What Nuggets does

Nuggets is a London-based trust infrastructure provider founded in 2016 that builds cryptographic identity and governance primitives for autonomous AI systems. Its core platform is the Nuggets Trust Layer, which sits across existing IAM, PAM, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) and provides verifiable proof of identity, authority, intent, consent, and policy at the moment an AI action is executed. The technology stack is anchored on open standards — W3C Decentralized Identifiers, Verifiable Credentials, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, MCP, and A2A — combined with zero-knowledge proofs, confidential computing via Trusted Execution Environments, and post-quantum cryptography. Product surface includes the consumer-facing Nuggets Mobile App (iOS/Android) for passwordless biometric identity and payments, the Know Your Agent (KYA) framework for AI agent identity, a Verified Identity Plugin for the ElizaOS agent framework, and the Enterprise AI Governance Framework (launched April 2026) which packages Action Governance controls and procurement guidance for CISOs and risk leaders.

The company operates a dual GTM: a free consumer mobile app that builds long-tail identity-verification usage across more than 150 countries, and an enterprise sales motion targeting Tier-1 organizations in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare) that need audit-grade provenance for autonomous AI actions. Revenue is generated via enterprise licensing / subscription for the Trust Layer, KYA module, multi-rail payments, compliance and audit, and human-in-the-loop controls — pricing is undisclosed and routed through discovery calls. Nuggets Ltd is privately held (incorporated in England and Wales, company number 10411419), holds ISO 27001 certification, is registered with the UK ICO as a data controller, and is aligned with GDPR, CCPA, PSD2, AML/KYC/KYB, the UK Digital Identity & Attributes Trust Framework, NIST IAL2/IAL3/AAL2, the EU AI Act, and the Colorado AI Act.

Leadership is founder-led: Alastair Johnson (Founder & CEO), Seema Khinda Johnson (Co-founder & COO), Andrew Amadeo (CMO), and Adi Ben-Ari (CTO). Funding history is limited to undisclosed rounds from Momentum London (December 2017) and Angel Academe (January 2020); no recent institutional round is disclosed, despite the 2025-2026 product acceleration.

Name

Nuggets

Legal name

Nuggets Ltd

Website

https://nuggets.life

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nuggets provides a cryptographic trust layer for autonomous AI agents, extending existing IAM and cloud infrastructure with verifiable proof of identity, authority, and consent. It serves enterprises deploying AI in regulated industries and developers building agentic AI systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Identity and Trust Infrastructure

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Fraud Prevention & Identity Verification (IDV/KYC) (BPAMAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Verifiable Credentials & Attestations (VC issuance/verification, credential registries) (FSAPACAH), Privacy, Data Protection & Compliance (zk compliance, GDPR/PII handling) (FSAPAJAM)

Keywords

• AI identity verification
• Decentralized identity infrastructure
• AI agent governance
• Verifiable credentials platform
• Zero-knowledge authentication

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consumer App (Free): The Nuggets mobile app is free for consumers to use for identity verification and payments.
2. Enterprise Licensing: Tier-1 global enterprises standardize on Nuggets as foundational trust infrastructure for multi-cloud AI deployments, suggesting enterprise licensing or subscription model.
3. Enterprise AI Operations: Deploy internal AI agents across HR, finance, customer service, and operations with provable authority and auditability - enterprise-focused solution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Nuggets provides a universal trust layer that sits across existing IAM, PAM, and cloud infrastructure to govern AI at the point of execution. It delivers cryptographic verification of identity, authority, intent, consent, and policy for every AI action, enabling enterprises to deploy autonomous AI agents with provable auditability and compliance. The platform also includes a consumer-facing mobile app for passwordless biometric authentication and secure payments.

