Shane Curran (entrepreneur)

Shane Curran (born 2000) is an Irish entrepreneur. He is the founder of Evervault, a technology company based in Dublin.[1] He won the 53rd BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 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 data storage.[2][3] In January 2018, Curran was named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.[4][5]

Shane Curran
Curran in 2019
Born1999 or 2000 (age 23–24)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
EducationTerenure College
Known forqCrypt, Evervault
AwardsBT Young Scientist of the Year (2017)
Forbes 30 Under 30 (2018)
Websitehttps://curran.ie/

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 post-quantum cryptography. Quantum computers are expected to render existing cryptography schemes obsolete once they come into existence.[6] 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. Richard Bruton, T.D and Shay Walsh, CEO, BT Ireland.[7][8] He went on to represent Ireland at the 29th European Union Contest for Young Scientists which took place in Tallinn, Estonia in September 2017.[9]

Evervault

In 2019, Curran founded Evervault, which builds encryption infrastructure for developers. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has received backing from Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins.[10]

References
  1. The entrepreneur making data security look easy
  2. How a Dublin teenager is helping you bring your secrets to the grave, January 13th, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2018
  3. Unbreakable encryption technology created by 16-year-old schoolboy
  4. Forbes 30 Under 30 List (2018)
  5. Two Irish entrepreneurs listed on Forbes’ 30 Under 30
  6. The Impact of Quantum Computing on Present Cryptography (2018) by Vasileios Mavroeidis, Kamer Vishi, Mateusz D. Zych, Audun Jøsang
  7. 5th year Dublin student Shane Curran announced as the winner of the 53rd BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, January 13, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018
  8. The future is secure in the hands of 2017’s Young Scientist winner
  9. Ireland’s young scientist winner aims to take home European title
  10. "Evervault raises $3.2M from Sequoia, Kleiner for an API to build apps with privacy baked in". TechCrunch. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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