# Ennoventure, Inc.

> Ennoventure is a deep-tech brand protection company that embeds invisible, cryptographic signatures directly into ordinary product packaging artwork. Using AI and cryptography, the signatures print with existing equipment - no new labels, materials, or hardware - and can be verified in about a second with an ordinary smartphone camera. Founded in 2018 by MIT Sloan alumnus Padmakumar Nair and technologist Shalini Nair, the company gives brands a scalable SaaS platform to authenticate products, detect grey-market diversion, monitor online marketplaces for counterfeits, and engage consumers, protecting global names such as Nestle and Unilever across pharma, FMCG, automotive, and more.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Padmakumar Nair (Co-Founder and CEO), Shalini Nair (Co-Founder, Board Director and CTO)
- **Team size:** ~72 employees
- **Products:** Invisible Cryptographic Signatures, Brand Protection Platform (SaaS), Marketplace / Online Monitoring, Consumer Engagement & Serialization
- **Notable:** Reached 100+ million people through deployed technology, Authenticates billions of product units globally, 2 US patents granted (2018-2019) with additional patents pending

## Products & services

- **Invisible Cryptographic Signatures** — Patented, invisible encrypted signatures embedded directly into existing packaging artwork, printable with standard equipment and verifiable in about one second with a smartphone camera.
- **Brand Protection Platform (SaaS)** — A single platform that orchestrates product authentication, supply-chain verification, grey-market and diversion detection, and regulatory compliance.
- **Marketplace / Online Monitoring** — AI agents that monitor online marketplaces for counterfeit listings and unauthorized sellers, with a dashboard of real-time online and offline activity across regions.
- **Consumer Engagement & Serialization** — Product serialization, e-leaflets, loyalty and consumer-engagement experiences triggered when a shopper scans a protected package.

## Achievements

- Reached 100+ million people through deployed technology
- Authenticates billions of product units globally
- 2 US patents granted (2018-2019) with additional patents pending
- Trains AI on ~20TB of manufacturing data
- 'Most Innovative Brand Protection Technology 2021' - EMEA Security Conference and Exhibition
- Smart Innovations Award 2022 - LEAP / CXODX
- Brand of the Year 2022 - The CEO Story Magazine
- Closed $8.9M Series A in November 2024

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Closed $8.9M Series A led by Tanglin Venture Partners to fund global expansion and product innovation in brand protection.
- **2022** — Recognized with Smart Innovations Award and Brand of the Year, expanding SaaS deployments across FMCG and pharma.

## Links

- Website: https://ennoventure.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ennoventure
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ennoventure
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFp904MoHtaHX2i8jmoc5A
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ennoventure/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ennoventure/

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Last updated: 2026-07-28