Danaides

What Danaides does

Danaides is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 2017 and headquartered in Toulouse, co-founded by Dr. Félix Blanc and Stephanie Lamy, with Dr. Richard Brooks joining as Chief of Technology in 2018. The organization develops technology, training, and consultancy services that support civil society actors operating in conflict zones and other challenging humanitarian environments. Its work targets structural problems in humanitarian aid delivery, including the misappropriation of international aid, the exclusion of local populations from decision-making under the UN Responsibility to Protect framework, and the lack of secure communication channels for civil society in crisis contexts.

The organization's core product is P2PR2P, a frugal and versatile encrypted information management system that allows mobile app users to communicate with local data hubs, enabling verifiable two-way transmission of "asks" and "offers" via small trusted networks. P2PR2P is built on a "better-than-blockchain" Distributed Ledger Technology developed by Dr. Brooks and a team of five PhD researchers and post-doctorates at Clemson University, originally created for securing pharmaceutical trial data and distributed access control. The system provides forensics-grade certified data collection with an indelible secure audit trail. P2PR2P is paired with training programs covering cybersecurity, counter-disinformation, open-source intelligence analysis, civic engagement, advocacy, and gender policies, alongside consultancy services that deliver data-driven situation reports to inform humanitarian programming at planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation stages.

Danaides generates revenue through a hybrid model combining professional services (training and consultancy), donations, and grants, including research funding from the EU Commission's Next Generation Internet Atlantic Project. Its go-to-market combines direct deployment partnerships with civil society organizations, with planned expansion into Chad and Sudan, academic engagement through a partnership with Sciences Po Toulouse, and visibility earned through high-profile forums such as the Paris Peace Forum 2019 (where P2PR2P was one of 114 projects selected globally). The customer base is fragmented across local NGOs, international and state organizations, and academic institutions, with no commercial pricing structure disclosed.

Name

Danaides

Legal name

Danaides

Website

https://danaides.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Danaides is a French non-profit that builds the P2PR2P encrypted information management platform using better-than-blockchain distributed ledger technology, serving civil society actors, humanitarian organizations, and academic institutions in conflict and crisis environments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Technology and Civil Society Support Services

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Finance Services (6199), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Governance Frameworks & DAO Tooling (modules, templates, standards) (FSAPAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grants, Funding & Budget Allocation Platforms (FSAPAHAE), Coordination & Contributor Management (tasks, bounties, roles) (FSAPAHAD)

Keywords

• Humanitarian technology
• Encrypted communications
• Distributed ledger security
• Civil society support
• Humanitarian consultancy

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training Services: Training programs in information management including cybersecurity, counter-disinformation, open-source intelligence analysis, civic engagement, advocacy, and gender policies.
2. Consultancy Services: Consultancy services optimizing humanitarian programming at planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation stages. Teams deliver data-driven situation reports on fluid environments.
3. Donations and Grants: NGO funded through donations and partnerships. The organization has received funding from EU Commission's Next Generation Internet Atlantic Project for research.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Danaides develops and deploys P2PR2P, a frugal encrypted information management system that uses better-than-blockchain Distributed Ledger Technology to enable verifiable two-way transmission of 'asks' and 'offers' between mobile app users and local data hubs via small trusted networks. The organization complements this technology with training programs in information management (cybersecurity, counter-disinformation, OSINT analysis, civic engagement, advocacy, and gender policies) and consultancy services that optimize humanitarian programming at planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation stages through data-driven situation reports.

Product overview

Danaides operates as a relationship and information broker provider offering a unified portfolio centered on the P2PR2P encrypted logistics platform, complemented by Training Programs and Consultancy Services. The P2PR2P tool is a private encrypted resource distribution system that combines distributed ledger technology with a multi-stakeholder interface to secure requests and match resources via trusted networks. Training programs cover cybersecurity, counter-disinformation, OSINT, civic engagement, advocacy, and gender policies. Consultancy services optimize humanitarian programming through OSINT research and data-driven situation reports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• P2PR2P: A frugal and versatile encrypted information management system and mobile app that allows users to communicate with local data hubs, enabling verifiable two-way transmission of asks and offers via small trusted networks using better-than-blockchain Distributed Ledger Technology.

