What Sphereon does

Sphereon International B.V. is a Dutch private company founded in 2015–2016, headquartered at J.M. Keynesplein 10, 1066 EP Amsterdam, that provides standards-based infrastructure for verifiable digital credentials and decentralized identity. The company serves regulated enterprises and government bodies across the EU — in industrial safety, healthcare, aviation, government, financial services, and education — that need to issue, verify, and govern machine-checkable proofs of identity, training, authorization, and compliance evidence. Named ecosystem collaborators include Belastingdienst, Rijkswaterstaat, RDW, KVK, KNB, Gemeente Weert, Rabobank, ING, TU Delft, SURF, and Triall.io, alongside partners such as SPRIND, Findynet, Northern Block, KIWA, TNO, and the Dutch Blockchain Coalition.

Its technology is organized in a three-tier stack: an Apache 2.0 open-source Identity Development Kit (IDK) providing cryptographic primitives, credential handling, and protocol implementations across Android, iOS, JVM, JavaScript, WASM, and native environments; a commercial Enterprise Development Kit (EDK) adding authorization frameworks, policy engines, AWS/Azure integrations, microservices, eIDAS signatures, 20+ storage providers, and SLA-backed support; and the Verifiable Data Exchange (VDX) orchestration platform with REST APIs, (g)RPC microservices, and a management UI for credential issuance, verification, and policy-compliant data flows. The stack is built on W3C Verifiable Credentials, W3C DIDs, OpenID4VP/OID4VCI, SD-JWT/mDoc, ETSI, OpenID Federation, and eIDAS 2.0, and is supplemented by the Sphereon Personal Wallet, the European Business Wallet, the eIDAS Signature Client, the Kiwa eLicense SDK, the eduID Wallet Matching Portal, and the Well Known DID Client.

Sphereon monetizes through commercial licensing of EDK, VDX, and the Kiwa eLicense SDK, paid 90-day accelerator programs (eIDAS-2 Accelerator, DPP Accelerator), professional services and consulting, and managed SaaS offerings, while the IDK remains free and open-source as a developer acquisition channel. The go-to-market combines community-led open-source adoption with direct enterprise field sales targeting large regulated buyers, supported by systems integrator partners, EU grant funding (notably the €155K eSSIF-Lab grant in 2021), and active engagement in standards bodies including W3C, the OpenID Foundation, Gaia-X, and ETSI. Commercial general availability of the two flagship paid products, EDK and VDX, is scheduled for Q3 2026, aligned with the EUDI Wallet mandate.

Name

Sphereon

Legal name

Sphereon International BV

Website

https://sphereon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sphereon International B.V. is a Dutch private company that builds standards-based verifiable credential and decentralized identity infrastructure — IDK (open-source SDK), EDK (enterprise runtime), and VDX (orchestration platform) — serving EU regulated enterprises, government bodies, and developers needing eIDAS 2.0, NIS2, and Digital Product Passport compliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Maarssen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Development Kit (EDK) Commercial Licensing: Commercial enterprise SDK licensed to selected clients for production-grade deployments. Includes authorization frameworks, policy engines, AWS/Azure integrations, (g)RPC, microservices deployments, eIDAS signatures, 20+ storage providers, encrypted vaults, advanced identity verification, and SLA/support contracts. Early public availability expected Q3 2026.
2. Verifiable Data Exchange (VDX) Platform: API-driven orchestration platform for operating verifiable data exchange across persons, organizations, and non-human actors. Commercial platform with REST APIs, (g)RPC microservices, management UI. Supports on-premise, cloud, and hybrid deployments. Commercial availability expected Q3 2026.
3. Kiwa eLicense SDK: Commercial mobile SDK for Kiwa eLicense holder applications, licensed for digital license management with offline verification. iOS & Android support, QR code scanning, NFC & BLE.
4. Professional Services and Consulting: Sphereon provides implementation support, consultancy, and technical workshops as part of its accelerator programs (eIDAS-2 Accelerator, Digital Product Passport Accelerator) and enterprise deployments. Services include architecture workshops, solution design sprints, implementation support, and compliance consulting.
5. Managed / SaaS Services: Sphereon offers SaaS services where clients cannot spare IT resources or prefer not to manage infrastructure. Includes sandbox environments for pilot programs, hosted wallet infrastructure options, and managed trust registry applications. Part of its European Dataspaces service offerings.
6. Open-Source Community (IDK): Identity Development Kit is published as open-source under Apache 2.0 license. Serves as a customer acquisition and ecosystem development channel, driving adoption of Sphereon's commercial EDK and VDX platforms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Sphereon develops and sells standards-based verifiable trust infrastructure for digital identity and compliance, organized in three layers: the open-source Identity Development Kit (IDK), the commercial Enterprise Development Kit (EDK), and the commercial Verifiable Data Exchange (VDX) orchestration platform. It also offers the Sphereon Wallet, European Business Wallet, Kiwa eLicense SDK, eduID Wallet Matching Portal, eIDAS Signature Client, and 90-day accelerator programs (eIDAS-2 Accelerator, DPP Accelerator) targeting enterprises and governments required to comply with NIS2, eIDAS 2.0, ESPR/Digital Product Passport, and sector-specific workforce credentialing mandates.

