SignSplit Raises $400 Million From W Group for AI Data Platform

SignSplit has secured a $400 million seed investment from fintech company W Group, led by Volodymyr Nosov, to build infrastructure for protecting and licensing human data for artificial intelligence developers. The deal gives the startup a $1 billion valuation and positions W Group as its sole investor and strategic partner.

According to dev.ua and TechTimes, SignSplit is developing a platform for signed data, allowing individuals and organizations to protect personal information, creative works, voices, likenesses, and digital assets while setting conditions for AI use. The company said the funding includes capital and strategic resources for a global rollout.

SignSplit co-founder and CEO Alessandro Monterosso said the company aims to connect human contributions with AI development while preserving protections and compensation.

"SignSplit provides solutions for a world where the boundary between human experience and technology is becoming increasingly fluid. As AI reaches further into the real world, human knowledge, creativity, skills and identity will become increasingly connected to how technology evolves and interacts with the world around us. We believe SignSplit and the use of signed data can become the bridge between the two, connecting human contribution with protection, participation and compensation as technology advances." Monterosso said.

The startup says its platform is designed for industries including science, healthcare, media, entertainment, robotics, and AI development. SiliconANGLE reported that SignSplit was established in 2024 to address data provenance, permissions, and rights management challenges.

W Group founder Volodymyr Nosov said the investment reflects the importance of consent-based AI data systems.

"The AI economy requires human consent, accounting for every use case, and fair compensation for their contribution. SignSplit is creating just such a standard," Nosov said.

Nosov also described the platform as a foundation for broader adoption among companies using human-generated data. W Group includes WhiteBIT and other technology-focused businesses, according to TechTimes.

"SignSplit brings a new standard for the use of individuals' and institutions' data, work and likenesses. We believe that every serious participant in AI and the data economy will come to rely on SignSplit's infrastructure. The scale of our commitment reflects both how early we believe we are, and how important we believe these solutions are for every industry that relies on human data," Nosov said.

SignSplit executive chairman and chief product officer Glib Denisov said future AI systems require verified, high-quality information rather than data with unclear origins.

"We saw that the next generation of AI would need more than additional data," Denisov said.

"It would need higher-quality, real-world data with clear provenance, permission, and rights attached to it," Denisov said.

According to SiliconANGLE, SignSplit allows users to digitally sign data contributions and create data pools where AI developers can access specific datasets under agreed terms. The company also offers verification tools for organizations seeking confirmed rights and permissions.