Andamio

What Andamio does

Andamio is a private credentialing infrastructure company founded in 2023 and registered in Wyoming, with operational presence tied to the Cardano blockchain ecosystem. It provides an open protocol for issuing permanent, earner-owned verifiable digital credentials anchored on Cardano mainnet, with smart contracts audited by TxPipe. Core products include Andamio Issuer (a lightweight API that integrates with existing enterprise systems for credential issuance), the Andamio REST API for developers (covering the full credential lifecycle — issue, verify, gate, query — with sponsored transactions so end users never pay gas), the Andamio App web interface for learners and teachers, the Andamio CLI for terminal-driven transaction building, and the andamio-dev agent knowledge layer for AI-assisted development. Credentials follow the Open Badges 3.0 standard, are software-readable, carry on-chain proof (commitment, evidence, reviewer approval), and are designed so the blockchain is invisible to non-technical end users via walletless email onboarding and sponsor-paid fees.

The platform serves enterprise customers across multiple verticals — sports and media (FC Barcelona Barça Vision fan engagement, projected 1M+ on-chain transactions), agriculture (Syngenta Certified Field Expert program targeting 1,000 agri-entrepreneurs and 100,000 smallholder farmers in India), governance and open source (Intersect Maintainer Retainer Program with 50+ maintainers and on-chain milestone escrow), nature finance (Toha Network with 13+ verified contributors and institutional backers Air New Zealand and Te Puni Kokiri), youth education (Goodwall 3M-member network), and decentralized funding (Project Catalyst reviewer certifications, Gimbalabs). Pricing combines annual enterprise tiers (Growth $12,000/year for 250 users/1,250 badges/3 courses; Scale $30,000/year for 1,000 users/5,000 badges/5 courses; custom above) with self-serve developer API subscriptions (Free, Starter $29/month, Growth $129/month, Enterprise custom) billed via Stripe.

Go-to-market is hybrid: product-led growth via the web app and developer API, enterprise field sales through 20-minute walkthrough bookings and custom pilots, and community-led growth via Discord, Project Catalyst proposals, Cardano Summit events, and open-source GitHub repositories. Development has been primarily financed by non-dilutive Project Catalyst grants across Funds 10–13 (smart contracts, Go CLI, Purpose Sidechain, SSOI research, SDK/UTxO-RPC, FC Barcelona fan engagement). The team of approximately 8 named contributors plus a Data Protection Officer operates as a globally distributed unit with no disclosed institutional equity backers, parent company, or plans for public listing.

Name

Andamio

Legal name

Andamio

Website

https://andamio.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Andamio provides an open protocol on Cardano for issuing permanent, earner-owned verifiable digital credentials with on-chain proof of work, serving enterprises in agriculture, sports, governance, nature finance, and education through APIs, web apps, and developer tooling.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Verifiable Credentials Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance, Risk & RegTech for Tokenized Assets (KYC/AML, sanctions, travel rule, reporting) (FSAPAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interoperability & Integration Middleware (ERP/core banking connectors, messaging, APIs, cross-chain to permissioned) (FSAPAIAL), Compliance Identity & KYC/KYB for Wallets (on-chain identity, reusable KYC, travel rule tooling) (FSAPACAL), Blockchain Compliance, AML & Transaction Monitoring (On-chain Analytics) (FSAGAMAF)

Keywords

• Verifiable credentials platform
• Blockchain credentialing infrastructure
• Decentralized identity protocol
• Digital badge issuance
• Open Badges 3.0

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

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

Revenue model

1. Developer API Plans: Self-serve Stripe billing for developers: Free (15K req/mo, 500 req/day, 1 API key), Starter ($29/mo, 75K req/mo, 2,500 req/day), Growth ($129/mo, 750K req/mo, 25,000 req/day), Enterprise (custom quota, priority support). Usage-based metered quotas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Andamio provides a blockchain-based credentialing infrastructure that allows organizations to issue permanent, portable, learner-owned verifiable credentials on the Cardano blockchain. Its offerings include Andamio Issuer (a lightweight API for credential issuance), the Andamio API (REST endpoints for issue, verify, gate, and query operations), and the Andamio App (web interface for learners and teachers). Credentials are permanently anchored on-chain, cannot be revoked by issuers, carry proof of work (commitment, evidence, reviewer approval), and are designed so the blockchain is invisible to end users through walletless email onboarding and sponsored transactions.

