Company
About Encypher
We believe AI and creators can thrive together. Our mission is to build the infrastructure that makes this possible, open standards that enable attribution, licensing, and trust at scale.
Authors
of the C2PA standard for unstructured text
5
Partners defining the standard: Adobe, Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, BBC
MIT
Licensed open-source implementation
Our story
When the industry needed a text provenance standard, we wrote it.
We build the independent proof layer for content in the age of AI.
As authors of the C2PA standard for unstructured text, part of the C2PA 2.3 specification, we work alongside Adobe, Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, and the BBC to define how digital content is authenticated.
But standards alone don't solve problems, infrastructure does. Publishers need provable ownership. AI labs need performance intelligence and compliance infrastructure. The ecosystem needs interoperability.
So we built it. Sentence-level tracking with cryptographic certainty. Open-source foundations with commercial capabilities. Infrastructure that serves creators and AI companies equally, because provenance benefits both sides: creators get attribution and licensing revenue, and AI companies get compliance and trust.
The coalition is growing. The infrastructure is ready. We're building the trust layer for the AI economy.
4/4
C2PA conformance categories passed
400+
C2PA member organizations at the table
Milestones
January 8, 2026
C2PA 2.3 published, including the text-provenance standard we authored.
June 30, 2026
Passed the C2PA Conformance Program in all four categories.
Who we build for
Provenance that serves both sides
The same proof layer pays off for creators and AI companies at once: attribution and licensing revenue on one side, compliance and trust on the other.
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For publishers
Transform unmarked content into provably owned assets with licensing capability.
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For AI labs
Performance intelligence on your models plus regulatory compliance infrastructure.
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For developers
Open-source SDK implementing the C2PA text-provenance standard we authored.
Standards authorship
Authors of the C2PA standard for unstructured text, co-chairs of the Text Provenance Task Force
In June 2026 Encypher passed the C2PA Conformance Program in all four categories: generator, validator, certificate authority, and time stamp authority. See our trust and conformance status.
The team
Core team
Erik Svilich
Founder & CEO
Co-author of the C2PA text standard and co-chair of the C2PA Text Task Force. Working with Adobe, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI to define content authenticity standards. Background in AI SaaS and enterprise software.
Matt Kaminsky
Chief Commercial Officer
13+ years driving large scale growth and strategic partnerships for industry leading sales houses and publishers. Former VP of Business Development at Mediavine, Enthusiast Gaming, and CRO for an online media portfolio.
Eddan Katz
Head of Policy & Government Affairs
Leads government relations, regulatory strategy, and policy engagement across content provenance and AI governance. Drives Encypher's positioning in regulatory frameworks and industry coalitions.
Media
In the media
Senator Josh Becker press conference · August 2026
California's AI Transparency Act takes effect
Senator Josh Becker, UC Berkeley's David Evan Harris, and Encypher's Eddan Katz explain California's new AI disclosure rules and the role of C2PA provenance.
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Beeler.Tech · May 2026
Content provenance for premium publishers in the AI era
Why provenance, not access control alone, is how premium publishers stay discoverable and get credited as AI reads the web.
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Cannes Film Festival · May 2026
Future of IP and Media
Main-stage talk on how intellectual property, licensing, and provenance reshape the media business as AI becomes the primary reader of the web.
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Community
Get in touch
Our open C2PA text implementation, c2pa-text, is MIT-licensed and built collaboratively. Report issues, contribute code, or reach us directly.
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Learn how content provenance infrastructure protects publishers, supports AI labs, and enables compliant licensing at scale.