Decentralized Storage Infrastructure for AI Agents and Data Sovereignty

Swarm Foundation offers decentralized storage technology for Horizon Europe consortium proposals targeting Cluster 4 Digital calls.

SWARM: THE SELF-SOVEREIGN CLOUD

WHO WE ARE

Swarm Foundation develops and maintains Swarm - the decentralized storage and communication layer for a sovereign digital society. Built on Ethereum since 2015, Swarm is fully open source and ready to be built upon by forward-looking partners as a self-sovereign cloud.

Website: https://ethswarm.org

GitHub: https://github.com/ethersphere

WHAT WE OFFER TO CONSORTIUMS

Core Technology - A Peer-to-Peer Cloud

Decentralized Storage - No single point of failure, data distributed across global peer network. EU alignment: Resilient, sovereign infrastructure.

P2P Network - Permissionless, censorship-resistant node infrastructure, no vendor lock-in. EU alignment: Digital sovereignty.

Incentivized Infrastructure - Economic layer ensures data persistence and availability without central operators. EU alignment: Self-sustaining ecosystem.

Open Source - Permissive licensing, auditable code. EU alignment: Open Internet Stack.

AI Infrastructure (Strategic Priority)

Swarm MCP - Model Context Protocol, standardized AI-to-storage interface. Relevant to: AI Agents, GenAI4EU.

A2A Protocol - Agent-to-Agent discovery and communication. Relevant to: Multi-agent systems.

Agent Registry - Decentralized, censorship-resistant agent discovery. Relevant to: Trustworthy AI.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We seek consortium partners with expertise in:

AI/ML Research - Integrate Swarm MCP into AI workflows. Partners: Universities, research institutes.

Robotics - Decentralized data storage for robot swarms. Partners: Robotics companies, manufacturing.

Healthcare/Biotech - Sovereign data infrastructure for sensitive domains. Partners: Hospitals, health tech.

Industrial IoT - Edge-to-cloud data pipelines. Partners: Manufacturing, logistics.

Smart Cities - Resilient urban data infrastructure. Partners: Municipalities, urban tech.

TARGET CALLS (2026-2027)

HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DATA-02 - Open Internet Stack Sovereign Solutions. Our role: Core technology provider.

HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DATA-03 - Open Internet Stack Support for Scale. Our role: Infrastructure partner.

HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02 - Next-Gen AI Agents. Our role: AI storage layer.

HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DATA-03 - Decentralized AI Data Processing. Our role: Primary technology.

WHY PARTNER WITH SWARM?

Technical Strengths:

• 8+ years of development, live network - ready for partners to build on

• Proven in real workloads: video streaming, web hosting, data archiving

• Integrations: JavaScript/TypeScript SDKs, REST APIs, CLI tools

• Ethereum ecosystem: access to Web3 developer community

What We Bring to Proposals:

• Deep expertise in distributed systems and P2P protocols

• Open source contribution model

• Existing infrastructure (no need to build from scratch)

• Track record of technical delivery

Honest Limitations:

• Latency/throughput trade-offs vs. centralized storage (by design)

• Learning curve for traditional developers

• Token-based economics may require explanation to reviewers

CONSORTIUM FIT

Country: Switzerland-based foundation (Horizon Europe associated).

Swarm Foundation - https://ethswarm.org

We're committed to building the Open Internet Stack for Europe's digital sovereignty.