Tools for Humanity Corporation

Tools for Humanity raised $115M Series C in April 2023, led by Blockchain Capital; total funding approximately $194M across 3 rounds. Investors include a16z (Andreessen Horowitz), Bain Capital Ventures, Khosla Ventures.

Funding rounds per Tracxn/Crunchbase: Series A (Feb 2021), Series B (Feb 2022), Series C (Apr 2023, $115M, lead: Blockchain Capital). A further $135M was raised from Andreessen Horowitz in 2025 for US network expansion. Reid Hoffman also listed as investor. Sam Altman equity stake not publicly disclosed.

Tools for Humanity Corporation incorporated in Delaware on 2019-06-26 (file #7487684); also registered in CA, FL, TN as foreign corp; new DE Holding LLC (#10501060) incorporated 2026-02-05

DE domestic corp #7487684 (2019-06-26); CA #4683952 (2021-01-04) at 650 7th St SF; FL #F25000002234 (2025-04-15) at same address, RA = Corporation Service Company 1201 Hays St Tallahassee FL 32301; TN #002018429 (2025-04-28); Tools for Humanity Holding LLC DE #10501060 (2026-02-05).

Tools for Humanity Corporation incorporated in Delaware on June 26, 2019. CIK 0001846939, EIN 84-2242184. SEC-registered address: 548 Market St. PMB #49951, San Francisco, CA 94104.

Primary US entity for the Worldcoin/World project. Co-founders: Sam Altman (Chairman), Alex Blania (CEO), Max Novendstern (CFO/Secretary). Has filed 4 SEC Form D private securities offerings (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024). State registrations added in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee (April 2025) and Wyoming (September 2025) aligned with US operational expansion.

EDGAR Form D (2022) for Series B offering: $197,050,000 offered, $72,271,765 sold; issuer phone 803-361-3213 (South Carolina area code)

EDGAR Form D filed 2022-03-29, accession 0001846939-22-000001. Total offering $197,050,000; amount sold $72,271,765; remaining $124,778,235. Phone number 803-361-3213 (SC area code 803). Equity offering under Rule 506(b). Officers: Thomas Scott, Alexander Blania, Samuel Altman.

EDGAR Form D/A (2024) confirms Samuel Altman, Alexander Blania, and Thomas Scott as Executive Officers and Directors of Tools for Humanity Corp (CIK 0001846939)

Per EDGAR Form D/A filed 2024-01-09, accession 0001846939-24-000001. Related persons: Thomas Scott (Exec Officer, Director), Alexander Blania (Exec Officer, Director), Samuel Altman (Exec Officer, Director). All listed at 548 Market St. PMB #49951, San Francisco, CA 94104. First sale date 2023-04-12.

Tools for Humanity Holding LLC incorporated in Delaware on 2026-02-05 (file #10501060) — new corporate layer possibly indicating pre-IPO restructuring or new fundraise

Tools for Humanity Holding LLC, DE domestic LLC, company number 10501060, incorporated 2026-02-05. New Castle, DE address. Purpose and ownership chain unknown. Secondary market (EquityZen) lists TFH stock at ~$108.10. No IPO filing found on EDGAR. New holding company structure may signal corporate reorganization.

Tools for Humanity Corporation is the highest-betweenness non-Altman node (score 0.2604), bridging mutually disconnected Worldcoin figures — Alexander Blania, Max Novendstern, Alex Blania, Blockchain Capital, World Foundation, and Tools for Humanity GmbH

Degree=8, betweenness=0.2604 (rank #2 overall), brokerage_score=1.0 (all neighbors are disconnected from each other). This structural position means the entity itself is the sole documented link between Worldcoin's technical team, investors, and foundation. The open triad Max Novendstern ↔ Thomas Scott via Tools for Humanity Corp scores 0.950, the highest in the graph, suggesting an undocumented direct connection between these two executives.

Tools for Humanity Corporation is the highest-betweenness non-Altman node (score 0.2604), bridging mutually disconnected Worldcoin figures — Alexander Blania, Max Novendstern, Alex Blania, Blockchain Capital, World Foundation, and Tools for Humanity GmbH

Pro se plaintiff 'Kimmel' filed civil complaint against Tools for Humanity Corporation in D. Colorado (1:25-cv-02151) on July 11, 2025 — ten days after Colorado's biometric Privacy Act amendments took effect.

Case filed July 11, 2025 by pro se plaintiff (IFP). Filed just 10 days after Colorado H.B. 24-1130 biometric amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act took effect July 1, 2025. Judge assigned: Richard T. Gurley. Case caption includes 'et al' suggesting additional defendants beyond TFH. CourtListener docket ID 70769069, PACER ID 245420.

The Kimmel complaint likely alleged violations of Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) biometric provisions (H.B. 24-1130) triggered by TFH's Orb operations and iris scan collection practices.

