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“We remain dedicated to innovating and enhancing the democratic process through technology”
Sequent has raised a total of $1.35 million to bridge the gap between technological potential and practical application in digital democracy.
“Sequent was founded on the belief that the future of digital democracy depends on a voting infrastructure that is secure, reliable, and cost-effective,” says the company. “To make elections and public decision-making truly digital, we set out to build a system grounded in cutting-edge academic research, deep tech cryptography, and an open-source architecture fully aligned with the most rigorous global standards for online voting.”
Today, municipalities, governments, and public institutions collectively spend over $18.9 billion each year on administering elections, supporting more than 4 billion voters worldwide. While approximately 20 percent of all votes are currently cast remotely, primarily through mail-in ballots, this model is increasingly viewed as outdated, costly, and logistically burdensome.
Sequent uses advanced cryptographic protocols and open-source software to deliver secure, transparent, and end-to-end verifiable elections. Built for governments, municipalities, and public institutions such as unions and universities, it ensures voter privacy, ballot secrecy, fully auditable election results, and system-wide transparency. Institutions using Sequent can increase voter participation, lower the cost of administering elections, and deliver greater transparency and auditability throughout the process.
Its recent collaboration with the Philippines' Commission on Elections (Comelec) marked what it calls a “milestone in digital democracy”, enabling over 1.2 million overseas Filipinos to vote online securely in a federal election.
“As we continue to expand our global footprint, we remain dedicated to innovating and enhancing the democratic process through technology,” said the company.
To date, it has been successfully deployed in more than 210 elections, serving over 3.6 million voters. You can learn more below.
Company Name: Sequent
Sector: Cybersecurity, Digital Democracy (DemoTech)
Product/Service description:
Sequent is a next-generation online voting platform that uses advanced cryptographic protocols and open-source software to deliver secure, transparent, and end-to-end verifiable elections. Built for governments, municipalities, and public institutions such as unions and universities, Sequent ensures voter privacy, ballot secrecy, fully auditable election results, and system-wide transparency. The platform is designed to meet the highest international standards, including the Council of Europe Recommendation (CM/Rec(2017)5), the U.S. Department of Labor’s guidelines, and Canada’s CAN/DGSI 111-1:2024 standard.
Sequent has been deployed in more than 200 elections across the globe, serving over 3.6 million voters, including the landmark 2025 Philippine national elections, where more than 1.2 million overseas Filipinos voted online securely from 77 countries. By addressing core challenges in remote voting, such as secure voter authentication and tamper-proof ballot casting, Sequent is redefining the future of digital democracy.
Founder Bios:
Shai Bargil, Co-Founder & CEO: An Israeli tech entrepreneur with a background in engineering from the IDF, Shai has extr transparency and auditability throughout the process.
Its recent collaboration with the Philippines' Commission on Elections (Comelec) marked what it calls a “milestone in digital democracy”, enabling over 1.2 million overseas Filipinos to vote online securely in a federal election.
“As we continue to expand our global footprint, we remain dedicated to innovating and enhancing the democratic process through technology,” said the company.
To date, it has been successfully deployed in more than 210 elections, serving over 3.6 million voters. You can learn more below.
Company Name: Sequent
Sector: Cybersecurity, Digital Democracy (DemoTech)
Product/Service description:
Sequent is a next-generation online voting platform that uses advanced cryptographic protocols and open-source software to deliver secure, transparent, and end-to-end verifiable elections. Built for governments, municipalities, and public institutions such as unions and universities, Sequent ensures voter privacy, ballot secrecy, fully auditable election results, and system-wide transparency. The platform is designed to meet the highest international standards, including the Council of Europe Recommendation (CM/Rec(2017)5), the U.S. Department of Labor’s guidelines, and Canada’s CAN/DGSI 111-1:2024 standard.
Sequent has been deployed in more than 200 elections across the globe, serving over 3.6 million voters, including the landmark 2025 Philippine national elections, where more than 1.2 million overseas Filipinos voted online securely from 77 countries. By addressing core challenges in remote voting, such as secure voter authentication and tamper-proof ballot casting, Sequent is redefining the future of digital democracy.