Product overview

Nuggets is a trust infrastructure provider offering a unified platform for verifiable identity and AI governance. The core product is the Nuggets Trust Layer, which sits across existing IAM, PAM, and cloud infrastructure to add cryptographic trust for AI actions. The platform also includes a consumer-facing Mobile App for iOS and Android providing passwordless biometric authentication and zero-knowledge identity storage. Additional solutions include the Enterprise AI Governance Framework for governing AI at execution time, and the Know Your Agent (KYA) Framework for AI agent identity. Individual modules cover Identity, Authentication, Human-in-the-Loop Controls, Multi-Rail Payments, Compliance and Audit, and Personal Data Control. The Nuggets Accounts Portal provides developer access to manage AI agent identities and credentials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nuggets Trust Layer Universal trust layer for enterprises that sits across existing IAM, PAM, and cloud infrastructure to add cryptographic trust for AI actions. Verifies identity, authority, intent, consent, and policy in real time across clouds and organizational boundaries, making AI actions provable, auditable, and compliant by default.
• Nuggets Mobile App Free iOS and Android application providing passwordless biometric authentication, zero-knowledge identity storage, and secure payments. Users store personal and payment data in encrypted vaults and control when to share.
• Enterprise AI Governance Framework Freely available vendor-neutral governance framework for CISOs, CIOs, Chief Risk Officers, and Heads of AI. Establishes Action Governance as a distinct control layer between access and execution, with trust stack primitives and risk classification tiers for AI deployments.
• Know Your Agent (KYA) Framework Comprehensive identity framework for AI agents offering verified agent identity, continuous authentication, and human-in-the-loop oversight. Supports biometric step-up and real-time approvals for sensitive actions, transforming AI assistants into trusted digital colleagues.
• Verified Identity Plugin for ElizaOS Plugin for the ElizaOS framework providing privacy-preserving verification for users and AI agents. Supports secure data sharing and verification of identities and credentials within the ElizaOS autonomous AI agent ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• By 2028, 33% of enterprise software applications will include agentic AI, up from less than 1% in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Eliza LabscoreTechnology or Integration · 5 November 2025Nuggets launched the Verified Identity Plugin for ElizaOS, a framework for secure AI agent interactions. The plugin provides privacy-preserving verification for users and AI agents, supporting secure data sharing and verification of identities and credentials within autonomous AI systems.
• W3CcoreTechnology or IntegrationBuilt on W3C Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and Verifiable Credentials - open web standards for cryptographically verifiable digital identities.
• Hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP)coreTechnology or IntegrationNuggets works across hyperscalers, extending existing cloud infrastructure with cross-cloud trust for autonomous AI actions. Your hyperscaler keeps securing workloads while Nuggets adds the trust layer.
• MCP (Model Context Protocol)coreTechnology or IntegrationNuggets provides the missing trust foundation for MCP with five essential capabilities: sovereign identity, private data control, authentication & authorization, secure payments, and confidential computing.
• A2A (Agent-to-Agent Protocol)coreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle's Agent-to-Agent framework for agent coordination. Nuggets provides the missing trust foundation with verifiable identity, consent, and security layer for cross-platform agent interactions.
• OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect (OIDC)coreTechnology or IntegrationBuilt on OAuth 2.0 and OIDC standards for authentication and authorization, extending existing identity infrastructure with verifiable proof capabilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Okta: Okta is a leading identity and access management platform offering SSO, MFA, and lifecycle management to enterprises. It is comparable as a primary identity infrastructure provider that could extend into AI agent governance as a natural extension of its IAM stack.
• Microsoft Entra ID: Microsoft Entra (formerly Azure AD) is the dominant enterprise identity platform bundled with Microsoft 365 and Azure. It is comparable as the incumbent identity layer Nuggets must integrate with and compete against for AI agent authorization.
• SailPoint: SailPoint is a leading identity governance and administration (IGA) platform for enterprise workforce and machine identities. It is comparable as a broader identity governance player that already addresses machine identity management at scale.
• Cloudflare Access: Cloudflare Zero Trust provides identity-aware access control and authentication for applications and APIs. It is comparable as a security infrastructure provider that can extend zero-trust principles into AI agent authorization across multi-cloud environments.

Emerging players

• Persona: Persona provides identity verification (KYC) infrastructure for businesses with configurable workflows. It is comparable as an identity verification platform that could expand into agent identity and human verification for AI use cases.
• Beyond Identity: Beyond Identity offers passwordless authentication and device-bound credentials using asymmetric cryptography. It is comparable as a cryptographic, device-bound identity and authentication provider targeting enterprise security buyers.
• HYPR: HYPR provides passwordless MFA and risk-based authentication using FIDO2 and decentralized identity concepts. It is comparable as an enterprise authentication provider focused on eliminating shared secrets and cryptographic identity assurance.
• Prove: Prove (formerly Payfone) provides phone-based identity verification and authentication for financial services and consumer use cases. It is comparable as an identity verification and authentication vendor with strong positioning in regulated, transaction-heavy workflows.
• Indicio: Indico is a decentralized identity company building verifiable credential infrastructure using W3C DIDs and VCs. It is the most direct peer in the decentralized identity and verifiable credentials stack Nuggets relies on.
• Trinsic: Trinsic provides a verifiable credentials platform with an API and wallet infrastructure for issuing and verifying digital credentials. It is comparable as a developer-first W3C VC platform targeting similar identity and credential use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nuggetspayandid
• GitHubgithub.com/NuggetsLtd
• Facebookfacebook.com/nuggetsPAYandID
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nuggets

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 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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