Request for Startups
The future of the web requires rational privacy: a flexible, programmable approach that balances confidentiality with the practical needs of real-world industries.
Finance
Midnight’s data protection architecture resolves the conflict between complete transparency vs. opacity. With Midnight, you can build financial products where transactions are private by default but can be selectively disclosed to auditors, regulators, or counterparties through programmable privacy.
AI
The growth of AI is constrained by a fundamental challenge of trust. Powerful models need access to vast datasets, but individuals and institutions are rightly cautious about how their private information is used. With Midnight, you can create systems where programmable privacy can ensure data is used responsibly and ethically.
Governance
Effective governance requires a challenging balance between public accountability and individual protection. Midnight enables governance processes that are both confidential and verifiable. With Midnight, you can design decision-making frameworks, like voting, where personal data is protected, and the final outcome is publicly auditable and fair.
Healthcare
Healthcare is rich with valuable data, but its sensitivity keeps it locked in silos. Midnight provides the infrastructure to share health data privately without compromising sensitive, personal data to enable secure data sharing and programmable privacy across relevant stakeholders.
Consumer & Social
The implicit agreement of the modern web is an exchange of privacy for access. Midnight can rewrite this arrangement, enabling applications where users can interact privately, prove credentials sensibly and selectively, and retain control over their digital footprint without using systems that have overexposure by design.
Tooling & Infrastructure
Privacy-enhancing technology is often bottlenecked by steep implementation hurdles, forcing developers to choose between complex cryptographic engineering and weaker, centralized alternatives. Midnight provides the foundational layer, abstracting away the underlying complexity to empower builders.
DApp Use Case/Idea
ZK-Patient ID
Portable digital health identity for patients. Midnight creates a private health passport where patients prove identity/eligibility without disclosing full EHR → empowering portability across hospitals and borders.
ZK-Clinical Trials
Pharma companies manage trials with anonymized participants. Midnight proves trial participation/results are valid without revealing patient identities → ensuring compliance and faster drug approvals.
ZK-Med Device Certification
Certify that devices (pacemakers, implants) meet standards. Midnight proves device compliance with standards without exposing proprietary specifications → safe adoption of medical technology.
Private Genomics Data Marketplace
Researchers buy aggregate DNA data. Midnight ensures dataset quality with ZK proofs while keeping raw DNA private → enabling compliant monetization.
Confidential Cross-Border Aid Logistics
Track delivery of medicines/aid in conflict zones. Midnight verifies aid deliveries while protecting sensitive routes and provider identities → safer and more transparent global health operations.
Anonymous Whistleblowing System
Allow anonymous reporting of misconduct with tamper-proof evidence storage and identity protection. Midnight guarantees anonymity with ZK proofs of authenticity → enabling safe corporate/government accountability.
Government Procurement Portal
Vendor qualification and bidding system with anonymous technical evaluations and transparent pricing. Midnight hides bids until resolution, then proves fairness → reducing corruption in public procurement.
ZK-Public Health Dashboards
Governments publish outbreak metrics. Midnight proves accuracy of outbreak/vaccination stats without exposing individuals → reliable dashboards for policy and research.
Private Stablecoin Remittance App
Workers send money cross-border with amounts and recipient identities hidden from public chain. Transfers are private yet auditable → Midnight balances consumer privacy with compliance-ready auditability, making remittances viable for mainstream and regulated use.
Confidential Donor Registry
Organ & blood donor matching system. Midnight verifies compatibility privately → protecting donor identity while ensuring valid matches.
ZK-Medical Credentialing
Doctors/nurses prove valid licenses on-chain. Midnight enables doctors/nurses to prove certifications without exposing full identity data → reducing fraud in medical staffing.
Private RWA Collateral Vault
Post real estate, art, or equity as collateral without revealing asset type. Asset details hidden, collateral ratios provable → Midnight ensures RWAs are private while lenders still receive cryptographic assurance of collateralization.
Hidden Order Dark Pool DEX
Private order book; ZK settlement proofs ensure fairness; no MEV exposure. Orders private until execution, fairness provable → Midnight prevents MEV/front-running with ZK, giving institutions confidence to trade on-chain.
Private Wellness Tracker
Wearables sync to blockchain. Midnight ensures users can share proofs of activity/health metrics without leaking sensitive data → building trust for wellness programs and insurers.