Products and services

• P2PR2P A frugal and versatile encrypted information management system that uses an indelible secure audit trail and better-than-blockchain Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Mobile app users communicate with local data hubs, enabling verifiable two-way transmission of 'asks' and 'offers' via small trusted networks. Designed for civil society actors, local NGOs, and humanitarian organizations operating in conflict zones and crisis contexts.
• Training Programs Information management training programs covering cybersecurity, counter-disinformation, and open-source intelligence (OSINT) analysis, as well as training on civic engagement, advocacy, and gender policies. Targeted at civil society actors, local organizations, and humanitarian personnel working in challenging environments.
• Consultancy Services Humanitarian programming optimization services covering planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation stages. Researchers source user-generated information through OSINT work and the P2PR2P tool to deliver data-driven situation reports on fluid environments, supporting stakeholders in decision making, deconfliction, and peace-building efforts. Targeted at international organizations, state actors, and humanitarian program managers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces misappropriation of international humanitarian aid through traceable delivery mechanisms
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered secondary and core.

• Sciences Po ToulousesecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2019Partnership with Sciences Po Toulouse to engage Master II level students in International Relations with the P2PR2P tool, operational as of September 2019.
• Clemson UniversitycoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Clemson University's technology department, ranked No. 6 among US academic institutions and No. 60 worldwide on TOP 500 Supercomputing Sites, developed the P2PR2P working mock-up with a team of 5 technologists (PhD researchers and post-doctorates). Dr. Richard Brooks leads the technology development.
• Internet Without BorderssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench association and international network of NGOs promoting free flow of information and defending digital rights and freedoms. Co-founder Dr. Félix Blanc previously represented Internet Without Borders on US State Department project.
• Euro-ISME (European Chapter of International Society for Military Ethics)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean chapter of International Society for Military Ethics, bringing together scientists, academics and military practitioners engaged in research, education and training in professional military ethics. Credited P2PR2P concept for fulfilling urgent sector need.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Stellar Development Foundation: Stellar develops the Stellar blockchain network and supports humanitarian financial inclusion use cases, providing infrastructure that overlaps with Danaides' use of DLT for cross-stakeholder coordination and resource transfers.

Direct peers

• BanQu: BanQu is a blockchain-based supply chain and identity platform for refugees and beneficiaries of aid programs, giving it direct functional overlap with Danaides' P2PR2P in delivering traceable, blockchain-backed humanitarian services to vulnerable populations.
• BitGive Foundation: BitGive applies blockchain technology to charitable giving and humanitarian transparency, sharing Danaides' mission of using DLT to make aid flows auditable and trustable for donors and recipients.
• WFP Building Blocks: The World Food Programme's Building Blocks project uses blockchain to deliver cash-based humanitarian assistance, making it a direct peer in applying DLT to traceable aid delivery for end beneficiaries.
• Disberse: Disberse uses distributed ledger technology to track and disburse humanitarian aid funds, directly competing in the same niche of DLT-for-aid-traceability that Danaides' P2PR2P addresses for civil-society networks.

Emerging players

• Kiva: Kiva operates a peer-to-peer lending marketplace that channels small-dollar funding directly to underserved borrowers, sharing Danaides' peer-to-peer architecture for routing resources to local actors in challenging environments.
• Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team: HOT applies community-led technology and open data to humanitarian response and disaster coordination, overlapping with Danaides' civil-society capacity-building and information-brokering mission in challenging environments.

Broad incumbents

• NetHope: NetHope is a consortium of leading humanitarian NGOs that deploys technology solutions in crisis contexts, making it an incumbent counterpart with overlapping constituencies and digital-aid mandate.
• Mercy Corps Ventures: Mercy Corps Ventures invests in and pilots frontier technologies (including DLT) for humanitarian and development contexts, operating as an established incumbent with adjacent problem space and customer base to Danaides.
• UNICEF Office of Innovation: UNICEF Innovation funds and scales frontier technologies for child welfare and humanitarian response, positioning it as a large incumbent funder/incumbent with overlapping mission and target end-beneficiaries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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