Shane Curran (born 2000) is an Irish entrepreneur. He is the founder of Evervault, a technology company based in

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.The entrepreneur making data security look easy
/ref> He won the 53rd

BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition The BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, commonly called the Young Scientist Exhibition, is an Irish annual school students' science competition that has been held in the Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland, every January since the co ...

in 2017 at the age of sixteen for his project entitled: “qCrypt: The quantum-secure, encrypted, data storage platform with multi-jurisdictional quorum sharing technology”, which provided a platform for long-term, secure

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.How a Dublin teenager is helping you bring your secrets to the grave
January 13th, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2018Unbreakable encryption technology created by 16-year-old schoolboy
/ref> In January 2018, Curran was named in the

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list.Forbes 30 Under 30 List (2018)
/ref>Two Irish entrepreneurs listed on Forbes’ 30 Under 30
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Career

BT Young Scientist

Curran entered the 53rd BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition with his project entitled "qCrypt: The quantum-secure, encrypted, data storage platform with multijurisdictional quorum sharing technology". The project consisted of advancements in the field of

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are expected to render existing cryptography schemes obsolete once they come into existence.The Impact of Quantum Computing on Present Cryptography (2018) by Vasileios Mavroeidis, Kamer Vishi, Mateusz D. Zych, Audun Jøsang
/ref> Curran's research investigated different ways to approach constructing a solution to the issue. On 13 January 2017 he was announced the BT Young Scientist and Technologist of the Year 2017 by Minister for Education and Skills, Mr.

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, T.D and Shay Walsh, CEO,

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.5th year Dublin student Shane Curran announced as the winner of the 53rd BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition
January 13, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018The future is secure in the hands of 2017’s Young Scientist winner
/ref> He went on to represent Ireland at the 29th

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which took place in

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in September 2017.Ireland’s young scientist winner aims to take home European title
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Evervault

In 2019, Curran founded Evervault, which builds encryption infrastructure for developers. The company is headquartered in

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and has received backing from

Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital is an American venture capital firm. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, and specializes in seed stage, early stage, and growth stage investments in private companies across technology sectors. , Sequoia's total a ...

and

Kleiner Perkins Kleiner Perkins, formerly Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), is an American venture capital firm which specializes in investing in incubation, early stage and growth companies. Since its founding in 1972, the firm has backed entrepreneurs ...

References

External links

Personal Website
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