Product overview

Andamio is an open protocol for interoperable credentials built on Cardano, providing a complete credentialing infrastructure with multiple integrated products. The core offering consists of Andamio Issuer (API for credential issuance), the Andamio API (REST endpoints for developers to issue, verify, gate, and query credentials), and the Andamio App (web interface for learners and teachers). Supporting developer tools include Andamio CLI (terminal-based transaction building), Andamio App Template (Next.js starter), and andamio-dev (AI agent knowledge layer). Credential Badges provide Open Badges 3.0 visuals. All credentials are anchored on Cardano mainnet, owned by earners, and verifiable anywhere. The platform is designed so the blockchain is invisible to end users while providing permanent, tamper-proof records.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Andamio Issuer A lightweight API that integrates with existing systems to issue permanent, portable, learner-owned verifiable credentials on Cardano. Designed for organizations that want blockchain-backed credentials without requiring blockchain expertise from their team. The issuer manages course definitions, learning targets, evidence submission, and on-chain credential issuance.
• Andamio API REST API that backs all credential operations including issuing, verifying, gating, and querying credentials, courses, projects, modules, and SLTs. Supports API key or wallet JWT authentication. Provides transaction building for on-chain Cardano operations with sponsored transactions so end users never pay gas fees. Available with self-serve Stripe billing across Free, Starter ($29/month), Growth ($129/month), and custom Enterprise tiers.
• Andamio App Web application for learners and teachers to interact with courses, credentials, and assignments on Cardano mainnet. Includes project overviews, full task-commitment lifecycle, and manager dashboards. Provides a consolidated interface for credential management and learning pathway progression.
• Andamio CLI Open-source command-line interface in Golang for developers to drive courses, credentials, and protocol actions from the terminal. Supports query, transaction, write, and sync features for managing course modules, building Cardano transactions, and bootstrapping custom APIs. Disponible as a public open-source tool on GitHub.
• Andamio App Template Open-source starter template using Next.js 15 for building applications on Andamio. Includes agent-agnostic skills structure for AI-assisted development. Provides foundation for creating credential-gated applications quickly.
• andamio-dev Open-source agent knowledge layer that teaches AI agents about the Andamio protocol and estimates costs. Enables AI-assisted development by providing agents the context needed to drive the Andamio CLI to build, sign, and submit transactions autonomously.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% reduction in admin time for maintainer programs (Intersect pilot)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