Product overview

Sphereon provides a layered product portfolio for verifiable trust and digital identity infrastructure. The core offerings consist of three main development platforms: Sphereon IDK (Identity Development Kit) - an Apache 2.0 open-source SDK providing foundational multi-platform identity libraries; Sphereon EDK (Enterprise Development Kit) - a commercial enterprise platform adding policy engines, zero-trust enforcement, and aws/azure integrations; and Sphereon VDX (Verifiable Data Exchange) - a commercial orchestration platform for credential issuance, verification, and policy-compliant data flows. Supporting these platforms are mobile applications including the Sphereon Wallet (personal EUDI-compliant wallet) and European Business Wallet (enterprise credential management), specialized SDKs (Kiwa eLicense for digital licenses, eduID Wallet Matching Portal for Dutch education, eIDAS Signature Client for compliant digital signatures), and open-source libraries (Well Known DID Client). The company also offers 90-day accelerator programs for Digital Product Passport and eIDAS 2.0 compliance readiness. Solutions span workforce governance, supplier assurance, industrial safety, healthcare credentials, aviation maintenance, and KYC/onboarding use cases. The entire portfolio is built on open standards (W3C Verifiable Credentials, OpenID4VP/OID4VCI, SD-JWT, eIDAS 2.0) and supports on-premise, cloud, and hybrid deployment models.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sphereon IDK (Identity Development Kit): Open-source multi-platform identity libraries for building secure identity solutions with cryptographic primitives, credential handling, and protocol implementations.
• Sphereon EDK (Enterprise Development Kit)
• Sphereon VDX (Verifiable Data Exchange)
• Sphereon Wallet
• European Business Wallet
• eIDAS Signature Client
• DPP Accelerator
• eBurgerpas
• Social Wallet

