About us

The Foundation coordinates and supports the creation and improvement of open-source software and open protocols for decentralized data storage and retrieval networks.
Our Mission
The Foundation's key role is to find ways for the Filecoin community to solve the problems we face as a community, and help facilitate collective action.
Internet of Everyone

Filecoin Foundation does not own Filecoin, operate it, or manage it.

It is one of many organizations that cares deeply about Filecoin — its potential, and the values it represents.
However, the foundation has a unique position within that ecosystem to help cultivate research, development, and community engagement.
Collective Action

The Foundation helps the Filecoin community solve problems and facilitates collective action.

This means resisting the natural tendency of organizations to grow and accumulate value within themselves, and instead cultivating value creation outside the Foundation in the broader Filecoin ecosystem.

Board of
Directors

The Filecoin Foundation (FF) is an independent organization that facilitates governance of the Filecoin network, funds critical development projects, supports the growth of the Filecoin ecosystem, and advocates for Filecoin and the decentralized web.
Marta Belcher
General Counsel, Protocol Labs (Board Chair)
Marcia Hofmann
Electronic Privacy Attorney
Brian Behlendorf
Executive Director, Hyperledger
Nicole Wong
Former Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer
Advisors

The Filecoin Foundation is guided by an extraordinary and accomplished group of advisors

Leaders from across web3 and the open-source technology communities have come together to foster the Filecoin ecosystem.

Watch our talks featuring contributions from our advisory panel and be part of the conversation on Filecoin's Slack.
Veronica McGregorChief Legal Officer, Exodus
Kurt OpsahlDeputy Executive Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Katie BiberGeneral Counsel, Brex
Alex FeerstCEO, Murmuration Labs
Wendy HanamuraDirector of Partnerships, Internet Archive
Brewster KahleFounder, Internet Archive
Joe LubinFounder of ConsenSys and Cofounder of Ethereum
Georgia QuinnGeneral Counsel, Anchorage
Sandra RoCEO, Global Blockchain Business Council
Dive deeper
Join our talks, community meetings, and other events. To explore them, visit our Youtube channel.

Humanity's Most Important Records

This session highlights the amazing work Starling Labs has done in Ukraine and Syria, with the support of the Filecoin Foundation.

Fil+ State of the Union 2022

Learn about Filecoin Plus, a program designed to incentivize useful storage on the Filecoin network.