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

• FC BarcelonaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFC Barcelona partnered with Andamio and Cardano through the Barça Vision initiative to build a fan engagement platform using a learn-work-reward model. Fans learn about FC Barcelona, participate in club projects, and earn ADA and digital assets. Andamio provides the credential infrastructure for the fan engagement flywheel. The partnership includes collaboration with NMKR for NFT infrastructure and Women in Tech Global for empowerment initiatives.
• GoodwallcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering with Goodwall's 3-million-strong youth network to deliver hands-on Cardano education. Focus on practical blockchain experiences: wallet creation, fund transfers, staking, and DApp interaction. Aims to create the next generation of Cardano champions globally.
• SyngentaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSyngenta partnered with Andamio for the Certified Field Expert program: a 7-chapter learning path for agri-entrepreneurs on satellite application usage, with on-chain certification on Cardano. Syngenta works with 3 million farmers in India; Andamio credentials enable verified expertise portable to any downstream party. Project targets 1,000 trained entrepreneurs reaching 100,000 smallholder farmers.
• Intersect (Cardano Open Source Committee)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntersect uses Andamio for the Maintainer Retainer Program: credential-gated onboarding, milestone-based smart contract escrow, and automatic fund release for Cardano open-source maintainers. Manages 50+ maintainers across multiple committees with full on-chain accountability.
• Toha NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerToha Network uses Andamio's invisible infrastructure for nature regeneration financing. Contributors earn MAHI tokens for verified environmental actions (native planting, biodiversity restoration). Email signup with no wallets required. Institutional backers include Air New Zealand and Te Puni Kokiri. Active pilots at Te Kautuku and Kotare Station.
• Blink LabscoreTechnology or IntegrationBlink Labs provides Go libraries (Bursa, gOuroboros, Adder) used by Andamio's Go-based CLI and Cardano Go development. Collaboration on UTxO RPC specification and Cardano Go Project-Based Learning course. Partners on open-source Cardano Go libraries and documentation.
• GimbalabscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGimbalabs is a key educational partner delivering Plutus Project-Based Learning, Cardano Go PBL, and other courses on Andamio. Hosts weekly governance sessions (Open Spaces) and tests contribution prototypes. Gimbalabs' contribution treasury system model is tested on Andamio.
• NMKRcoreTechnology or IntegrationNMKR provides NFT infrastructure for the FC Barcelona fan engagement partnership, simplifying creation and management of digital collectibles on Cardano. Integrates with Andamio's credential and reward system.
• Plastiks.iominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlastiks.io is a sustainability partner with a two-year collaboration history with FC Barcelona's Barca Vision team. Plastiks is being onboarded to Cardano with Andamio infrastructure. Introduced FC Barcelona to the Cardano ecosystem through shared trust-building values.
• Women in Tech GlobalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen in Tech Global partnered with FC Barcelona and Andamio for the fan engagement initiative, bringing expertise in women's and tech empowerment to the Web3 social media community project.
• SIDAN LabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIDAN Lab collaborates with Andamio and Gimbalabs on in-person developer workshops built on Gimbalabs course material. Part of Cardano Go developer education ecosystem.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Credly (Pearson): Credly is a Pearson-owned digital credentialing platform focused on workforce skills and professional certifications. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the digital credentialing market, though without Andamio's blockchain-anchored portability and proof-of-work primitives.
• Accredible: Accredible is a digital credentialing platform for education providers, associations, and enterprises. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering digital certificates and badges, though traditionally hosted rather than blockchain-anchored like Andamio.
• Learning Machine (Hyland Credentials): Learning Machine, now part of Hyland, provides blockchain-anchored digital credential issuing for education and government. Comparable as a historical direct peer in blockchain-credential issuance, now operating as a broader incumbent under Hyland.

Direct peers

• Spruce ID: Spruce ID provides decentralized identity, credentialing, and data sovereignty tools, including DIDKit and the Spruce Kit. Comparable as a developer-tooling-led decentralized identity infrastructure company with open-source roots.
• Velocity Network: Velocity Network is a blockchain-based verifiable credentials and labor mobility infrastructure. Directly comparable as a credentialing platform targeting workforce, education, and professional certification use cases on a competing blockchain.
• Dock Labs: Dock Labs provides blockchain-based verifiable credential and digital identity infrastructure with a focus on certification and reusable IDs. Directly comparable as a credential-issuing platform on a competing blockchain targeting similar enterprise use cases.
• Polygon ID: Polygon ID is a decentralized identity solution built on the Polygon network for verifiable credentials and zero-knowledge proofs. Comparable as a blockchain-anchored identity and credentialing platform, though on an EVM chain versus Andamio's Cardano stack.
• Trinsic: Trinsic offers a verifiable credentials platform with a developer-friendly API, wallet, and trust registry. Closely comparable to Andamio as an API-first credentialing infrastructure provider targeting enterprise issuers and developers.
• Indicio: Indicio.pro provides decentralized identity and verifiable credential infrastructure for enterprises and governments. Directly comparable as a blockchain-anchored credentialing platform with API-first developer tooling and consulting-led enterprise deployments.

Emerging players

• Disco.xyz: Disco.xyz is a Web3 reputation and identity aggregator that pulls verifiable credentials from multiple issuers into a unified profile. Comparable as an emerging player in the verifiable credentials / reputation space, with partial overlap on Andamio's interoperability thesis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AndamioPlatform
• GitHubgithub.com/Andamio-Platform
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/andamio-platform

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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