Bitfount

Bitfount is a full-stack federated AI and data science platform that lets organisations train, fine-tune, evaluate, and run inference on sensitive data without moving it. Instead of centralising data, Bitfount "sends the AI model to the data" — datasets stay behind the owner's firewall on their own infrastructure at all times, protected by built-in privacy-enhancing technologies (differential privacy, private set intersection). Developers work through the open-source Bitfount Python SDK (typed wrappers around the Bitfount REST API on hub.bitfount.com), a no-code desktop app, or a Docker pod image. Typical use cases include federated learning, federated evaluation, clinical trials, biomedical research, trusted research environments, and cross-party data partnerships. Backed by speedinvest.

Bitfount publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Federated Learning, Machine Learning, Data Science, and Privacy.

Bitfount’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, engineering blog, signup flow, authentication, changelog, and 13 more developer resources.

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30.8/100 thin Agent 10/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-20 · rubric v0.4
1 APIs 0 Features
CompanyFederated LearningMachine LearningData SciencePrivacyArtificial IntelligenceHealthcarePython SDKData Collaboration

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scored 2026-07-20 · rubric v0.4
Composite quality — 30.8/100 · thin
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 10.9 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 9.3 / 10
Agent readiness — 10/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs

Bitfount SDK & REST API

The Bitfount Python SDK wraps the Bitfount REST API (hub.bitfount.com) to connect data sources as pods, run federated tasks and algorithms, and manage models and datasets across...

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 SignUp
SignUp
 Login
Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conformance
Conformance
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 Packages
Packages
 SDKs
SDKs

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Compliance
Compliance
 Authentication
Authentication
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 TrustCenter
TrustCenter

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ChangeLog
ChangeLog

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: bitfount
name: Bitfount
description: Bitfount is a full-stack federated AI and data science platform that lets organisations train, fine-tune, evaluate,
  and run inference on sensitive data without moving it. Instead of centralising data, Bitfount "sends the AI model to the
  data" — datasets stay behind the owner's firewall on their own infrastructure at all times, protected by built-in privacy-enhancing
  technologies (differential privacy, private set intersection). Developers work through the open-source Bitfount Python SDK
  (typed wrappers around the Bitfount REST API on hub.bitfount.com), a no-code desktop app, or a Docker pod image. Typical
  use cases include federated learning, federated evaluation, clinical trials, biomedical research, trusted research environments,
  and cross-party data partnerships. Backed by speedinvest.
image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bitfount/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bitfount/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- speedinvest
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Federated Learning
- Machine Learning
- Data Science
- Privacy
- Artificial Intelligence
- Healthcare
- Python SDK
- Data Collaboration
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
apis:
- name: Bitfount SDK & REST API
  description: The Bitfount Python SDK wraps the Bitfount REST API (hub.bitfount.com) to connect data sources as pods, run
    federated tasks and algorithms, and manage models and datasets across a federated data collaboration network. No public
    OpenAPI is published; the SDK is the documented interface.
  humanURL: https://docs.bitfount.com/api/bitfount
  baseURL: https://hub.bitfount.com
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bitfount.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bitfount.com/api/bitfount
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/bitfount-authentication.yml
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://bitfount.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://hub.bitfount.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.bitfount.com/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.bitfount.com/api/bitfount
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.bitfount.com/guides/getting-started/about-bitfount
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.bitfount.com/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/bitfount
- type: SignUp
  url: https://hub.bitfount.com/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://bitfount.com/login
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.bitfount.com/privacy-policy
- type: Compliance
  url: https://trust.bitfount.com/
- type: Packages
  url: packages/bitfount-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/bitfount-packages.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/bitfount-authentication.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bitfount-domain-security.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/bitfount-trust-center.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/bitfount-conformance.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/bitfount-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/bitfount-changelog.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/bitfount-llms.txt
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence