hold, and third parties to instantly verify tamper-proof digital certificates, training records, licenses, and compliance evidence across borders. The platform is anchored on EU-recognized IOTA and Shimmer public chains using W3C-compliant Decentralized Identifiers (DID) and Verifiable Credentials (VC) standards, with supplementary products including Turing Facts (enterprise trust verification covering 1.6M+ records) and Badger (digital badge platform).

Product overview

Turing Space (圖靈信任) operates a unified blockchain-based digital credential platform organized around three user-role-based access points: Turing Certs for Issuers (institutional issuance portal), Turing Wallet for Holders (digital credential wallet), and Turing Verify for Verifiers (instant verification interface). The core Turing Certs platform is extended by a portfolio of industry-specific solution modules addressing digital wallets, education, healthcare, ticketing, supply chain finance, digital building lifecycle records, trusted identity verification, IAM, renewable energy certificates, supply chain data exchange, cross-border data validation, and AML — all built on W3C VC/DID and OpenID4VC open standards and EU-recognized IOTA and Shimmer public chains. Alongside Turing Certs, Turing Space operates Turing Facts, a separate enterprise identity verification platform covering 1.6M+ enterprise records in collaboration with Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs, and Badger, a dedicated badge issuance sub-product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Turing Certs: Blockchain-based digital credential verification platform — the company's core product offering for issuers, holders, and verifiers of verifiable digital credentials.
• Turing Facts
• Badger (徽章人)

Products and services

• Turing Certs (Blockchain-based Resume) Core blockchain-based digital certificate management platform that enables issuers to issue, holders to store, and verifiers to instantly verify verifiable digital credentials across borders. Built on W3C VC and DID open standards with EU-recognized IOTA and Shimmer public chains, ISO 27001/27701 and GDPR compliant.
• Turing Facts National-level enterprise identity verification platform providing verification of 1.6M+ enterprise records including business registration data, labor/environmental violation records, and ESG data, with integration to third-party accounting systems.
• Digital Wallet (Turing Wallet) Holder-facing digital credential wallet allowing individuals to receive, store, manage, and selectively disclose verifiable digital credentials and identity claims following the minimum information disclosure principle, with biometric confirmation and KYC-based holder binding.
• Turing Certs for Issuers Issuer-facing module of Turing Certs that allows institutions (governments, universities, enterprises, NGOs) to design, batch issue, and manage digital certificates and verifiable credentials at scale.
• Turing Verify Verifier-facing verification interface that allows third parties (employers, governments, partners) to instantly verify the authenticity and integrity of Turing Certs-issued digital credentials and certificates.
• Badger (徽章人) Digital Badge Platform Digital badge issuance and display platform governed by a zero-tolerance content moderation policy for pornographic, violent, hateful, harassing, or fraudulent content, with immediate content removal and permanent account bans for violators.
• Digital Building Lifecycle Record (安心建築履歷) Construction industry module that digitizes the entire build-to-handover acceptance process, recording construction progress, third-party inspection reports, and acceptance certificates on-chain so buyers can verify property records transparently.
• Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Declaration System Green energy certificate module used by the National Renewable Energy Certificate Center for issuing second-generation green electricity certificates; has processed 3.5 million+ green electricity certificates.
• Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Solution Anti-money laundering compliance module built on Turing Certs verifiable credential infrastructure to support KYC and AML workflows.
• Cross-Border Data Validation Platform (跨國數據驗證平台) Cross-border data validation module for international verification of records and documents across jurisdictions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 90% time savings on certificate issuance workflows
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers32 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Asia Pacific Digital Identity Consortium (APDI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2024Founded by Turing Space together with partners in Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Myanmar. First international organization dedicated to cross-border digital identity in the APAC region.
• European NATO Summit / Government of The NetherlandsflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2024Launch of Turing Europe B.V. in The Hague, timed with the NATO Summit, to support European digital resilience initiatives.
• Taiwan Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) & Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed the national-level enterprise trust verification platform 'Turing Facts', which provides verification for 1.6M+ SME records including business, registration, labor, and environmental compliance data.
• National Renewable Energy Certificate Center (Taiwan)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilt the second-generation Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Declaration System used for 3.5M green electricity certificates.
• Dun & Bradstreet TaiwancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst blockchain-encrypted ESG digital certificate verification partnership; applied to ESG Report verification and authentication.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegrated Microsoft technology to help Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs (數位部) issue digital certificates.
• UNESCOflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with UNESCO as a global organization partner for cross-border digital identity in education, employment, and governance.
• World Health Organization (WHO)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with WHO for the PMNCH (Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health) Geneva 2023/2024 events; issued 4,000+ certificates across 150 countries.
• UNHCRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with UNHCR as an international organization partner in cross-border digital identity for displaced persons verification.
• APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership applied to APEC Youth Innovation activities and PMNCH events; APEC IIED case study covers cross-border mass certificate issuance with multilingual support.
• Pundix365 (Cyprus)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFirst European channel partner and agent for Turing Certs, supporting market entry into Cyprus.
• AFCFTA Secretariat, Tony Blair Institute & World Economic Forum (ADAPT initiative)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in the ADAPT initiative to build digital trade infrastructure for the African Continental Free Trade Area covering 55 countries and 1.3 billion people.
• G Camp (Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, MOEA Taiwan)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerSelected for G Camp international innovation and entrepreneurship training program; supported Turing Space's participation at Web Summit 2023 in Lisbon.
• Commercial Times / MOEA TaiwanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRecognized with New Venture Business Award (2024) — frequent media coverage in Taiwan's Commercial Times (工商時報).
• Taipei City Government iSSO (Taipei Pass)coreTechnology or IntegrationTaipei City iSSO single sign-on integration available as a registration and login option alongside Google SSO.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• MATTR: MATTR provides a verifiable credentials and digital trust platform built on W3C VC/DID open standards, serving governments and enterprises for digital credentials and identity verification — directly overlapping with Turing Certs' core product and target customer profile.
• Indicio: Indicio builds decentralized identity and verifiable credential infrastructure for government, healthcare, and travel use cases, with a strong public-sector GTM similar to Turing Space's MODA/WHO positioning.
• Dock Labs: Dock Labs offers a blockchain-anchored verifiable credential platform used for education, employment, and healthcare certificates, comparable in technology stack and customer segments to Turing Certs.
• Learning Machine / Hyland Credentials: Hyland Credentials (formerly Learning Machine) issues blockchain-anchored digital records, including academic and professional credentials, with a strong presence in education and government — directly comparable to Turing Certs' education and government customer base.
• Danube Tech (cheqd): Cheqd, by Danube Tech, is a self-sovereign identity and verifiable credential network with payment-enabled trust infrastructure — competing with Turing Certs in DID-based credential issuance and verification, particularly in cross-border identity use cases.
• Trinsic: Trinsic offers an open-standard verifiable credential platform with an issuer wallet and ecosystem for digital IDs, certificates, and reusable identity — competing head-to-head with Turing Certs in the open-standards, multi-issuer credential category.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Entra Verified ID: Microsoft's enterprise decentralized identity product is part of the Entra suite; Microsoft is also an explicit technology partner of Turing Space (per the MODA deployment), making it both a complementary channel and a broad incumbent that could subsume the standalone credential category.
• SICPA / Certify Trust: SICPA provides government-grade identity, document, and traceability solutions, including digital credential programs for sovereign IDs and certificates — a broader incumbent competing for the same government and institutional credential mandates Turing Certs targets.

Others

• SmartRecruiters / digital credentialing workflows: SmartRecruiters and adjacent HR-tech platforms increasingly integrate verifiable credentials for workforce onboarding; they represent a customer channel for Turing Certs (LinkedIn integration, workforce use cases) as well as a potential competitive entry point.

Emerging players

• Hyperledger Indy / Aries: Hyperledger Indy/Aries is an open-source framework for decentralized identity and verifiable credentials, frequently used by governments and consortia — overlapping with Turing's public-sector, cross-border identity positioning but as open-source infrastructure rather than a commercial platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/turingcerts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/turingspace

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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