CVTrust

Name

CVTrust

Legal name

SmartCertificate

Website

https://cvtrust.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CVTrust (SmartCertificate) is a Brussels-based digital credentialing platform that enables universities, business schools, training providers, and official certifiers to issue blockchain- and PKI-secured digital diplomas, certificates, and badges with lifetime recipient portals and LinkedIn sharing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Credential Management Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

akta.pro primary industry

Credentialing, Digital Badges & Micro-Credential Platforms (EDAFADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transcript, Score Reporting & Verification/Credential Wallet Platforms (EDAFADAO), Credential, Education & Professional License Verification (BPAKAEAI), Verifiable Credentials & Attestations (VC issuance/verification, credential registries) (FSAPACAH)

Keywords

• Digital credential issuance
• Blockchain certificate platform
• Academic verification software
• Digital diploma management
• Training certificate SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pro Plan - Per Document Pricing: Document-based pricing at 5€ per document. Pro tier includes all core features (blockchain/PKI signatures, template editor, smart ads, analytics, unlimited API calls, standard support). Sold in bundles with minimum 50 documents for 290€ total.
2. Enterprize Plan - Custom Enterprise Pricing: Custom-priced enterprise tier for larger volumes with tailored solutions. Includes premium support (email, in-app chat, audio/video calls), unlimited team members, and customized services (training, personalized support, design consulting, specific developments).
3. API Access: Unlimited API calls included in Pro and Enterprise tiers for programmatic certificate issuance and integration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CVTrust operates SmartCertificate, a unified digital credentialing platform that enables universities, business schools, training providers, and official certifiers to issue and verify digital diplomas, certificates, badges, permits, and transcripts. The platform combines blockchain and PKI signature technology for tamper-proof authenticity, offers a built-in PDF template editor, bulk Excel/CSV recipient import, real-time document analytics, a lifetime recipient portal, and native LinkedIn integration for professional sharing.

Product overview

SmartCertificate is a single unified platform for issuing and managing digital credentials. The core SmartCertificate platform enables issuance of digital diplomas, certificates, badges, and transcripts with blockchain and PKI signature security. Supporting modules include: Template Editor for document design, Smart Ads for brand promotion, Recipient Portal for lifetime document access, and Analytics & Reporting for engagement tracking. The Pro plan provides core functionality while the Enterprize plan adds premium support, unlimited team members, and customized services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SmartCertificate: Digital diplomas, certificates, badges, and transcripts platform for educational institutions and training providers
• Smart Ads
• Recipient Portal

Products and services

• SmartCertificate Unified digital credentialing platform that enables universities, business schools, training providers, and official certifiers to issue digital diplomas, certificates, badges, permits, and transcripts with blockchain and PKI signature security, instant verification, branded public pages, recipient lifetime portal, LinkedIn sharing, and analytics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of admin hours saved per year
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LinkedIncoreTechnology or IntegrationLinkedIn integration enables recipients to showcase their digital diplomas, certificates, and attestations directly on their professional profiles. Verified credentials appear with real-time verification links, adding credibility to professional claims and driving organic brand awareness for issuing institutions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Accredible: Digital credential platform focused on certificates, badges, and transcripts for education and professional training. Closely overlaps CVTrust's offering for universities, business schools, and training providers with similar issuance and verification capabilities.
• Sertifier: Digital certificate and badge issuance platform with similar self-serve and enterprise tiers. Comparable to CVTrust in product functionality, target customers (training providers and educational institutions), and pricing model.
• OpenBadgeFactory: Open Badges-compliant credentialing platform issuing and verifying digital badges. Comparable to CVTrust in serving educational institutions and training organizations with standards-based digital credentialing.
• Credly: Digital credentialing platform issuing badges and certificates with verification infrastructure. Directly comparable to CVTrust across product (digital badges/credentials), customer base (universities, training providers), and LinkedIn-style sharing features.
• SimpleCert: Digital certificate generation and delivery platform for organizations. Directly comparable to CVTrust's core use case of issuing digital certificates with branding and verification features for training providers and institutions.

Broad incumbents

• Parchment (Instructure): Digital credential and transcript network operated by Instructure (Canvas). Highly comparable to CVTrust as it issues and verifies digital diplomas, certificates, and badges for higher education institutions, with a larger established footprint.
• Badgr (Instructure): Digital badging and open badge infrastructure from Instructure. Directly comparable to CVTrust's badge and certificate issuance features for educational institutions, particularly Canvas LMS customers.
• Hyland Credentials (formerly Learning Machine): Blockcerts-based digital credential issuance platform acquired by Hyland. Comparable to CVTrust in using blockchain for verifiable credentials, with stronger enterprise backing and a focus on official/government use cases.

Emerging players

• CertifyMe: Digital credential issuance platform with blockchain-based verification. Comparable to CVTrust in core functionality (issuing verifiable digital certificates) with overlap in target market.
• Validity (formerly Known To Be Valid / Notary): Verifiable credentials and blockchain-based certification provider focused on blockchain-anchored attestations. Compares to CVTrust's blockchain/PKI approach for credential verification, though with a narrower scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/davidgoldi
• Facebookfacebook.com/CVTrust
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2430719

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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