Softbank backs real-time encryption startup Cornami
Homomorphic encryption permits computation without first having to decrypt data and would be a powerful technique for end-to-end quantum-secure data across the internet. However, it is known to be computationally difficult and therefore has not been possible in real-time.
Cornami reckons its ‘sea-of-cores’ processing architecture in the form of a dynamically reconfigurable systolic arrays is highly scalable and can achieve real-time FHE. This what attracted semiconductor veteran to become CEO (see Wally Rhines takes CEO job at ‘sea-of-cores’ startup).
The money provided by Softbank Vision Fund 2 and by existing investors and others will be used to bring FHE to market, Cornami said.
“Cornami’s proprietary programming model and scalable architecture aims to deliver real-time Fully Homomorphic Encryption, which will fundamentally change how data is shared and monetized,” said Eric Chen, managing partner at Softbank Investment Advisers.
Cornami did not give any indication of the specifications or time-scale for an implementation of its architecture.
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