Utonomy

Utonomy is on a mission to fix the web.

The internet was built to connect people, openly and safely.

Over time, control shifted to a handful of Big Tech platforms. Personal data became centralised, harvested, and monetised. Users lost ownership of their own information.

We believe it’s time to reverse that shift.

There is a way to return control to users, without breaking digital business models.

We’ve built it.

Why we exist.

• To return ownership and control of personal data to people
• To turn privacy into a competitive advantage
• To reduce structural dependence on Big Tech infrastructure
• To ensure AI innovation is built on ethical data
• To prove that trust drives sustainable growth

By building Europe’s personal data and consent layer, for an AI era, Utonomy strengthens both individual autonomy and European digital sovereignty.

Our mission: a human-centric web.

Our founders, Arno Otto and Martijn van Dam, have lived through the evolution of the web, and the consequences of its current model.

They share the vision of Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, Utonomy is built on his Solid (Social Linked Data) protocol. This technology enables a web where personal data flows between people and platforms we’re helping to rebuild the web as it was meant to be — one where personal data flows between people and platforms under full user control, not through surveillance or extraction.

Our mission is simple: make privacy usable, and personal data ethical again.

Utonomy is co-financed by the European Union.