POMM

About POMM

Privacy on My Mind (POMM) is a cybersecurity firm that developed a hardware-based solution for protecting sensitive information on smartphones. The company, founded in October 2015, created a biometrically secured and encrypted data depository designed as a smartphone case. This product aimed to provide a hacker-proof, isolated environment for a user's private data.

The core of POMM's offering was a physical case that attached to a user's smartphone via USB. This case contained its own CPU, storage, and biometric sensors to create a secure platform that bypassed potentially vulnerable cloud-based systems. All data, including photos, videos, contacts, and documents, would be encrypted and stored directly on the case's flash memory. The system was intended to be managed through an icon-based menu, providing a separate, secure ecosystem for the user's most critical information. An additional feature was a 1500 mAh battery within the case, designed to extend the phone's battery life.

The business model centered on the sale of this hardware product. In July 2016, the company announced a $10 million Title IV Reg A+ equity crowdfunding campaign to finance production for its security case, which was planned for both iOS and Android devices. Despite raising capital and announcing a partnership with i-BLADES in early 2017 to create a 'SmartBlade' for modular phones, the company is now presumed to be inactive, with operations reportedly ceasing around October 2019.