Products and services

• Sphereon IDK (Identity Development Kit) Open-source multi-platform identity SDK providing cryptographic primitives, credential handling, and protocol implementations across Android, iOS, JVM, JS, WASM, and native environments. Supports OID4VP, OID4VCI, SD-JWT and mDoc credentials, ETSI, OpenID Federation, DID and X.509 trust, and Key Management and HSM integration. Licensed under Apache 2.0.
• Sphereon EDK (Enterprise Development Kit) Commercial enterprise extensions for production-grade zero-trust identity systems. Adds authorization frameworks, authzen, policy engines, AWS and Azure integrations, (g)RPC microservices, eIDAS signatures, 20+ storage providers, encrypted vaults, advanced identity verification and reconciliation, scheduling and async execution, and optional VDX integration. Backed by support and SLA contracts.
• Sphereon VDX (Verifiable Data Exchange) Zero-trust enterprise orchestration platform for secure exchange of verifiable data. REST APIs, (g)RPC microservices, and management UI for credential issuance, verification, and policy-compliant data flows across organizations. Supports workflows, forms, and portal integrations as well as on-premise, cloud, and hybrid deployments.
• Sphereon Wallet (Personal Wallet) Mobile and web wallet for individuals to receive, store, manage, and share digital credentials from official sources. Supports W3C DIDs across multiple methods, W3C JWT and LDP/JSON-LD credentials, OpenID protocols (OID4VCI, OID4VP, SIOPv2, DIDComm v2, WACI), and selective disclosure. Open source (GPLv3).
• European Business Wallet Enterprise-grade web-based digital wallet for organizations to store, present, and verify official digital credentials including licenses, permits, attestations, and certificates. Supports cross-border interoperability through eIDAS 2.0, OpenID Federation, DIIP, and EBSI profiles with real-time credential verification, federated trust registries, and compliance and audit tooling.
• Kiwa eLicense SDK Commercial mobile SDK for Kiwa eLicense holder applications, purpose-built for digital license management with offline verification and secure credential storage. Supports iOS and Android, QR code scanning, NFC, and BLE. Licensed commercially.
• eduID Wallet Matching Portal Privacy-preserving identity matching portal connecting eduID wallet credentials with institutional identities via SURFconext federation. HMAC-based identity matching, AES-256-GCM encrypted attribute storage, standards-compliant OID4VP wallet authentication, OAuth2/OIDC Security Token Service, GDPR-by-architecture design.
• eIDAS Signature Client SDK for creating and verifying eIDAS-compliant Advanced Electronic Signatures (AES) and Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) for documents and input data. Supports PAdES (PDF), XAdES (XML/Office), CAdES (binary), and JAdES (JSON) signatures. Enables privacy-preserving document signing where the hash or digest is signed remotely without transmitting full documents. Available on GitHub.
• Well Known DID Client Open-source TypeScript client for Well Known DIDs that cryptographically links DIDs to organizational domains, enabling wallet vendors to display organizational information from issuers. Conforms to the DIF specification for Well-known DID Configurations. Licensed under Apache 2.0 on GitHub.
• Workforce Governance (Workforce Credentials) Governance framework for streamlining professional mobility and compliance in safety-critical environments, providing real-time verification of certifications and regulatory authorizations. Covers healthcare professional mobility, aviation maintenance, industrial machine safety, and educational micro-credentials. Deployed in healthcare, aviation, and industrial contexts.
• Digital Product Passport (DPP) Accelerator 90-day structured program preparing organizations for EU Digital Product Passport requirements under ESPR. Includes strategic overview, technical architecture workshop, solution design sprint, implementation support, and a sandbox environment for GS1, W3C Verifiable Credentials, and OpenID-based DPP implementations.
• eIDAS 2.0 Accelerator 90-day structured program for eIDAS 2.0 readiness, providing strategic insights, technical expertise, and a roadmap for eIDAS 2.0 compliance. Includes executive workshop, technical architecture session, solution design sprint, and implementation support, with claimed benefits of up to 60% fraud reduction and 50% operational efficiency improvement.

Named customers11 records

Segments7 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

AI capability3 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, strategic and minor.

