Cord3 Unity
Data-Centric Security
On-the-wire or in-line enforcement point that labels, policy-vets and encrypts data assets as they move within and between networks over standard protocols, without changes to existing applications.
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Cord3 Innovation
CybersecurityDefenceOttawa, ON
Ottawa company building Cord3 Unity, a data-centric security platform that encrypts individual data objects and enforces policy-based access at an in-network enforcement point, aimed at defence and coalition data sharing.
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About
Company site: cord3inc.comOttawa company building Cord3 Unity, a data-centric security platform that encrypts individual data objects and enforces policy-based access at an in-network enforcement point, aimed at defence and coalition data sharing.
Incorporated in December 2013; its founders had worked with the Department of National Defence on data-centric security concepts since 2008, per the company's history page. cord3inc.com
Took on $2 million in financing from BDC Capital's Growth and Transition division in 2019, per the Ottawa Business Journal. obj.ca
Announced in December 2025 that it integrated and demonstrated its data-centric security technology in the Secret and Below Releasable Environment (SABRE) Lab. cord3inc.com
Granted US patent 11,728,983 in 2023 covering its zero-management symmetric key infrastructure (KeyFrame). cord3inc.com
States its founders incorporated Cord3 with direct support from DND, and that its data-centric security concepts were validated in multiple military exercises. cord3inc.com
Products & Services
Company site: cord3inc.comProducts Cord3 Innovation publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.
Funding & Investors
Announced rounds only, newest first. Undisclosed amounts are shown as undisclosed.
Growth financing ($2,000,000; currency not stated)
Oct 3, 2019
Undisclosedobj.caInvestors: BDC Capital (Growth & Transition Capital)
Latest: Growth financing ($2,000,000; currency not stated) · Oct 3, 2019
Government & Grants
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
CanExport SMEs, delivered by National Research Council Canada — contribution
Industrial Research Assistance Program (Contributions to Firms), National Research Council Canada — contribution (Symmetric Key Frame Exchange)
Research contract, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (awarded by PSPC) — procurement contract
Business Development Program, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (hiring technical resources) — unconditionally repayable contribution
Recent News
- Dec 8, 2025Product
Cord3 Demonstrates DCS Capabilities in SABRE Lab, Reinforcing Zero Trust and MPE Alignment
Cord3 said it integrated and demonstrated its data-centric security technology in the SABRE Lab, showing encryption at rest and in transit, access-policy enforcement aligned with ACP 240 and STANAG 4774/4778, and an overlay that works with existing applications.
- Sep 29, 2023Research
The United States Patent Office has granted Cord3 another patent in the field of Zero Management Symmetric Key infrastructure (USPTO US 11,728,983)
Cord3 announced a US patent extending its KeyFrame symmetric-key technology to multiple cryptographic modules, multiple geographic locations and centralized or decentralized deployments.
Technology Focus
Company site: cord3inc.comTerms the company uses about its own work.
Data-centric securityZero trustPolicy-driven cryptographySymmetric key managementSecurity labeling
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