ZK-Insurance Claims
Health insurance processing on-chain. Midnight allows insurers to validate claims via ZK proofs without exposing sensitive medical records → lowering fraud and protecting users.
ZK-Mental Health dApp
Online therapy platform. Midnight hides patient identities and sessions but proves licensed therapist credentials → fostering trust in sensitive healthcare domains.
Confidential EHR Exchange
Enables hospitals/clinics to share electronic health records. Midnight ensures records are encrypted but exchange is provable → letting hospitals share data while protecting patient confidentiality.
ZK Interest Rate Swap Platform
Enable private interest rate swaps with ZK proofs for margin & cash flow settlements. Swap terms private, settlement provable → Midnight enables corporates to hedge in private while providing verifiable settlement for compliance.
Confidential Lottery dApp
Ticket purchases hidden to avoid manipulation. Participants anonymous but fairness provable → Midnight guarantees trust with ZK proofs, making it user-friendly and regulator-safe for gaming compliance.
Confidential Rare Disease Registry
Patients with rare diseases join registries. Midnight ensures patients can prove participation for research without exposing identities → enabling safe collaboration for rare treatments.
Confidential Payrolling dApp
Private salary pay-outs, auditable only by employer/employee. Salaries hidden, pay-outs provable → Midnight ensures employee confidentiality while providing compliance-proof audits for HR and regulators.
ZK-Genomics Exchange
Marketplace for genomic data. Midnight enables researchers to prove DNA analysis authenticity without exposing raw sequences → unlocking genetic research safely.
ZK Net Worth Proofing Service
Users prove they meet a minimum net worth (for accredited investor rules) without revealing assets. Wealth proven without exposing assets → Midnight ensures investors pass thresholds with ZK proofs instead of invasive disclosures.
ZK Proof-of-Reserves Auditor
DeFi protocol publishes solvency proof using ZK without revealing full balance sheet. Reserves proven without exposing wallets → Midnight lets exchanges build trust at scale while satisfying regulator requirements.
Confidential Lab Results dApp
Labs provide results privately. Midnight proves results are authentic while keeping underlying biomarkers private → protecting patient dignity and complying with regulations.
ZK-Verified Proof of Income Service
Prove income eligibility for loans or rentals without exposing salary data. Income provable without raw data → Midnight lets users onboard to services while protecting sensitive employment/financial details.
Private Fundraising Launchpad
Early-stage projects raise funds privately, disclosing details only to verified investors. Contributions private, distribution provable → Midnight ensures fairness for all while protecting investor confidentiality in fundraising rounds.
DNA Matchmaking/Social app
Social & Romantic matchmaking, ancestry checks. Midnight enables DNA-based matching with proofs while keeping raw genetic data private → safe innovation at the intersection of genomics and lifestyle.
Confidential Cross-Hospital Patient Transfers
When patients move hospitals, EHRs shared securely. Midnight ensures transfer proofs while protecting sensitive health records → enabling seamless care continuity.
OTC Settlement Desk on-Chain
Large trades executed peer-to-peer with pricing and volumes hidden, but settlement provable. Midnight hides counterparties and volumes while proving settlement correctness → essential for institutions who require privacy but also need auditable trails and regulator-friendly proofs.
Dark Repo Market
Overnight repo transactions (collateralized lending) with counterparties hidden. Repo trades private but obligations provable → Midnight makes repos possible on-chain with institutional-grade privacy + verifiable compliance.
Provable Bug Bounty Board
Private triage discussions + ZK proof of fix acceptance before pay-out. Midnight ensures disclosures remain confidential until resolved, while pay-outs are provable → boosting security programs.
ZK Proof of Liquidity Service
Projects prove TVL or solvency without revealing wallet addresses or amounts. Liquidity providers prove capital without revealing balances → Midnight creates trust in markets while protecting strategic positions.
Confidential Pharma Supply Chain
Track medicines through supply chain. Midnight ensures supply chain proofs (temperature, origin, batch) without revealing sensitive trade secrets → securing pharma logistics.
Confidential Grant Review
Confidential peer review of research grants protecting reviewer identities and preventing bias. Midnight hides reviewer identities while proving review validity → ensuring fairness in funding allocation.
