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MaidSafe

MaidSafe is a Scottish team founded in 2006 by David Irvine that builds the SAFE Network, an open source decentralised data network.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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Overview

MaidSafe, based in Ayr, Scotland, was started in 2006 by Scottish engineer David Irvine. The team describes itself as thinkers, inventors, tinkerers, engineers and designers, and states its mission is to provide security and privacy for everyone on the planet. It is building the SAFE Network, described on its site as the world's first autonomous and decentralised data network, and as an open source decentralised data network.

History

MaidSafe was started in 2006 by Scottish engineer David Irvine. Based in Ayr, Scotland, the team has drawn talents from many cultures and countries. Since starting in 2006, the company states its unwavering ambition has been to provide security and privacy for everyone on the planet, and it is pursuing this by building the SAFE Network, described as the world's first autonomous and decentralised data network and as an open source decentralised data network.

Products and positioning

Providing privacy, security and freedom through a decentralised data network.

  • SAFE Network

    An open source decentralised data network described by MaidSafe as the world's first autonomous and decentralised data network.

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