BUILDING THE
SOVEREIGN STACK
We exist to make digital sovereignty simple and accessible — giving individuals, organizations, and AI agents full control over their digital existence while breaking free from dependence on misaligned corporate gatekeepers.
WHY WE EXIST
We exist to make digital sovereignty simple and accessible for everyone — giving individuals, organizations, and AI agents full control over their digital existence while breaking free from dependence on misaligned corporate gatekeepers.
WHERE WE’RE GOING
By 2030, TinyCloud will be the global standard for digital sovereignty — a world where:
- —Power is reversed. Applications log into users, not the other way around.
- —Trust is default. People instinctively question data that isn’t verifiably sovereign.
- —Technology serves love, not fear. Digital interactions come from empowerment, not exploitation.
- —Sovereignty is universal. Everyone understands and controls where their data lives, like knowing who owns their home.
- —Scale drives change. Our gravity forces the entire industry to respect user rights.
- —New capabilities emerge. Resolved digital identities unlock possibilities impossible under extractive models.
HOW WE OPERATE
User Sovereignty First
We are data fiduciaries with unwavering responsibility to user autonomy. Never allow intermediaries between users and their data without explicit permission. When decisions are unclear, default to maximizing user sovereignty.
Excellent Enough
Ship high-quality work that stands the test of time, but actually ship. Build technology that solves real problems, not impressive but useless systems. Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.
Intellectual Honesty
Research and evidence drive decisions, not hierarchy or politics. Steelman each other’s positions and honestly consider alternatives. Adopt ideas based on merit, not origin.
Autonomy & Agency
People are empowered to move the needle and act like owners. Collaboration proportional to scope. Respect each other’s time and need for focused work.
Love Not Fear
Hearts are as important as minds. Make work easy, light, and fun whenever possible. Praise in public, criticize in private. Build from love and care, not fear and defensiveness.
Mission-Driven Collaboration
Start with our core mission when making difficult decisions. Engage in debates without artificial hierarchies. Everyone is technical and understands the mission deeply.
WHO WE ARE
Sam Gbafa
Founder, CEO
Former OpenAI. Sr. Engineer at SpruceID building digital identity for the State of California. Electrical engineer by training with 8+ years in software.
Hunter Horsfall
Co-Founder, COO
Built and sold 3 businesses. Managed teams of 30+. Hosted Colorado's first Bitcoin ATM. Coordinated multi-business exit to a single buyer.
Roman Svistel
Founding Engineer
Sub-3 hour marathoner. Ex-startup founder who built apps used by hundreds of thousands. Building Verifiable Private Capture across iOS, Android, and Web.
OUR INVESTORS
WORKING AT TINYCLOUD
We’re a small, technical team where everyone contributes directly to the mission. We value intellectual honesty, autonomy, and shipping excellent work. Decisions are evidence-based, ideas win on merit, and we build from love, not fear.
Interested in working with us?