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Skiff: Web3 collaboration tool platform led by Sequoia | Project Introduction

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The ultimate goal of Skiff is to develop a platform that can not only protect user data privacy, but also help teams and individuals work more freely and effectively, striving to become the "application layer of the decentralized network".

Written by: Victoria, Rhythm BlockBeats

The spread and epidemic of the new crown epidemic has accelerated the shift from centralized office to distributed office change. At present, most Daos use Web2 products as distributed collaboration tools, such as Notion, Discord, Google Drive, etc. Skiff is creating a simple, secure and powerful end-to-end document collaboration platform native to Web3. Its ultimate goal is to develop a platform that can not only protect user data privacy, but also help teams and individuals work more freely and effectively, and strive to become the "application layer of the decentralized network". In terms of decentralization, users can choose an encrypted wallet to register and log in to Skiff, and save the data in IPFS.

In addition to collaboration tools, Skiff also launched a Web3 mailbox. Mailboxes are a symbol of human beings entering the Internet, but most large mail providers still cannot protect user privacy well. Recently, Skiff announced the launch of Skiff Mail with features such as open source code, end-to-end encryption, and data privacy protection. It allows the use of encrypted wallets to log in, send and receive emails, and supports ENS addresses. But even if Skiff could make the most robust, privacy-preserving email system ever created, getting people to switch email providers would be a daunting task due to user behavior.

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In order to better attract users, Skiff not only supports both Web2 and Web3 registration methods and storage methods, It also has the function of migrating files from Google Drive with one click.

What are the features of Skiff?

Code open source

Open source has always been a core part of Skiff, a feature that allows everyone to review, use and products contributed to Skiff. For example, the code for Skiff Mail is open source, so anyone can verify the privacy statement and encryption protocol. By making Skiff's user interface library open source, others can build components using Skiiff's privacy-first design system.

Large free storage space

Every registered Skiff Mail user gets 10 GB of free storage to send and receive Mail and attachments. Skiff Mail offers more free storage than any other end-to-end encrypted email service.

End-to-end encryption, stronger privacy protection

Skiff uses the latest privacy cryptography and decentralization technology to protect user data Privacy and making data ownership truly personal. This is achieved through end-to-end encryption along with additional safeguards. Additionally, registering and logging in with an encrypted wallet could allow users to encrypt messages using someone's wallet address, expanding the number of people who can securely transmit messages.

Support IPFS distributed storage

Users who use Skiff can use either centralized servers or IPFS to store files and images , content, PDF, etc. IPFS-based storage can add a secure, durable, and distributed storage layer to its collaborative products, protecting data security and privacy, and switching to IPFS storage is as simple as clicking a checkbox. For users who opt for IPFS storage, Skiff will encrypt their documents, split them into parts, and distribute them across a network of potential hosts, keeping them out of the hands of big tech companies.

Founding Team

The company was founded in 2020 by co-founders Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, both with extensive experience in security.

Andrew, Co-Founder

Andrew graduated from Stanford University in June 2017 with a first class honor. Worked in safety, systems and security at SpaceX from May 2017 to September 2017. Worked as Co-director at TreeHacks from March 2017 to March 2018, and as Planner and Controls at Zoox from June 2018 to August 2018. In addition, from March 2017 to June 2019, he has been at Sequoia Capital as a Stanford Campus Ambassador. He has served as Skiff's CEO since April 2020.

Jason, Co-founder

Jason has a BS in Electrical Engineering and a MS in Computer Science at Stanford University. Worked as a Generation Design Program at a16z from January to August 2018. Worked as a software engineer at Visby.io from June 2018 to August 2018. Worked as a software engineer at Apple from June 2019 to September 2019. Since April 2020, he has been serving as Co-Founder & CTO of Skiff.

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Investment Institution

After the US$4.2 million seed round financing led by Sequoia, the project recently received another US$10.5 million A round of financing led by Sequoia Capital. Funds from this round of financing will be used to enrich its product features, making collaboration available, private and decentralized. The investment team includes not only some important Web3 institutions such as Coinbase, but also Web2 technology leaders such as dropbox.