InsolventBlockchain data integrityBitcoin / Factom2013–2020
Factom Inc.
The company’s bankruptcy did not end its public protocol
An Austin software company developing blockchain tools for data provenance.
- Capital raised (announced)
Funding
| Round | Date | Announced | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported cumulative venture funding | Unknown | Not disclosed |
Announced is what was said at the time. Cash actually received is rarely disclosed and is not assumed to match.
People
| Name | Role | Period | Now | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Snow | — | CEO, IDD Labs | Oct 2026 | |
| Peter Kirby | — | CEO and founder, Simple.ID | Oct 2026 | |
| David Johnston | — | Managing director, Yeoman’s Capital | Oct 2026 | |
| Brian Deery | — | Not established | Oct 2026 | |
| Jack Lu | — | Founder and CEO, Wanchain | Oct 2026 | |
| Tiana Laurence | — | Not established | Oct 2026 |
How it ended
CoinDesk reported that Factom Inc. filed voluntarily for Chapter 11 because it could not meet its debts.
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Sources
9 sources behind this page.
- 1Blockchain company Factom Inc. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy · CoinDesk via Yahoo Finance · Jun 2020
- 2CryptoSlate: professional biography · CryptoSlate · Nov 2019 · user-editable
- 3David Johnston / Wellfound: professional biography · David Johnston / Wellfound
- 4Factom Inc. founding team · Dealroom · user-editable
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- 9Weekday: professional biography · Weekday
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