• Factom Inc. (U.S. Department of Homeland Security SVIP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Sphereon served as a major technology contributor to Factom Inc.'s DHS SVIP award for cross-blockchain forgery and counterfeiting prevention technology. Sphereon's digital identity solutions based on W3C DIDs and Verifiable Credentials were integrated with Factom's blockchain backend and Off-Blocks mobile application for securing raw material chain of custody verification for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
• SPRIND (German Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSphereon was selected by SPRIND as one of a select few companies to develop prototypes for the European Digital Identity Wallets (EUDI Wallets). This groundbreaking project aims to empower every EU citizen with full control over their personal data, privacy-preserving and inclusive digital identity solutions across the EU.
• Findynet Cooperative (Finland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSphereon collaborated with Findynet Cooperative and Northern Block to implement OpenID Federation 1.0, introducing a transformative suite of libraries and REST APIs to enhance digital identity management across platforms. The project focused on simplifying and securing the federation of identity providers and relying parties at scale, with an optional Trust Registry application cataloging vetted issuers and verifiers.
• Northern Block (Canada)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSphereon collaborated with Northern Block on the OpenID Federation 1.0 project for Findynet Cooperative, developing libraries and REST APIs for large-scale digital identity federation. Northern Block contributed SSI infrastructure expertise and open-source tools to the initiative.
• Off-Blocks B.V.coreTechnology or IntegrationSphereon built the Off-Blocks mobile application, a blockchain-backed secure Digital ID solution enabling users to manage identities and issue claims. The solution communicates with Factom's blockchain software to deliver irrefutable digital evidence of digital signing and raw material chain of custody. Sphereon and Off-Blocks co-developed a superior alternative to traditional electronic signature solutions, supporting any digital object type with independent verification.
• KIWAcoreTechnology or IntegrationSphereon developed the Kiwa eLicense SDK, a mobile SDK for Kiwa eLicense holder applications. Purpose-built for digital license management with offline verification, secure credential storage, QR code scanning, and NFC & BLE support for iOS and Android.
• SURFcoreTechnology or IntegrationSphereon collaborated with SURF to build the eduID Wallet Matching Portal, a privacy-preserving identity matching portal connecting eduID wallet credentials with institutional identities via SURFconext federation. HMAC-based identity matching, AES-256-GCM encrypted attribute storage, and standards-compliant OID4VP wallet authentication enable Dutch educational institutions to authenticate users via wallet credentials.
• Belastingdienst (Dutch Tax and Customs Administration)strategicOthersBelastingdienst appears as a named collaborator on the Sphereon About page ecosystem section, indicating involvement in the Dutch SSI/verifiable credential ecosystem development alongside Sphereon.
• Rijkswaterstaat (Dutch Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management)strategicOthersRijkswaterstaat appears as a named collaborator on the Sphereon About page ecosystem section, indicating involvement in the Dutch SSI/verifiable credential ecosystem development alongside Sphereon.
• Company Passport B.V.minorOthersCompany Passport B.V. appears as a named collaborator on the Sphereon About page ecosystem section, indicating involvement in the verifiable credential and digital identity ecosystem.
• ECP (ICT Platform for Government and Healthcare)minorOthersECP (ICT Platform) appears as a named collaborator on the Sphereon About page ecosystem section, indicating involvement in the Dutch digital identity ecosystem alongside Sphereon.
• KVK (Dutch Chamber of Commerce)strategicOthersKVK (Dutch Chamber of Commerce) appears as a named collaborator on the Sphereon About page ecosystem section, indicating involvement in the verifiable credential and business identity ecosystem alongside Sphereon.
• KNB (Royal Notarial Association, Netherlands)strategicOthersKNB (Koninklijke Notariele Beroepsorganisatie) appears as a named collaborator on the Sphereon About page ecosystem section, indicating involvement in the verifiable credential and legal/transaction ecosystem alongside Sphereon.
• GS1 NetherlandsstrategicTechnology or IntegrationGS1 appears as a named collaborator on the Sphereon About page ecosystem section. GS1 standards (GTIN, SGTIN with Digital Link) are referenced as part of the DPP technical stack and product identification framework within Sphereon's solutions.
• TU DelftstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerTU Delft appears as a named founding member and collaborator on the Sphereon About page. As a founding member of the Energy Data Space with Erasmus University and the Dutch Blockchain Coalition, TU Delft collaborates with Sphereon on secure data exchange and digital identity infrastructure for energy data ecosystems.
• SURFstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerSURF appears as a named collaborator on the Sphereon About page ecosystem section, indicating involvement in the Dutch research and education digital identity ecosystem alongside Sphereon. Further evidenced by the eduID Wallet Matching Portal collaboration.
• eSpecialistenstrategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe eBurgerpas digital gift card solution is offered in close collaboration with eSpecialisten, the experts in information policy, ICT, and archiving for local governments. Together they offer municipalities a powerful and reliable digital solution fully aligned with their specific needs and challenges.
• TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerTNO appears as a named collaborator on the Sphereon About page, leading work on the Dutch Decentralized Identity Profile (DDIP) alongside Sphereon, the Dutch Blockchain Coalition, and Animo. DDIP is a consensus on a set of technical protocols and standards enabling data issued for one use case to be applicable across scenarios that follow the same Interop Profile.
• Dutch Blockchain CoalitionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Dutch Blockchain Coalition (DBC) is a multi-sector consortium in which Sphereon collaborates across diverse initiatives including the Mobility Data Space, Future Mobility Data Marketplace, Clinical Trial Data Space, Energy Data Space, and DDIP development. Sphereon is a member and active contributor across all DBC working groups.
• DeltaDAO AG (Germany)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeltaDAO is a founding member of the Gaia-X Hub Netherlands alongside Sphereon and the Dutch Blockchain Coalition, collaborating on the Future Mobility Data Marketplace. DeltaDAO contributes its expertise in secure, privacy-preserving data exchange and the Pontus-X open-source reference implementation for Gaia-X data spaces.
• Erasmus University RotterdamstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerErasmus University Rotterdam appears as a named founding member alongside TU Delft and Sphereon in the Energy Data Space collaboration through the Dutch Blockchain Coalition. Contributes to secure energy data exchange, sustainability insights, and nitrogen crisis solutions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft (Entra Verified ID): Microsoft's Entra Verified ID is a verifiable credentials platform already integrated with Sphereon's wallet. Comparable as an enterprise verifiable credential issuer/verifier leveraging W3C standards; competes in the same EU enterprise buyer pool but as part of a much broader identity and cloud portfolio.
• Ping Identity: Ping Identity is a broad IAM/identity platform that has expanded into verifiable credentials and decentralized identity. Comparable as a large incumbent entering the same regulatory-driven EU identity market Sphereon addresses, but with a much wider product portfolio.