Colorado's H.B. 24-1130 amended the CPA effective July 1, 2025 to require: (1) written consent before collecting biometric identifiers; (2) prohibition on selling biometric data; (3) destruction requirements. TFH's Orb program — offering cryptocurrency payment for iris scans — is precisely targeted by these provisions. The 10-day gap between law effective date and complaint filing is consistent with a plaintiff who either underwent an Orb scan or reviewed TFH's practices after the law took effect. Complaint text unavailable; this is an inference from circumstantial evidence.

Kimmel v. TFH is the only identified US federal lawsuit against Tools for Humanity or World/Worldcoin as of April 2026. No US class actions filed.

CourtListener RECAP search for 'Tools for Humanity' and 'Worldcoin' across all US federal courts returned only this one case. Web searches for BIPA/biometric class actions against TFH found no results. The company's US operations only launched May 2025, so class action exposure is nascent. Illinois BIPA, Texas CUBI, Colorado CPA, and other state biometric laws all create potential class action exposure for the Orb program.

Kimmel v. TFH ended with a Judgment on October 28, 2025 — 3.5 months after filing — consistent with IFP screening dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e).

Docket entry 18 is a 'Judgment' filed Oct 28, 2025. Entry 17 on the same day is 'Order AND Order Reassigning Case.' The case was reassigned and closed on the same day. No defense attorney or defendant response appears in the docket. The plaintiff filed In Forma Pauperis twice (Aug 13 and Sep 19) without apparent resolution until dismissal. No RECAP documents are available.

SYSTEMIC PATTERN: Tools for Humanity/Worldcoin operates through an offshore IP-stripping structure — patents transferred to Cayman Foundation, token warrants used as securities, placement agent paid in WLD tokens, and $0 disclosed use of proceeds — while collecting biometric iris data that has triggered enforcement in 11+ jurisdictions

Tools for Humanity Corporation raised $115M Series C in April 2023 led by Blockchain Capital. TFH transferred all 6 patents to Worldcoin Foundation (Cayman) in March 2024. FTP Securities LLP paid 600,000 WLD tokens (~$1.56M FMV at $2.60) as placement agent fees. Form D filings report $0 gross proceeds used across all 4 offerings. World Foundation (offshore) controls World Assets Limited. TOOLS FOR HUMANITY LIMITED (Scotland, UK, SC817653) incorporated July 2024, dissolved December 2025 — 17-month lifespan. 11+ international jurisdictions have taken enforcement action for biometric data collection without valid legal basis.

German Bavarian DPA ordered Worldcoin/Tools for Humanity to delete iris codes collected without valid GDPR legal basis by Jan 19, 2025

German regulator ruling Dec 19, 2024: TFH must implement GDPR-compliant deletion procedure, obtain explicit consent for processing activities, and delete previously collected iris codes gathered without sufficient legal basis during 2023. Spain, Hong Kong, Brazil (Jan 2025), South Korea (Sep 2024) also imposed bans or enforcement.

Kenya High Court ruled Worldcoin biometric data collection unlawful on May 5, 2025; ordered deletion; Tools for Humanity GmbH confirmed data deleted Jan 2026

Kenya High Court: TFH Corporation and TFH GmbH found liable for breach of right to privacy and Data Protection Act. Consent via cryptocurrency incentive (WLD tokens) ruled invalid. Cross-border data transfers to Cayman Islands and BVI entities found unlawful. ODPC confirmed deletion Jan 2026.

At least 11 international jurisdictions have taken enforcement action against Tools for Humanity / World / Worldcoin for biometric data privacy violations as of late 2025.

Kenya (May 2025, court ordered permanent data deletion); Colombia (Oct 2025, immediate permanent shutdown ordered by SIC, 5 violations of Law 1581); Philippines (Oct 2025, NPC cease-and-desist); Thailand (Nov 2025, halt + delete 1.2M iris scans); Spain (2024, operations suspended; TFH lawsuit against regulator failed); South Korea (2024, fined 1.1B KRW); Germany/Bavaria (Dec 2024, GDPR deletion order); Brazil (Jan 2025, ban upheld); Hong Kong (2024, violations found); Indonesia (May 2025, suspended); France/UK (investigations 2023-2024). Core regulatory objection in every case: financial incentives compromise consent for biometric data.

Tools for Humanity launched US Orb operations on May 1, 2025 in six cities (Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, San Francisco) collecting iris biometrics in exchange for WLD cryptocurrency.

Users submit to iris scan via 'Orb' device. Biometric creates 'iris code' stored on blockchain. Company claims images are deleted from Orb within seconds, but consent forms reference data transfer to user phones. Blockchain storage is permanent and irrevocable by company's own disclosure. As of late 2025: ~38.4M World App users, ~17.8M with verified iris scans. Partnerships with Match Group/Tinder, Stripe, Visa, Razer.