Gospel Technology Pioneers Blockchain-Backed Data Trust for Enterprise Collaboration

During a keynote at Dreamforce, CEO Ian Smith emphasized that the only way for enterprises to stay relevant over the next decade is to become both data‑driven and collaborative.

Smith and VP of Technology Reuben Thompson acknowledge that achieving these goals is far from simple. The right mix of predictive analytics, edge processing, RPA or other solutions depends on each business’s unique needs, but every data‑driven strategy hinges on trust: confidence that the data is accurate, used only for its intended purpose, and compliant with all regulations.

Gospel Technology was founded to deliver that trust. By storing data on a blockchain, the company guarantees that every interaction is recorded immutably, so users can verify that the data is being used as promised. Thompson notes the sleepless‑night dilemma: “How do I know everyone is doing what they said they would do with the data?” and the risk of misuse—mining, dark‑web sales, or accidental leaks to competitors.

Many enterprises still lack the architecture to share data effectively. While front‑end consumption has become highly decentralized, back‑end systems—especially in banking, integrated financial services, and IoT—remain centralized. This mismatch makes collaboration cumbersome, often results in data ending up in the wrong hands, and fuels the headlines about breaches affecting millions.

Gospel’s solution is to layer blockchain over traditional storage, creating an immutable ledger of both writes and reads. As Thompson explains, “Blockchain is a list of everything everyone writes. With Gospel, we’ve extended that to reads as well, so we have a complete history of every action.”

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Blockchain also offers Byzantine fault tolerance—essentially, multiple parties confirm the same answer, and any misbehaving party is excluded. This guarantees that no one can unilaterally deviate from agreed protocols, delivering a zero‑trust environment where every action is verifiable.

The platform further incorporates context‑based access control. By exposing only the data necessary to answer a specific question, the attack surface is dramatically reduced. For example, a help‑desk technician investigating a failed IoT device needs to see that device’s logs, not the entire fleet—protecting the rest of the data from potential breaches.

Gospel’s inter‑enterprise model has attracted notable investors, including former U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra, IA Ventures, LocalGlobe, and Salesforce Ventures.