Direct peers

• MATTR: MATTR offers a verifiable credentials platform with issuer/verifier tooling and wallets aligned to W3C and OpenID standards. Closest direct peer in terms of full-stack issuance, verification, and wallet capability targeting enterprise and government digital identity programs.
• Affinidi: Affinidi offers a decentralized identity and verifiable data platform built on W3C and OpenID standards. Comparable product architecture (issuer, verifier, wallet) and developer-led GTM similar to Sphereon's IDK and VDX.
• Indicio: Indico provides open-source and commercial decentralized identity and verifiable credential infrastructure (PIVX, indy) built on W3C and Hyperledger standards. Directly comparable product stack to Sphereon's IDK/EDK/VDX with similar government and enterprise positioning.
• Trinsic: Trinsic provides a verifiable credentials network and APIs (formerly Streetcred) targeting developers and enterprises. Comparable API-first GTM and standards-based positioning to Sphereon's IDK/VDX architecture.
• Danube Tech: Danube Tech builds SSI/decentralized identity solutions, including the EUDI-compliant IdUnion wallet prototypes and EBSI tooling. Comparable as an EU-focused verifiable credentials infrastructure provider with similar regulatory mandate exposure.
• Northern Block: Northern Block is a direct collaborator with Sphereon on the Findynet OpenID Federation project and offers its own verifiable credential and SSI tooling. Comparable as an SSI/verifiable credential product company with overlapping protocol expertise and similar enterprise/government buyer profile.

Emerging players

• SPRIND Funke (EUDI Wallet prototypes): SPRIND's Funke program selected multiple companies (including Sphereon) to prototype EUDI Wallets. The cohort is a direct emerging peer group sharing the same SPRIND validation, EU mandate exposure, and regulatory timeline as Sphereon.
• Veramo (by Veramo / Mesh Korea): Veramo provides an open-source TypeScript framework for verifiable data and SSI applications. Comparable at the developer-SDK layer to Sphereon's IDK, sharing similar open-source, standards-based positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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