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LeapYear Technologies
LeapYear integrates the latest advances in machine learning and cryptography to protect data in use
About LeapYear Technologies
LeapYear Technologies, acquired by Snowflake in 2023, was a San Francisco-based company founded in 2015. The company specialized in providing a data processing platform that ensures the security of data while it is being used. It achieved this by integrating advancements in machine learning and cryptography, which provided proven assurances of privacy and security for sensitive data. This technology enabled enterprises to securely unlock value from their most sensitive data through privacy-preserving aggregates, analytics, and machine learning.
The company's primary clients were enterprises in data-driven industries that handle sensitive information. Its business model was centered around providing this specialized data security platform to these large organizations. The acquisition by Snowflake, a cloud-based data warehouse company, was aimed at enhancing Snowflake's data clean room capabilities and furthering its mission of mobilizing the world's data, including highly sensitive information, through differential privacy.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Employees
- 6
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 61.6/100
- Industry
- Security
- Sub-industry
- Data protection
- Sector
- Cybersecurity, Privacy Protection, Core AI, Spinout, Novel AI, Privacy-Enhancing Technologies, AI Applications, DT and LS
- Technology
- Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Tech
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITIONOther financing | Feb 2023 | $62M | — | Snowflake | ↗ |
| LATE VCOther financing | Sep 2021 | $15M | $60M | Lightspeed Venture Partners · Bain Capital Ventures · Harpoon | — |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for LeapYear Technologies is 270 monthly website visits. LeapYear Technologies's team declined 14.3% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
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Series A5 investors entered at this stage
Bain Capital Ventures
Dorm Room Fund
Nyca Partners
Lightspeed Venture Partners
John Thompson
Series B and later1 investor entered at this stage
Harpoon
Other known investors2 additional known investors
Snowflake
University of Pennsylvania
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