Confidential DAO Treasury Voting
Treasury allocations hidden until post-execution. Decisions private, outcomes auditable → Midnight enables ZK governance that prevents manipulation but keeps DAOs accountable.
Confidential Academic Peer Review
Anonymous scholarly article review system preventing reviewer bias and retaliation. Midnight preserves reviewer anonymity while ensuring authors get valid, verifiable feedback → improving trust in research.
Private Auction Platform
Blind auctions, bids revealed only after closure. Bids hidden until resolution, fairness provable → Midnight enables trusted markets where strategy confidentiality and fair results are both guaranteed.
Anonymous Jury Selection
Anonymous jury pool selection and deliberation platform protecting juror identities. Midnight proves fairness of selection while keeping juror identities private until needed → ensuring legitimacy without risk.
Private Drug Authenticity Checker
Patients verify drug authenticity at point-of-sale. Midnight allows patients to confirm batch validity without needing to see the full supply chain → protecting patients from counterfeit drugs.
Public Health Surveillance
Disease outbreak tracking and response coordination protecting individual medical privacy while enabling population health monitoring. Midnight ensures accurate public health metrics via ZK without exposing individuals → enabling governments to monitor outbreaks safely.
ZK-Medical Research Grants
Universities prove use of grant funds in research. Midnight proves funds are used correctly without revealing sensitive participant data → improving grant accountability.
Proof of Clinical Trial Participation
Patient proves trial participation without revealing condition or results. Midnight enables participants to demonstrate eligibility or access benefits without disclosing conditions → empowering patients.
Private Overcollateralized Lending
Borrowers lock collateral privately, lender sees only ZK collateral ratio proof. Collateral hidden, ratios provable → Midnight balances borrower privacy with lender risk protection.
Verifiable Environmental Impact
Anonymous and verifiable environmental impact assessment and community feedback system. Midnight proves carbon/environmental metrics are real without exposing corporate secrets → increasing trust in sustainability reporting.
Private data benchmarking
Anonymous reporting system for businesses to submit regulatory compliance data while maintaining competitive confidentiality. Midnight provides cryptographic compliance proofs without exposing sensitive logs → enabling enterprises to operate under strict regulators.
Private Supplier Evaluation
Confidential vendor assessment and rating system protecting business relationships. Midnight allows suppliers to prove qualifications without exposing proprietary data → improving trust in B2B selection.
ZK-AI Health Marketplace
AI models trained on private patient data. Midnight allows AI developers to train/monetize models using ZK proofs of data validity → unlocking healthcare AI without privacy violations.
Private Carbon Credit Marketplace
Confidential buyers/sellers of tokenized carbon credits. Buyers/sellers private, credits verified → Midnight ensures credits aren’t double-counted while allowing corporates to meet ESG targets without exposing sensitive trading data.
Confidential Tokenized Real Estate Platform
Tokenized property shares with private ownership and rental yield data; ZK compliance. Investors private, ownership verifiable → Midnight ensures confidentiality for family offices while enabling transparent proofs of ownership to regulators or auditors.
Confidential Asset Management Platform
Investors allocate to managers without public exposure of allocations or strategy. Allocations private, ROI provable → Midnight enables funds to onboard with performance proofs without leaking strategies.
Election Campaign Finance Monitor
Real-time campaign contribution tracking ensuring transparency while protecting small donor privacy. Midnight provides proofs of contribution limits without revealing donor identities → balancing transparency and privacy.
Private DAO Voting System
Enable anonymous voting while maintaining verifiability and preventing double-voting through ZK proofs. Midnight keeps individual votes private while proving outcomes → preventing manipulation and protecting voter anonymity.
Private Buy Now Pay Later dApp
Credit terms hidden but provable. Loan details private, repayment provable → Midnight balances consumer privacy with merchant trust in repayment validity.
Private Debt Refinancing Hub
Refinance existing loans privately, publishing only ZK solvency proofs. Terms private, repayment provable → Midnight enables refinancing deals to stay discreet while providing cryptographic assurance to counterparties.
Private On-Chain Credit Scoring
Zero-knowledge proofs of repayment history for undercollateralized lending, without revealing wallet history. Borrowers prove creditworthiness without exposing histories → Midnight supports privacy-preserving financial identities that are portable and verifiable across dApps.