Founder Bios:
Shai Bargil, Co-Founder & CEO: An Israeli tech entrepreneur with a background in engineering from the IDF, Shai has extensive experience in cybersecurity and election technology. He holds a B.Sc. in Information Technology and a Master's in Political Science from Tel Aviv University. Before founding Sequent, Shai worked on developing cybersecurity solutions for banks, enterprises, government agencies, and military units. His vision is to bridge the gap between technological potential and practical application in digital democracy.
Eduardo Robles, Co-Founder & CTO: Eduardo holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science and is a seasoned developer and expert in online voting technology and open-source software. He brings deep expertise in building scalable, secure systems that form the backbone of Sequent's cryptographic voting platform.
David Ruescas, Co-Founder & Head of Research: David holds a B.Sc. in Physics from Imperial College London and leads Sequent's research initiatives, focusing on integrating academic advancements into practical, secure solutions for online voting.
Year of Founding: June 2021
Last Investment Round: $1.35 million
Last Investment Stage: Pre-seed
Date of Last Investment: December 2024
Total investment to date: $1.35 million
Investors: Runi Ventures, Fusion, GoAhead Ventures, Kli Capital, Tom Livne
Current number of employees: 15
Open positions: Sequent is actively hiring for roles in software engineering, DevOps, and business development. Interested candidates can view open positions on our Careers Page.
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Eduardo Robles, Co-Founder & CTO: Eduardo holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science and is a seasoned developer and expert in online voting technology and open-source software. He brings deep expertise in building scalable, secure systems that form the backbone of Sequent's cryptographic voting platform. David Ruescas, Co-Founder & Head of Research: David holds a B.Sc. in Physics from Imperial College London and leads Sequent's research initiatives, focusing on integrating academic advancements into practical, secure solutions for online voting. Year of Founding: June 2021 Last Investment Round: $1.35 million Last Investment Stage: Pre-seed Date of Last Investment: December 2024 Total investment to date: $1.35 million Investors: Runi Ventures, Fusion, GoAhead Ventures, Kli Capital, Tom Livne Current number of employees: 15 Open positions: Sequent is actively hiring for roles in software engineering, DevOps, and business development. Interested candidates can view open positions on our Careers Page. Website: Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sequent-tech
How was the idea born? Sequent was founded on the belief that the future of digital democracy depends on a voting infrastructure that is secure, reliable, and cost-effective. To make elections and public decision-making truly digital, we set out to build a system grounded in cutting-edge academic research, deep tech cryptography, and an open-source architecture fully aligned with the most rigorous global standards for online voting. Our goal is ambitious but clear: by transforming one election at a time, we are laying the foundation for the infrastructure that will support the democracies of tomorrow. What is the need for the product? The most pressing need today for governments, municipalities, and public organizations, such as professional associations, labor unions, political parties, and universities, is to modernize the electoral process. They must make voting significantly more accessible and operationally simple, while also restoring public confidence and trust in election outcomes. By doing so, these institutions can increase voter participation, lower the cost of administering elections, and deliver greater transparency and auditability throughout the process. Looking further ahead, there is a long-term need to simplify elections to the point where large-scale public decision-making can take place within days, not months, and at a fraction of the cost of today’s systems. How is it changing the market? Providing a cryptography-based voting system that ensures secure and private voting, strong voter authentication, and independent verification of election results allows each vote to be cast and counted correctly. This level of integ="https://x.com/sequent_tech" class="bluelink" target="_blank" style="">https://x.com/sequent_tech
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How was the idea born?
Sequent was founded on the belief that the future of digital democracy depends on a voting infrastructure that is secure, reliable, and cost-effective. To make elections and public decision-making truly digital, we set out to build a system grounded in cutting-edge academic research, deep tech cryptography, and an open-source architecture fully aligned with the most rigorous global standards for online voting. Our goal is ambitious but clear: by transforming one election at a time, we are laying the foundation for the infrastructure that will support the democracies of tomorrow.
What is the need for the product?
The most pressing need today for governments, municipalities, and public organizations, such as professional associations, labor unions, political parties, and universities, is to modernize the electoral process. They must make voting significantly more accessible and operationally simple, while also restoring public confidence and trust in election outcomes.
