Konobase is a data and AI platform that lets researchers, teams, and enterprises store, access, and analyze information while retaining full ownership of their data.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Organizations often struggle with fragmented data stored across multiple locations and services, leading to limited control, security concerns, and difficulty extracting insights. Traditional cloud solutions may require data to be moved, creating compliance and sovereignty challenges, especially for regulated industries.
Solution
Konobase provides a data and AI platform that lets users store, access, and analyze information while retaining full ownership of their data. The platform can be deployed as a fully managed service on public clouds, as a managed installation in a customer’s own AWS, Azure, or GCP account, or as a self‑hosted binary, Docker container, or Kubernetes workload for air‑gapped and classified environments. Built‑in AI processes data in place, eliminating the need to transfer sensitive files to external services. Automatic backups, failover, and a 99.9 % uptime SLA ensure reliability, while SOC 2, HIPAA, and FedRAMP certifications address regulatory requirements. Users interact through familiar file‑system‑like interfaces, with markdown notes and permission controls that integrate with existing tools.
Target Audience
Primary customers are researchers, data‑intensive teams, and enterprises in regulated sectors such as finance, healthcare, defense, energy, and environmental consulting that require strict data ownership and compliance.
Features
- Multi‑deployment options: fully managed SaaS, customer‑managed cloud account, or on‑premises single binary/Docker/Kubernetes for air‑gapped networks
- AI‑native processing that runs directly on the data location, supporting PDFs, Office files, images, audio, video, and more
- Automatic backups, failover, and 99.9 % uptime SLA with SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and FedRAMP compliance
- Fine‑grained permissions, public URLs, and markdown note integration within the file hierarchy
- Encryption keys managed by the customer’s VPC, ensuring data never leaves the owned environment
- Support for data residency and sovereignty mandates across finance, healthcare, defense, energy, and research sectors