What WebShield Inc. does

WebShield, Inc. is a privately held US patent-holding company headquartered at 3040 Steiner Street, San Francisco, founded around a 2016 patent priority date and incorporated as the intellectual-property entity for the Quantum Privacy Network (QPN) architecture. The company holds 9 patent filings including a granted anchor patent (US 12,316,610 B1, granted May 27, 2025) with 2016 US priority and 1,300+ total claims across the portfolio; a pending CIP keeps the priority chain open. Its technology rests on three patented mechanisms — Quantum Privacy (cryptographic substrate applying field-level transforms such as encryption, hashing, tokenization, and homomorphic encryption), Proof of Trust (DLT-backed runtime enforcement of access decisions at the edge), and the Unified Trust Model (a governance meta-model that maps claims and verification across frameworks such as EP3, EHNAC, and NAPHSIS) — plus an OAuth 2.0 engagement layer called EasyAccess. The architecture deploys in three tiers (dual-use existing governance, hardware-enclave confidential compute, and full cryptographic Privacy Domains) and supports Personal Privacy Networks, Enterprise Privacy Networks, and Quantum Privacy Compute Privacy Networks.

The portfolio also covers structural AI governance (Universal AI Governance) where AI agents are sponsored by Quantum Privacy Cells and scoped by Trust Blocks generated outside their compute environment; the resource-and-settlement layer (Privacy Network Exchange, with the cryptographically enforced Quantum Privacy Exchange as its future form); Quantum Privacy Cells as dual-embodied cryptographic/Delaware Series LLC instruments; and a Quantum Privacy Liquidity Pool that supports deferred, outcome-linked, and annuity-like distributions. Sister entities coordinate the commercial stack: the EP3 Foundation runs 8 Accelerators and 45+ affiliate organizations (including Milliman, ICON, and Tempus AI); QPN Catalyst converts contribution into ownership; Quantum Privacy LLC holds the commercial licensing; and EP3 Networks is the fundraising vehicle. The company is led by co-founders Jonathan Hare (CEO) and Rich Muth (CTO), both named inventors on all WebShield filings.

WebShield operates as an IP-holding company in pre-revenue startup phase. Its go-to-market combines sales-led outreach to enterprises and sovereign entities (PNX participation agreements binding organizations into revenue-sharing and settlement), event-driven distribution of investor-grade documents (executive summaries, architecture papers, economic models), and channel-partner growth through the EP3 Foundation and QPIIN (a free-to-join global network providing trade-secret-protected access to non-public portfolio filings under QPC Participation Agreement). No public pricing is disclosed and no funding rounds, revenue figures, or institutional investors are named in source materials; investor inquiries are handled privately via direct email. Customers in the traditional sense are not yet meaningful; named organizational relationships (Milliman, ICON, Tempus AI) are ecosystem affiliates rather than paying customers.

Name

WebShield Inc.

Legal name

WebShield, Inc.

Website

https://webshield.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WebShield, Inc. is the patent-holding entity for the Quantum Privacy Network architecture, providing patented cryptographic privacy, runtime trust enforcement, and a unified governance meta-model that let healthcare, AI, and enterprise organizations share data and models across boundaries without exposure or custody transfer.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Privacy-Preserving Data Infrastructure

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) (533), Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) (53311)

SIC

Patent Owners & Lessors (6794)

akta.pro primary industry

Quantum-Safe Cryptographic Algorithms & Protocols (PQC) (HDAGAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Quantum-Secure Network & Transport Encryption (VPN/TLS/IPsec/MACsec) (HDAGAGAF), Quantum Cloud Security, Identity & Compliance (HDAGAIAF), Authentication & Access Control (Web3 login, SIWE, passkeys, MFA, policy engines) (FSAPACAI)