By doing so, these institutions can increase voter participation, lower the cost of administering elections, and deliver greater transparency and auditability throughout the process.
Looking further ahead, there is a long-term need to simplify elections to the point where large-scale public decision-making can take place within days, not months, and at a fraction of the cost of today’s systems.
How is it changing the market?
Providing a cryptography-based voting system that ensures secure and private voting, strong voter authentication, and independent verification of election results allows each vote to be cast and counted correctly. This level of integrity makes it possible for government agencies and public organizations, many of which have previously avoided online voting due to security concerns, to confidently adopt digital voting solutions. It also enables a significant expansion in ballot accessibility, reaching far more voters than traditional, expensive methods like remote voting by mail.
How big is the market for the product and who are its main customers?
Today, municipalities, governments, and public institutions collectively spend over $18.9 billion each year on administering elections, supporting more than 4 billion voters worldwide. While approximately 20 percent of all votes are currently cast remotely, primarily through mail-in ballots, this model is increasingly viewed as outdated, costly, and logistically burdensome.
Online voting is rapidly emerging as the preferred alternative for remote participation, offering a more efficient, secure, and scalable solution. As trust in digital infrastructure grows and the need for accessible voting expands, online voting is beginning to replace postal voting as the dominant method for remote elections across a wide range of public-sector use cases.
Does the product exist already? If not - at what stage is it and when is it expected to hit the market?
Yes, Sequent’s solution is fully developed and already in active use. To date, it has been successfully deployed in more than 210 elections, serving over 3.6 million voters.
Our platform has been trusted by a wide range of institutions, universities, labor unions, political parties, professional associations, and national and local governments. These organizations have used Sequent to run secure, accessible, and transparent elections for both large-scale public votes and decision-making processes.
One of our most significant milestones was in 2025, when Sequent powered the Philippines’ first-ever national online election for oversrity makes it possible for government agencies and public organizations, many of which have previously avoided online voting due to security concerns, to confidently adopt digital voting solutions. It also enables a significant expansion in ballot accessibility, reaching far more voters than traditional, expensive methods like remote voting by mail.
How big is the market for the product and who are its main customers?
Today, municipalities, governments, and public institutions collectively spend over $18.9 billion each year on administering elections, supporting more than 4 billion voters worldwide. While approximately 20 percent of all votes are currently cast remotely, primarily through mail-in ballots, this model is increasingly viewed as outdated, costly, and logistically burdensome.
Online voting is rapidly emerging as the preferred alternative for remote participation, offering a more efficient, secure, and scalable solution. As trust in digital infrastructure grows and the need for accessible voting expands, online voting is beginning to replace postal voting as the dominant method for remote elections across a wide range of public-sector use cases.
Does the product exist already? If not - at what stage is it and when is it expected to hit the market?
Yes, Sequent’s solution is fully developed and already in active use. To date, it has been successfully deployed in more than 210 elections, serving over 3.6 million voters.
Our platform has been trusted by a wide range of institutions, universities, labor unions, political parties, professional associations, and national and local governments. These organizations have used Sequent to run secure, accessible, and transparent elections for both large-scale public votes and decision-making processes.
One of our most significant milestones was in 2025, when Sequent powered the Philippines’ first-ever national online election for overseas voters. In this groundbreaking deployment, more than 1.2 million registered voters across 77 countries were able to securely vote online using Sequent’s platform. The election was not only conducted successfully and on schedule, but also set a new global benchmark for verifiability and transparency in digital voting.
Who are the main competitors in this sector and how big are they?
Legacy providers such as ES&S, Dominion, and Smartmatic have long dominated the election technology market, serving millions of voters each year. While they have played a transitional role in digitizing parts of the electoral process, their systems have consistently faced public scrutiny due to a lack of integrated security measures, limited transparency, and reliance on proprietary software.
This ongoing criticism has created a clear demand for a new generation of election technology solutions that are open, independently auditable, and built with security at their core. Sequent meets this need by offering election officials a platform that combines end-to-end cryptographic verifiability with open-source transparency, giving them the tools and confidence required to modernize and scale digital voting with public trust.
