Seal Year in Review: A Look Back at 2023
As we step into 2024, it's the perfect time to reflect on Seal’s journey. Over the past year, we've witnessed a series of accomplishments, partnerships, and announcements that have solidified Seal’s position as a leading decentralized cloud storage provider. Let’s take a closer look at the significant milestones Seal achieved throughout 2023.
January 2023: Smithsonian and Seal Collaboration
Seal proudly announced its support for the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History project, "Hearing History: Recovering Sound from Alexander Graham Bell’s Experimental Records.” Seal is playing a crucial role in preserving the experimental sound recordings of the renowned inventor, Alexander Graham Bell. The partnership underscores Seal's commitment to advancing technology for the greater good, ensuring that these historical audio treasures remain secure and accessible for generations to come.
February 2023: Seal Featured in Filecoin’s Review
Seal was featured in Filecoin’s Review: Filecoin 2022 Review: Enabling the World’s Largest Decentralized Open Data Economy.
March 2023: Seal featured in Messari’s Guide to Decentralized Storage
Seal was featured in Messari’s Guide to Decentralized Storage as an enterprise-scale storage provider. Positioned as an enterprise-scale storage provider, Seal garnered attention for its contributions and capabilities within the decentralized storage landscape, standing out as one of the most mature and widely adopted decentralized storage providers.
April 2023: Seal and University of Utah Announced NASA Climate Data Democratization Partnership and Seal was featured in Messari’s Report
Seal and the University of Utah's Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI) announced a monumental effort to democratize access to NASA's crucial climate data. This collaboration opens up over 200 terabytes of OpenViSUS IDX NASA atmospheric wind velocity and ocean current datasets to researchers worldwide, marking a significant leap towards data democratization.
Seal was featured in Messari's Report, “Aggregators and Abstraction Layers.” The inclusion in this report recognizes Seal's leadership in streamlining the transition to decentralized storage for enterprises. Messari specifically highlighted Seal's commitment to reducing technical friction, showcasing our dedication to providing seamless solutions for businesses seeking to embrace the advantages of decentralized storage.
Lastly, Sal, Seal’s Sales Engineer spoke at a National Science Data Farbic (NSDF) event to share our partnership with the University of Utah.
May 2023: Proof's Article Highlights Seal's Renewable Energy Commitment, Sal and Matt Shine at CHEP with CERN
Proof, a sustainability data insights platform, wrote an article about Seal, underscoring Seal's dedication to procuring renewable energy and its positive impact on the broader market demand for sustainable solutions. This commitment ensures minimal emissions associated with Seal's data center solutions, aligning with the sustainability values.
Sal, Seal's Senior Sales Engineer, and Matt, VP of Engineering, participated in the CHEP conference alongside Seal’s client CERN. CERN Distributed Computing Coordinator Mario Lassnig shared insights into ATLAS Experiment at CERN’s project with Seal to store data from the Large Hadron ColliderAdditionally, Seal attended the SynBioBeta conference, collaborating with Protocol Labs and Filecoin DeStor.
June: Seal Selected As Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum
In June, Seal made significant strides, starting with the announcement of Scott Doughman as the new Chief Business Officer. Leveraging his executive leadership and corporate development expertise, Doughman's appointment was a strategic move to drive Seal's growth and expand its market presence.
The prestigious recognition from the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a 2023 Technology Pioneer marked another highlight for Seal, joining past Technology Pioneers Google, Twitter, and Airbnb. Seal is honored to be recognized as a top tech company driving global change.
Seal gained further recognition in the blockchain-powered storage space, with a feature in a Cointelegraph article highlighting how universities leverage blockchain-based storage, with Seal at the forefront of protecting and democratizing data.
Seal also joined the Content Authenticity Initiative as a Member. This move emphasized Seal's commitment to combating misinformation and ensuring the integrity of digital content. Additionally, Seal launched an AI series, delving into the applications of decentralized cloud storage in mitigating AI threats and ensuring data integrity. The series explored real-world applications and addressed critical aspects such as chain of custody and verifiability for AI-generated content.
