Eqlara is a user-owned data platform where individuals control and monetize their data, while enterprises access continuously improving, consent-based data insights via compliant APIs.
Tech companies extract over $300B in value annually from user data without consent or compensation. Meanwhile, enterprises face a data quality crisis—relying on static, non-consented data that limits system reliability and long-term scalability.
A user-owned, consent-based data platform. Individuals retain control and are fairly compensated, while enterprises access compliant, continuously improving data that fills critical gaps in their existing datasets.
By aligning incentives, we create a system that becomes measurably more valuable every day. The platform improves directly from evolving, permissioned user data, delivering a compounding advantage static databases cannot achieve.
A browser extension & personal dashboard that collects data with full consent. It learns your unique patterns and writing voice while providing a real-time earnings dashboard.
A continuously learning engine using privacy-preserving techniques like differential privacy and federated learning to extract patterns and build predictive insights.
Subscription-based API and dashboard delivering anonymized, aggregated professional insights that get better automatically without additional effort.
We serve high internet usage individuals who are privacy-conscious but pragmatic. From students to professionals, our users want a deeply personalized experience and passive monthly compensation for their data.
We target companies in e-commerce, healthcare tech, fintech, and supply chain. CDOs and CTOs use Eqlara for high-quality, compliant data solutions that solve their data quality crisis.
We're redefining the data economy. By 2035, we envision a world where data ownership is a fundamental right and value compounds fairly for everyone, not just shareholders.
Redefining the data economy for a sustainable future.
By 2035, Eqlara envisions a user-owned, continuously evolving data ecosystem. We plan to give rightful data access to users and small businesses, generating passive income and delivering ethical, consent-based data solutions. We are shifting the industry from exploitative extraction to data dignity.
We are a team of 5 collegiate students, including 4 from UIUC (Class of 2029 & 2028). All founders are graduates of University High School (Class of 2025).
We have a history of collaboration on technical projects, leading school organizations like economics and robotics teams, and conducting inquisitive research. We bring a unique combination of technical expertise, long-standing trust, and a shared passion for solving fundamental digital imbalances.
Driven by students from: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
| Feature | Big Tech Data | Eqlara |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation | $0 | $50-200+/mo |
| Evolves | Static | Continuous |
| Control | Limited | Complete |