What is the added value that the founders bring to the company and the product?
Sequent’s founding team brings deep technical expertise and hands-on experience in secure digital voting systems:
- Shai Bargil (CEO) has over 18 years of experience in B2B software, cybersecurity, and political systems, including work with Fortune 500 companies and international public institutions.
- Eduardo Robles (CTO) is a seasoned engineer with a strong background in cryptographic systems and open-source architectures for digital identity and voting.
- David Roskes (Head of Research) holds a physics degree from Imperial College London and leads Sequent’s efforts in protocol eas voters. In this groundbreaking deployment, more than 1.2 million registered voters across 77 countries were able to securely vote online using Sequent’s platform. The election was not only conducted successfully and on schedule, but also set a new global benchmark for verifiability and transparency in digital voting.
Who are the main competitors in this sector and how big are they?
Legacy providers such as ES&S, Dominion, and Smartmatic have long dominated the election technology market, serving millions of voters each year. While they have played a transitional role in digitizing parts of the electoral process, their systems have consistently faced public scrutiny due to a lack of integrated security measures, limited transparency, and reliance on proprietary software.
This ongoing criticism has created a clear demand for a new generation of election technology solutions that are open, independently auditable, and built with security at their core. Sequent meets this need by offering election officials a platform that combines end-to-end cryptographic verifiability with open-source transparency, giving them the tools and confidence required to modernize and scale digital voting with public trust.
What is the added value that the founders bring to the company and the product?
Sequent’s founding team brings deep technical expertise and hands-on experience in secure digital voting systems:
- Shai Bargil (CEO) has over 18 years of experience in B2B software, cybersecurity, and political systems, including work with Fortune 500 companies and international public institutions.
- Eduardo Robles (CTO) is a seasoned engineer with a strong background in cryptographic systems and open-source architectures for digital identity and voting.
- David Roskes (Head of Research) holds a physics degree from Imperial College London and leads Sequent’s efforts in protocol design and formal verification.
The team is supported by a world-class advisory board, including leading academic experts such as Dr. Joseph Kiniry (CalTech, USA) and Prof. Douglas Wikström (KTH, Sweden). In addition, Sequent benefits from strong global connections with policymakers, election regulators, and academic researchers.
What will the money coming in from the round be used for?
The upcoming funding round will be used to accelerate the development of Sequent’s platform, enabling us to serve a growing global client base. A significant portion of the investment will also support the expansion of our commercial operations in key markets across North America and Europe. Our goal is to establish Sequent as the leading infrastructure provider for online elections in democratic institutions worldwide.
In the "Startup Boarding Pass" section, CTech will cover the (relatively) small investments made in companies during the early stages of their existence - and the entrepreneurs and startups who have not yet had the opportunity to reveal their stories to the world. Please use the linked form and fill it out according to the guidelines. This form is intended for startups raising between $500,000 and $3 million from venture capital funds, angels, or official grants from Israeli and foreign institutions. If relevant, someone at CTech will be in touch for follow-up questions.
design and formal verification.
The team is supported by a world-class advisory board, including leading academic experts such as Dr. Joseph Kiniry (CalTech, USA) and Prof. Douglas Wikström (KTH, Sweden). In addition, Sequent benefits from strong global connections with policymakers, election regulators, and academic researchers.
What will the money coming in from the round be used for?
The upcoming funding round will be used to accelerate the development of Sequent’s platform, enabling us to serve a growing global client base. A significant portion of the investment will also support the expansion of our commercial operations in key markets across North America and Europe. Our goal is to establish Sequent as the leading infrastructure provider for online elections in democratic institutions worldwide.
In the "Startup Boarding Pass" section, CTech will cover the (relatively) small investments made in companies during the early stages of their existence - and the entrepreneurs and startups who have not yet had the opportunity to reveal their stories to the world. Please use the linked form and fill it out according to the guidelines. This form is intended for startups raising between $500,000 and $3 million from venture capital funds, angels, or official grants from Israeli and foreign institutions. If relevant, someone at CTech will be in touch for follow-up questions.
