Zama is a Paris-based open-source cryptography company, founded by Dr. Rand Hindi and Dr. Pascal Paillier, that became the first unicorn built specifically around fully homomorphic encryption in June 2025, raising $57 million at a valuation exceeding $1 billion. Reported valuation: $1B. Profile auto-generated from the CrackTheDeck blog deep-dive on publish.
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UnicornZama is a Paris-based open-source cryptography company, founded by Dr. Rand Hindi and Dr. Pascal Paillier, that became the first unicorn built specifically around fully homomorphic encryption in June 2025, raising $57 million at a valuation exceeding $1 billion. Reported valuation: $1B. Profile auto-generated from the CrackTheDeck blog deep-dive on publish.
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