Private Prescription Verification
Patients get prescriptions validated on-chain. Midnight enables pharmacies to verify doctor-issued prescriptions without accessing private diagnoses → preventing fraud while preserving confidentiality.
Confidential Derivatives Exchange
Futures/options with protected margin accounts and hidden liquidation thresholds. Positions and liquidation thresholds remain private but solvency is provable → Midnight’s ZK circuits ensure fairness while enabling institutional-grade compliance if needed.
Confidential Pandemic Registry/ Proof of Vaccination
Track infections/vaccinations. Midnight enables ZK vaccination proofs without exposing full medical records → scalable, compliant tool for travel, work, or public health use.
DAO Proposal Compliance System
Proposals can mandate timed disclosure to auditors for specific records/events. Midnight uses ZK to prove proposals meet compliance requirements without revealing sensitive details → better governance hygiene.
Policy Impact Assessment
Citizen feedback collection on policy outcomes with demographic analysis while maintaining individual response privacy. Midnight enables ZK proofs of impact metrics without exposing raw citizen or business data → trusted policymaking.
Private Census Platform
Conduct population surveys while protecting individual responses and enabling statistical analysis. Midnight ensures aggregate proofs of demographic stats without exposing individual identities → enabling trusted government or NGO surveys.
Confidential Dividend Distribution Platform
Automates dividend pay-outs while hiding shareholder identities; ZK verifies eligibility. Pay-outs provable, recipients hidden → Midnight balances shareholder privacy with auditable compliance for corporate issuers.
Privacy-Preserving Health Data Marketplace
Sell anonymized health data with ZK validation. Midnight allows patients to share ZK-proven health data without exposing raw records → enabling monetization, research, and compliance with HIPAA/GDPR.
Confidential Corporate Board Voting
Enable confidential shareholder and board member voting while maintaining audit trails. Midnight keeps executive votes private while ensuring verifiable results → improving governance without leaks.
Conflict-of-Interest Checks
Voters submit ZK proofs they hold <X of a token before voting on it (no raw holdings revealed). Midnight lets individuals prove independence without revealing full affiliations → avoiding bias while protecting privacy.
Private Stablecoin FX Market
Shielded FX swaps between USDC, EURC, JPY stablecoins. Swaps hidden but settlement provable → Midnight prevents front-running and enables central banks or enterprises to operate in compliance-aware privacy.
Vibe trading - natural language trading/ via an agent/terminal
Trader profile details obfuscation (in automated trading mimicking the top Traders). Midnight hides trader profiles and strategies while proving execution fairness → enabling safe copy trading without doxxing whales.
Decentralized platform with AI integrations for scalable dApps and machine learning
Midnight’s privacy-preserving infra allows developers to integrate AI models with selective data sharing → essential for enterprise-grade adoption.
Decentralized storage network powering AI data storage and retrieval
Midnight ensures datasets are encrypted and access provable with ZK → making sensitive AI data shareable under compliance.
Blockchain for hosting AI models and computations in a decentralized environment.
Midnight proves models run correctly while protecting proprietary weights → securing IP and building user trust.
Layer-1 blockchain with AI-driven DeFi tools and trading bots
Midnight hides trading signals while proving execution → protecting quant IP and attracting liquidity providers.
Merged AI ecosystem for autonomous agents and decentralized machine learning
Merged AI ecosystem for autonomous agents and decentralized machine learning (formerly Fetch.ai, Singularity NET, Ocean Protocol). Midnight enables private communication between AI agents with ZK validation → coordination without leaking strategies.
Decentralized video streaming with AI-enhanced content delivery
Midnight preserves user privacy while proving rights and royalties → ensuring both consumer protection and fair creator pay-outs.
Indexing protocol for blockchain data, enabling AI queries and analytics
Midnight enables private queries and proofs of correctness → letting firms analyse on-chain data without leaking strategies.
Privacy-focused blockchain for secure AI computations
Midnight is purpose-built with ZK and selective disclosure → making it ideal for confidential AI workloads with auditable guarantees.
Decentralized GPU rendering network for AI and 3D graphics
Midnight allows private task assignment with proofs of completion → ensuring fair pay without exposing job details.
Decentralized marketplace for AI services and algorithms.
Midnight protects algorithm IP while proving licensed usage → enabling safe model monetization.
