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Spruce Systems funding, valuation and investors

Decentralized identity stack (SpruceID, Kepler) for wallet-native auth across Web2 and Web3.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Series A

$34M · April 2022

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$34M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

series a

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Andreessen Horowitz

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Spruce Systems builds decentralized identity software including SpruceID for sign-in with Ethereum and other wallets, and Kepler for self-sovereign data storage. The company helps applications implement wallet-native authentication and verifiable credentials without relying solely on Big Tech identity providers. In April 2022, Andreessen Horowitz led a $34M Series A with participation from Okta Ventures, SCB 10X, Robot Ventures, and OrangeDAO. Spruce contributes to open standards and integrates across Web2 and Web3 apps exploring passwordless and portable identity.

Why Spruce Systems is interesting

Spruce builds login and credential infra beyond Google SSO — a16z led $34M Series A as enterprises explore verifiable credentials.

Product & use cases

SpruceID provides wallet-based login SDKs; Kepler handles user-controlled storage — together enabling apps to authenticate users via decentralized identifiers instead of centralized OAuth only.

  • Web3 apps implementing Sign-In with Ethereum
  • Enterprises piloting verifiable employee credentials
  • Developers replacing password flows with wallet-native auth

Key facts

  • Series A (Apr 2022): $34M led by a16z; Okta Ventures participated (TechCrunch)
  • Products: SpruceID (wallet login) and Kepler (self-sovereign storage)
  • Open standards contributor in decentralized identity
  • Investors include SCB 10X, Robot Ventures, OrangeDAO

Funding history (newest first)

Series A

2022-04 $34M

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/07/spruce-raises-34m-to-be-the-decentralized-identity-layer/

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Spruce Systems's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz

Competitive landscape

Edge: Deep standards work and OSS credibility in DID/VC ecosystem — Spruce is infrastructure, not a consumer wallet.

Decentralized identity promised for years; enterprise adoption remains pilot-heavy. Spruce wins developer mindshare in Web3 but must bridge to Web2 RFPs where Okta defaults are strong.

  • Okta / Auth0 incumbent

    Centralized enterprise SSO dominant; Okta also invested in Spruce.

  • Magic.link adjacent

    Wallet creation and auth for apps; different architecture.

  • Worldcoin adjacent

    Identity verification via biometrics; consumer-facing.

Notable stories

  • Okta Ventures invested in Spruce while Okta sells centralized SSO — a sign enterprises want optionality for wallet-native auth experiments without betting the core IdP (TechCrunch, 2022).

Industries

Crypto & Web3 Developer Tools Cybersecurity

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FAQs about Spruce Systems

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Spruce builds decentralized identity tools — SpruceID for wallet login and Kepler for user-controlled data.
Andreessen Horowitz led a $34M Series A in April 2022. See /fund/andreessen-horowitz.
SpruceID is Spruce's SDK for Sign-In with Ethereum and wallet-native authentication.
Okta is centralized enterprise SSO; Spruce adds decentralized/wallet auth — Okta Ventures also invested in Spruce.
April 2022 — $34M led by a16z.
Spruce contributes to open identity standards and publishes OSS components — see spruceid.com.
Web3 apps and enterprises piloting verifiable credentials — check case studies on site.
Not publicly disclosed.
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