Keywords

• Privacy-preserving computation
• Data privacy infrastructure
• Cryptographic trust protocols
• Decentralized identity management
• Privacy network architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WebShield Inc. is the patent-holding entity for the Quantum Privacy Network (QPN) architecture — a patented digital infrastructure that enables organizations to link and share data across boundaries without exposure or custody transfer. The architecture rests on three granted mechanisms: Quantum Privacy (cryptographic substrate applying field-level transforms such as encryption, hashing, tokenization, and homomorphic encryption), Proof of Trust (runtime decentralized enforcement for access decisions), and the Unified Trust Model (governance meta-model enabling cross-framework trust evaluation). WebShield licenses this IP through sister entities, with the EP3 Foundation coordinating network growth via Accelerators and QPN Catalyst turning contribution into ownership.

Product overview

WebShield Inc. offers the Quantum Privacy Network (QPN) architecture — a patented privacy-preserving digital infrastructure composed of three foundational mechanisms (Quantum Privacy, Proof of Trust, and Unified Trust Model). The ecosystem includes the Privacy Network Exchange (PNX) as today's production form and Quantum Privacy Exchange (QPX) as the future cryptographically enforced form. EasyAccess serves as the engagement layer built on OAuth 2.0. The portfolio also encompasses Privacy Networks (Personal Privacy Networks, Enterprise Privacy Networks, and Quantum Privacy Compute Privacy Networks) and Quantum Privacy Cells (QPCs) as the cross-cutting privacy primitive. Named sister entities include EP3 Foundation (Accelerators), QPN Catalyst (Contribution), Quantum Privacy LLC (Licensing), and EP3 Networks (Fundraising vehicle).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Quantum Privacy: The patented foundation for the Quantum Privacy Network, enabling trust to be infrastructural through cryptographic mechanisms.
• Proof of Trust
• Unified Trust Model
• EasyAccess

