OpenOrigins secures £3.5m seed investment led by Galaxy Interactive to expand its content provenance platform.
The round was led by Galaxy Interactive with backing from Galaxy Ventures and Unbound.
OpenOrigins provides a blockchain solution designed to verify and protect the authenticity of digital media against synthetic content and deepfakes. The firm helps organisations establish provable provenance for images and videos.
OpenOrigins has secured £3.5m in seed funding led by Galaxy Interactive, alongside participation from Galaxy Ventures and existing backer Unbound. The capital will support the global expansion of the company's provenance-enforcing blockchain technology. The firm has experienced rapid growth over the past year, securing partnerships with major media organisations such as ITN to protect digital archives from the rise of generative AI and deepfakes.
From the founder
"AI advancements are rapidly outpacing any AI detectors or retroactive solutions to authenticating content – it’s a losing arms race. Our approach is sustainable, what’s proven to be true today will still be true a decade down the line. We leverage the immutable quality of blockchains to combat AI. By proving content at source, we can guarantee what is human-created and what isn’t. In our minds, purpose built blockchains are the only acceptable solution for trust online in a world of AI."
Manny Ahmed
founder at OpenOrigins
Investor perspective
"At Galaxy Interactive, we invest in companies building the infrastructure for a future where digital experiences are as authentic and trustworthy as physical ones, OpenOrigins’ technology is essential to securing the provenance of digital content and enabling verifiable ownership, which are critical building blocks for a secure and trusted spatial computing future. We are excited to support OpenOrigins in their mission."
Jeff Brown
Partner, Galaxy Interactive
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- 01Expand into international markets
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OpenOrigins
OpenOrigins offers a provenance-focused blockchain to verify content authenticity and combat synthetic media.