DUST Identity

United States - Newton, MA

• 06/12/2023
• Series B
• $40,000,000

DUST Identity is the creator of the Diamond Unclonable Security Tag (DUST), a technology utilizing microscopic engineered diamonds to create an unclonable identity layer on any object.

At DUST Identity, we believe that authentic products tell powerful stories and build beloved brands. Our customers come to us in search of advanced identity tools to protect and connect the most valuable products and physical objects from battlefields to playing fields and everything in between. We deliver elegant, adaptable, long-lasting solutions that solve our customers' need for more control over their brands, products, and parts.

DUST Identity, established in 2018 and headquartered in Boston, was created by a team of quantum physics, nanotechnology, and cyber security experts. The company is an MIT spinoff, has participated in several DARPA programs, and is backed by Castle Island Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Airbus Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, New Science Ventures, 8VC, Angular Ventures, and others.

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Ophir GaathonCo Founder

United States - Newton Centre, Massachusetts

CEO and Co-founder at DUST Identity. DUST Identity provides anchored digital thread solutions to deliver trust. The company’s award-winning capabilities optimize asset availability and utilization by streamlining part data and supply chain information at the right place and at the right time with a high level of integrity and security–for every part. DUST is backed by Airbus and Lockheed Martin and supports organizations in the aerospace, defense, industrial, and automotive sectors in order to build resiliency and drive efficiency in complex value streams.

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