Products and services

• Quantum Privacy Network (QPN) The foundational patented architecture enabling privacy-preserving data use across organizational boundaries without exposure or custody transfer. Rests on three granted mechanisms: Quantum Privacy, Proof of Trust, and Unified Trust Model. Targets enterprise organizations and sovereign entities.
• Privacy Network Exchange (PNX) The current-day operational form of the QPN exchange layer — a resource-and-settlement surface enabling Privacy Networks to transact across boundaries on dual-use infrastructure through delegated governance and conventional legal agreements.
• Quantum Privacy Exchange (QPX) The cryptographically enforced evolution of PNX, realized when the three patented mechanisms reach full cryptographic operation. Same layer — exchange, settlement, and coordination surface — in fully automated form.
• Quantum Privacy Cells (QPCs) Dual-embodied containers that are simultaneously cryptographic Privacy Domains and ring-fenced Series of Quantum Privacy LLC. Contributions are captured as cryptographically timestamped Contribution Records inside the QPC, evaluated by Proof of Trust against compliance, eligibility, and conflict constraints, and settled into fractional rights through the Quantum Privacy Token model.
• Personal Privacy Network (PPN) Personal Privacy Network where individual-controlled resources participate. The person is the authority. Member Domains operate under the person's relationships, consents, and preferences, brokered at scale by the EasyAccess Authorization Network.
• Enterprise Privacy Network (EPN) Enterprise Privacy Network where enterprise-controlled resources participate. The enterprise is the authority. Member Domains operate under the enterprise's existing governance, contracts, and access controls.
• Quantum Privacy Compute Privacy Network (QPCPN) Quantum Privacy Compute Privacy Network where cross-organizational compute participates. No party is the authority by design. Member Domains operate under predefined purpose-of-use governance with cryptographic enforcement of the absence of plaintext access.
• Quantum Privacy Liquidity Pool (QPLP) The protocol-governed settlement layer accepting Exchange Tokens, Resource Tokens, and derivative rights as inputs. Supports deferred, outcome-linked, and annuity-like distributions. Price discovery operates on observed, Proof-of-Trust-verified flows without external balance sheets.
• QPN Catalyst How contribution becomes ownership in the QPN ecosystem. Contributions at any scale are captured, attributed, and turned into durable ownership through Quantum Privacy Cells (QPCs).
• QPN Accelerators Coordination vehicles operated by the EP3 Foundation that bring organizations, capital, and communities into the QPN. Currently spanning 8 Accelerators and 45+ affiliate organizations.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hedera HashgraphcoreTechnology or Integration · 26 March 2026Hedera Hashgraph anchors the Privacy Network Exchange (PNX) settlement layer. The QPN × Hedera presentation describes how Hedera-triggered global Privacy Cascade unlocks settlement capabilities. Hedera provides the DLT backbone for Proof of Trust runtime enforcement and Trust Block verification.
• EP3 FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe EP3 Foundation is the QPN Accelerators entity — the coordination vehicle that organizes the Quantum Privacy Network's growth. It manages 8 Accelerators and 45+ affiliate organizations. WebShield holds the IP while EP3 Foundation organizes network growth, governance, and operations.
• QPN CatalystcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQPN Catalyst is the sister entity that turns contribution into ownership — how participation becomes durable economic rights at any scale. Catalyst Network Managers originate Quantum Privacy Cells (QPCs) for individuals or legal entities worldwide.
• Quantum Privacy LLCcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerThe commercial licensing entity for the QPN architecture. Series LLC structure ring-fences each QPC. Revenue flows from network operators back to the rights holders through this layer.
• MillimanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 45+ affiliate organizations within the EP3 Foundation ecosystem. Milliman is an international actuarial and consulting firm operating in the insurance and financial services sector.
• ICONminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 45+ affiliate organizations within the EP3 Foundation ecosystem. ICON is a healthcare intelligence organization and part of the broader QPN ecosystem.
• Tempus AIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 45+ affiliate organizations within the EP3 Foundation ecosystem. Tempus AI is a clinical AI and data company operating in the healthcare sector.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Duality Technologies: Provides homomorphic encryption and secure data collaboration for regulated industries, directly competing with Quantum Privacy's field-level transforms (encryption, tokenization, homomorphic encryption) across healthcare and financial use cases.
• Enveil: Privacy-preserving computation using Fully Homomorphic Encryption and Secure Multi-Party Computation; comparable to WebShield's homomorphic encryption primitives and its pitch of 'zero-trust' data collaboration across organizational boundaries.
• TripleBlind: Privacy-preserving AI collaboration platform enabling cross-organizational model training without exposing raw data, directly aligned with WebShield's QPN Healthcare and AI Trust use cases and its homomorphic encryption capabilities.
• Inpher: Secret-computation and encrypted analytics platform built on FHE and MPC, competing in the same privacy-tech category for regulated cross-organizational data sharing and AI workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Privacera: Enterprise data privacy and governance platform integrated with Snowflake, Databricks, and AWS — directly relevant as a competitor to WebShield's data-governance integration layer across major cloud data platforms.
• Cloudflare: Network encryption and zero-trust infrastructure provider (post-quantum TLS, Magic Transit, Access); competes in quantum-safe network/transport encryption adjacent to WebShield's Quantum-Secure Network layer.
• Collibra: Enterprise data intelligence and governance platform addressing trust, lineage, and access policy — comparable to WebShield's Unified Trust Model governance meta-model in cross-framework trust evaluation.
• IBM Quantum Safe: IBM's quantum-safe cryptography and post-quantum security portfolio competes with WebShield's PQC architecture as a broad incumbent offering to enterprise customers seeking post-quantum migration paths.

Emerging players

• Hedera Hashgraph: DLT network and Web3 infrastructure provider; both a strategic integration partner of WebShield (settling PNX) and a broader Web3/distributed trust competitor targeting enterprise tokenization and identity use cases.
• Qredo: Institutional-grade digital asset custody and settlement on DLT; relevant as a peer in the Web3 financial infrastructure / tokenization and trust-verified settlement category that WebShield's PNX/QPX targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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