Decentralized data exchange for AI training datasets
Midnight verifies dataset integrity without exposing raw data → solving GDPR/CCPA compliance for data sharing.
AI-powered DeFi portfolio management and quant strategies
Midnight hides allocations/trades while proving fair execution → users get trust in AI without risking leaks.
Decentralized machine learning network rewarding AI model contributions
Midnight hides contributor datasets while proving valid model improvements → incentivizing collaboration without data loss.
Decentralized computing power for AI tasks and rendering
Midnight proves computations were completed fairly while shielding input data → critical for sensitive workloads.
AI toolkit for blockchain development, including chatbots and code generators
Midnight ensures privacy in prompts/outputs while proving fair execution → protecting developer IP and workflows.
Decentralized GPU infrastructure for AI and ML workloads
Midnight provides ZK proofs of GPU work while shielding job contents → enabling trust in outsourced AI workloads.
Social investment platform with AI-driven trading signals
Midnight hides trader signal sources while proving authenticity → protecting IP and building trust with followers.
Decentralized compute grid for AI training on GPUs
Midnight enables verifiable training jobs without leaking datasets → creating trust in distributed model training.
Cloud computing marketplace for AI and big data processing
Midnight ensures compute resource use is provable while job details remain private → enabling confidential cloud adoption.
Hedge fund using AI for stock market predictions via tournaments
Midnight hides trading strategies while proving results → allowing fair competition without leakage.
Customizable AI bots for crypto trading and analysis
Midnight shields bot logic and user portfolios while proving trades → enabling safe automation for retail and pro users.
Decentralized information protocol for AI content syndication
Midnight proves content provenance without revealing sources → protecting creators and ensuring trust in info pipelines.
Decentralized bandwidth sharing for AI data scraping
Midnight proves fair usage while hiding endpoints → ensuring private, efficient scraping without abuse.
AI-powered analytics for crypto trading and on-chain data
Midnight hides proprietary models while proving accuracy → letting analytics firms monetize safely.
GPU marketplace for AI computing resources
Midnight validates GPU jobs while keeping task data private → building trust for sensitive model training.
AI companion games with blockchain integration
Midnight shields player data while proving fair AI interactions → better user adoption and trust.
Decentralized monitoring for blockchain security using AI
Midnight enables ZK proofs of detected threats while shielding sensitive logs → trusted security without exposure.
Neuromorphic computing platform for AI simulations
Midnight proves computation integrity while shielding models → enabling IP protection for frontier AI.
On-chain AI model deployment and execution
Midnight ensures execution correctness with ZK while hiding model details → allowing enterprise AI deployment.
AI-enhanced blockchain for intelligent contracts
Midnight ensures AI logic is fair/auditable while hiding sensitive inputs → building trust in AI-powered contracts.
AI-powered platform for on-chain intelligence and analytics
Adds privacy-preserving analytics so intelligence gathering doesn’t compromise user identity.
AI toolkit for blockchain development, chatbots, and code generation
ZK-proofs ensure AI outputs are verifiable without exposing sensitive data.
Blockchain for intellectual property management in AI content creation
Enables private provenance and licensing records for creative IP on-chain.
Decentralized GPU network for AI and machine learning workloads
Confidential compute lets decentralized GPU providers run workloads securely.
AI-driven social trading and portfolio management platform
Private trading strategies can be executed without revealing user positions.
Decentralized indexing for blockchain data, supporting AI queries
Queries can be privately verified with ZK-proofs, protecting sensitive dApp data.
Platform for building and deploying AI agents on-chain
Agent actions can be validated with compliant privacy controls.
Decentralized network for autonomous AI agents and services
Secures agent negotiations and transactions via private smart contracts.
Decentralized GPU rendering for AI, graphics, and metaverse
Compute contributors can prove workload execution without revealing underlying data.
AI-powered content creation and distribution platform
Creators can monetize content while keeping usage data private.
Decentralized data marketplace for AI training datasets
Data marketplaces gain privacy-preserving access and usage proofs.
Decentralized compute marketplace for AI tasks
Confidential execution allows safe outsourcing of compute tasks.
Marketplace for AI algorithms and services
AI service calls can be proven correct without exposing models or inputs.
AI-enhanced on-chain analytics and trading tools
Users can analyze DeFi flows while maintaining private trading behaviour.
Privacy-preserving AI compute co-processor
Strengthens trusted compute with ZK auditability.
AI-managed DeFi portfolios and strategies
Portfolio strategies can run with verifiable compliance but private exposure.
AI companion gaming ecosystem on blockchain
Provides secure storage and private inference for game AI agents.
Decentralized knowledge graph for verifiable AI data
Supply-chain proofs remain verifiable while sensitive trade data stays confidential.
Decentralized cloud computing for AI and data processing
Confidential compute jobs can be verified on-chain without leaking input/output.
Custom AI bots for crypto trading and insights
Private conversations with AI agents can be proven authentic without logging data.
Social investment platform with AI trading signals
Copy-trading strategies can be validated without exposing exact trades.
Decentralized protocol for AI-driven content distribution
Personal data streams can be shared selectively with ZK-gated access.
Crowdsourced data labeling for AI models
Crowdsourced AI training data contributions can be proven while identities stay private.
Decentralized GPU grid for AI training
GPU task distribution and results can be verified without revealing proprietary datasets.
AI-driven hedge fund via predictive modelling tournaments
Enables private model submissions with ZK-backed performance verification.
Decentralized bandwidth sharing for AI data collection
User device contributions to AI training can be privately measured and rewarded.
Decentralized video infrastructure with AI enhancements
Video transcoding jobs can be proven correct without exposing the original content.
AI-based blockchain security monitoring
Threat detection can be shared with ZK-proofs while protecting raw data sources.
No-code platform for AI and blockchain automations
No-code platform for AI and blockchain automations. Automation scripts can prove correctness while execution data remains private.
On-chain asset management with AI optimization
Fund managers can prove compliance and performance without disclosing full portfolio holdings.
Private Syndicated Loan Platform
Institutions provide syndicated loans with borrower info hidden except to consortium members. Allocations hidden while terms enforced → Midnight allows each lender to keep their exposure private, while selective disclosure enables regulators or auditors to verify compliance.
Privacy-Preserving Insurance Pool
Who is insured and premium details hidden; claims verifiable privately. Premiums/claims confidential but solvency provable → Midnight’s ZK ensures pools remain trustworthy and insurance regulators can verify without breaching confidentiality.
Private Escrow Service
Amounts and parties hidden; release triggered by private proof. Escrow terms hidden, release verifiable → Midnight ensures fairness in deals while keeping sensitive counterparties and terms private.
Private Multi-Sig Vault
Multi-sig treasury where signers remain confidential; ZK quorum proofs published on approval. Approvals provable, signers hidden → Midnight ensures secure fund custody with privacy for institutional signers and DAOs.
Confidential Token Vesting Manager
Vesting schedules hidden; ZK verifies compliance with unlock timelines. Schedules hidden, progress provable → Midnight prevents market manipulation while keeping token issuances regulator-friendly.
Confidential Fund Performance Verifier
Hedge funds post ZK proofs of performance metrics without revealing positions. ROI provable, strategies private → Midnight ensures transparency for investors while safeguarding fund IP.
Digital Identity Verification
Self-sovereign identity system for government services enabling citizens to prove eligibility without revealing sensitive personal data. Midnight enables users to prove identity attributes (age, residency, KYC) without revealing full personal data → unlocking compliant onboarding.
Regulatory Compliance Monitor
Anonymous reporting system for businesses to submit regulatory compliance data while maintaining competitive confidentiality. Midnight provides cryptographic compliance proofs without exposing sensitive logs → enabling enterprises to operate under strict regulators.
Union Elections
Conduct anonymous union leadership elections and workplace voting while preventing coercion. Midnight protects voter anonymity while ensuring fair counts → increasing adoption of digital-first governance in labor groups.
Private Innovation Committee
Anonymous R&D project evaluation and funding decisions within organizations. Midnight keeps deliberations confidential while proving fair decisions → encouraging open collaboration in sensitive innovation areas.
Confidential Payroll/Comp Band Governance
Approve salary bands via ZK-proved stats (medians/ranges) without exposing individuals. Midnight hides pay data while proving fairness across bands → ensuring compliance with equity laws while preserving confidentiality.
Confidential RFP Scoring
Weighted, private scoring rubrics with ZK proofs of rubric adherence; publish winner & reason codes. Midnight keeps scores private until final decision but proves fairness → improving adoption for public and private RFPs.