About
We believe the best AI is built on data that never existed.
The bottleneck in enterprise AI is not compute or talent — it is access to data.
SynthVault was founded on a simple premise: the bottleneck in enterprise AI is not compute or talent — it is access to data. We build the infrastructure that lets organizations create infinite, privacy-safe data without compromising a single real record.
Founded by the people who watched projects die in legal review.
SynthVault was founded in 2025 by a team of privacy researchers, ML engineers, and former compliance leaders who watched data science projects die in legal review. First customers were two regional banks and a health system. Now serving 50+ regulated organizations.
What we optimize for.
Privacy by Design
Not an afterthought. Embedded in every layer, from model training to export APIs.
Statistical Rigor
If the synthetic data is not faithful, it is useless. We measure everything.
Transparency
Open validation reports, open methodology, no black boxes.
Empowerment
Give data teams the freedom to build without waiting for legal approval.
Founder
The person behind the platform.
Sheriffudeen Sulaimon
Founder & CEO
Privacy-preserving ML researcher and engineer. Spent years watching data science teams at regulated organizations stall in legal review — then built SynthVault to eliminate the bottleneck he experienced firsthand: access to data that is safe to use.
LinkedIn →Small team. Deep bench.
12 team members across Engineering, ML Research, Customer Success, and Legal Ops — every one of them hired for experience inside regulated environments.
Investors
Backed by leading privacy-tech and infrastructure VCs.
KERNEL CAPITAL
Privacy-tech infrastructure. Seed lead.
HALOCENE VENTURES
Enterprise data platforms. Series A.
NORTHGATE PARTNERS
Regulated-industry software. Series A.
Press
In the news.
The Data Infrastructure Review
"SynthVault is turning synthetic data from a research curiosity into production infrastructure for regulated industries."
Enterprise AI Weekly
"The differential privacy reports SynthVault generates are the first we've seen that compliance teams accept without pushback."
FinTech Systems Journal
"Two regional banks and a health system signed on before launch. SynthVault's growth across banking and healthcare is one to watch."
Build with us.
Whether you're joining the team or joining the customer list — we'd like to hear from you.