Zima provides a confidential AI gateway that lets developers access multiple AI models through an OpenAI-compatible API while ensuring data is processed in hardware-sealed Trusted Execution Environments. The platform guarantees that requests are never stored and offers transparent, pay-as-you-go per-token pricing. Zima's infrastructure uses Intel TDX and NVIDIA Confidential Computing to generate cryptographic receipts verifying secure processing.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Standard cloud AI infrastructure exposes sensitive data to cloud providers and infrastructure operators, placing liability on customers for potential data leaks. Companies lack verifiable guarantees that their AI requests remain confidential and unmodified during processing, and opaque pricing models create hidden costs and unpredictable expenses.
Solution
Zima provides a confidential AI gateway that routes API requests to multiple AI models through hardware-sealed Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), including Intel TDX and NVIDIA Confidential Computing. Every request is processed inside a tamper-proof memory enclave isolated from the host system, cloud provider, and even Zima itself, with the hardware generating cryptographic receipts that verify the environment's integrity before any data is touched. The platform offers an OpenAI-compatible API, allowing developers to integrate with a simple baseURL change, and guarantees that requests are never stored or retained. Zima also provides transparent, real-time per-token pricing with no hidden fees, and optional SMS or email alerts notify users when model pricing changes.
Target Audience
Primary customers are developers and companies building AI-powered applications that require confidential data processing, including those in regulated industries handling sensitive user information or proprietary business data.
Features
- OpenAI-compatible API endpoint requiring only a baseURL and API key change for integration
- Hardware-level security via Intel TDX and NVIDIA Confidential Computing TEEs that isolate data in sealed memory
- Cryptographic attestation receipts generated by hardware to verify secure environment integrity before processing
- Zero data retention policy—requests are never stored or accessed by any party, including Zima
- Pay-as-you-go per-token billing with real-time usage dashboards showing token consumption, costs, and remaining credits
- Optional SMS and email notifications for AI model pricing changes, with phone numbers encrypted using AES-256-GCM
- Model-agnostic access to models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and other providers through a single API