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:
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8+ years of development, live network - ready for partners to build on
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Proven in real workloads: video streaming, web hosting, data archiving
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Integrations: JavaScript/TypeScript SDKs, REST APIs, CLI tools
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Ethereum ecosystem: access to Web3 developer community
What We Bring to Proposals:
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Deep expertise in distributed systems and P2P protocols
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Open source contribution model
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Existing infrastructure (no need to build from scratch)
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Track record of technical delivery
Honest Limitations:
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Latency/throughput trade-offs vs. centralized storage (by design)
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Learning curve for traditional developers
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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.