
Bitfount is a federated AI and data science platform that enables organizations to collaborate on sensitive data without moving it. It focuses on privacy-first data collaboration, allowing users to deploy AI across clinical trials and other sectors while ensuring data remains secure. The platform supports various industries, including life sciences, financial services, and academic research, and aims to make data interactable without compromising privacy. With a strong emphasis on compliance and security, Bitfount is positioned to revolutionize data collaboration in the B2B data economy.

Bitfount is a federated AI and data science platform that enables organizations to collaborate on sensitive data without moving it. It focuses on privacy-first data collaboration, allowing users to deploy AI across clinical trials and other sectors while ensuring data remains secure. The platform supports various industries, including life sciences, financial services, and academic research, and aims to make data interactable without compromising privacy. With a strong emphasis on compliance and security, Bitfount is positioned to revolutionize data collaboration in the B2B data economy.
Core offering: Federated AI and data science platform for privacy-preserving analytics (send algorithms to data)
Primary markets: Clinical research, life sciences, regulated environments
Founders / leadership: Blaise Thomson (CEO) and Naaman Tammuz (CPO)
Headcount: ~30 employees
Recent financing: Series A $8.0M (Jul 2025); total funding reported $13.0M
Privacy-preserving data collaboration and federated machine learning for regulated industries
2020
Healthtech / Data privacy / Federated AI
$5,000,000
Seed round announced by company
$8,000,000
Series A named investors include Parkwalk Advisors, Portfolio Ventures, Pace Ventures, Foresight Group, Ahren Innovation Capital
“Backed by institutional investors including Parkwalk Advisors, Foresight Group, Portfolio Ventures, Pace Ventures and Ahren Innovation Capital”