As June concluded, Seal hosted an offsite in Toronto, Canada with the primary goal of fostering collaboration, brainstorming sessions, and strengthening connections among its employees.
August: Scott attended the Stanford Science of Blockchain Conference in Palo Alto
Scott attended the Stanford: The Science of Blockchain Conference held in Palo Alto at Stanford to discuss blockchain innovations and collaborate with fellow industry players.
September 2023: Seals World Economic Forum Article and Arthur Hayes Acknowledges Seal's Immense Potential at Token2049
Scott Doughman, CBO at Seal, wrote an insightful article for the World Economic Forum Agenda. Titled “How blockchain data storage can protect us from deepfakes," Scott’s piece explores blockchain-powered storage in defending against the growing threats of deepfakes and other AI-related risks.
Arthur Hayes, a prominent investor in the industry, brought Seal into the spotlight during his speech at Token2049. Hayes not only highlighted his investment in Seal but also mentioned the groundbreaking partnership between Seal and the ATLAS Experiment at CERN, providing decentralized cloud storage for the HL-LHC era.
Seal's Senior Product Manager Richard took the stage at FILDevSummit Iceland. The summit united visionary devs, builders, and dedicated community members, all driven by a shared mission - to play an active role in shaping the future of Filecoin's core protocol and network evolution.
October: Seal's Impact on AI
Columbia University adopted Seal's blockchain-based data storage to safeguard AI-based climate model data. This collaboration underscored Seal's commitment to providing secure and reliable solutions for handling critical datasets. Columbia joined a growing list of universities using Seal to store important research data including UC Berkeley and the University of Utah.
A fireside chat between Jonathan Victor, Ecosystem Lead at Protocol Labs, and Kyle Samani, Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital, shed light on Seal's strategic focus. Jonathan Victor highlighted Seal's dedication to streamlining onboarding processes and providing a productized solution for enterprise onboarding. This recognition emphasized Seal's role in simplifying complex processes and offering tailored solutions to meet the evolving needs of enterprises.
Scott, Seal CBO spoke at FIL Vegas, hosting an AI workshop. The event focused on the critical role of data integrity within the realm of AI, including the value proposition of decentralized storage and proof of storage. Harnessing the power of blockchain technology for AI offers a promising approach to safeguard data integrity and solve the risks posed by centralization.
November: Seal's Global Engagements With The World Economic Forum
Scott attended the prestigious World Economic Forum AI Governance Summit in San Francisco. This event not only showcased Seal's commitment to global discussions on AI ethics and governance but also highlighted the company's ongoing engagement with The World Economic Forum. Scott's presence at the summit provided an opportunity for Seal to contribute to critical conversations surrounding the responsible use of artificial intelligence and how blockchain-powered storage can help.
Building on Seal’s status as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, Seal participated in the WEF Tech Innovators Meeting held in New York City. The meeting allowed Seal to collaborate with fellow pioneers and contribute to discussions that shape the technological landscape on a global scale.
Additionally, Seal's COO was selected to speak at NFT NYC, contributing to the ongoing dialogue around the future of digital assets and blockchain applications.
December: Seal featured in another World Economic Forum Agenda article
Scott Doughman, CBO at Seal, wrote another insightful article for the World Economic Forum Agenda. Titled “How blockchain can improve data security in healthcare," Scott’s piece explores how blockchain-powered storage can enhance the security of healthcare data, and minimize the risks linked to cybersecurity breaches.
Seal accomplished SOC 2 Compliance, setting new industry standards for security. As the first compliant blockchain-powered cloud storage provider, Seal recognizes the critical importance of maintaining robust data security measures.
Sal, our sales engineer and Richard, our senior product manager attended The AI Summit New York reflecting our commitment to staying at the forefront of advancements in AI.
