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title: "451 Research: ShardSecure raises new funding, adds support for structured and unstructured datasets"
description: Microsharding startup ShardSecure raises new funding, adds support for both structured and unstructured datasets
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# [451 Research: ShardSecure raises new funding, adds support for structured and unstructured datasets](https://shardsecure.com/news/microsharding-startup-new-funding-structured-unstructured-datasets)

 Written by [451 Research](https://shardsecure.com/news/author/451-research) | August 2 2021

> "ShardSecure is an emerging data security vendor that was founded on a fairly simple premise: split sensitive data into tiny pieces and distribute it across multiple locations, so that the individual pieces are meaningless in the wrong hands, a process known as 'sharding.' ShardSecure has applied a variety of optimization techniques that allow for less latency via 'micro' shards that can be as small as a few bytes."
> 
> [Download full statement](https://shardsecure.com/hubfs/451%20Funding%20Update%20on%20ShardSecure%20July%202021.pdf)

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