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Mapped from public sources. First mapped 2 Nov 2026Updated 1 day ago

Overview

Mission

Certificate authority launched in 2015
In the words of wikidata.org

What is public so far is its identity and 4 facts from open registries, each with its source and date. How it is built inside has not been mapped yet.

Public map1 component

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Revenue and assets

Every public fact with how sure it is, where it comes from and when it was stated.

Employees8
Inferred · high confidence
wikidata.org: show sources
- Wikidata Q18786919wikidata.org
  “8 employees as of 2016 (Wikidata P1128). Cited: https://letsencrypt.org/2016/09/20/what-it-costs-to-run-lets-encrypt.html”
  Quoted sourceregistryRead 2 Nov 2026Open at the quote
  https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18786919
as of 2016
Foundedin 2014
Inferred · high confidence
wikidata.org: show sources
- Wikidata Q18786919wikidata.org
  “Founded in 2014 (Wikidata P571).”
  Quoted sourceregistryRead 2 Nov 2026Open at the quote
  https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18786919
as of 2 Nov 2026
HeadquartersSan Francisco
Inferred · high confidence
wikidata.org: show sources
- Wikidata Q18786919wikidata.org
  “Headquarters: San Francisco (Wikidata Q62).”
  Quoted sourceregistryRead 2 Nov 2026Open at the quote
  https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18786919
as of 2 Nov 2026
Parent organizationInternet Security Research Group
Inferred · high confidence
wikidata.org: show sources
- Wikidata Q18786919wikidata.org
  “Parent organization: Internet Security Research Group (Wikidata Q22905866).”
  Quoted sourceregistryRead 2 Nov 2026Open at the quote
  https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18786919
as of 2 Nov 2026

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Map

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Map how Let's Encrypt is built

We know who Let's Encrypt is from public registries. Its parts, the software it runs and how work and money move through it have not been researched yet. Research reads its website, job posts, reviews and filings and maps what it finds, each item with its source.

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55 primitives with nothing found yet

They sit in 8 parts of the business. Pay for focused research and what it finds is public for everyone.

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What a map would hold

Part by part, what a map of Let's Encrypt would hold. Nothing is mapped yet, so every primitive reads as not mapped.

1 primitive mapped in 9 parts · 55 with nothing found yet

Demand
winning customers
0 of 7 primitives mapped · 0 components
Not mapped yet (7)
- Mission and cause
- Donor and member acquisition
- Development team
- Program fees and suggested gifts
- Proposals to funders
- Grant agreements and service contracts
- Fundraising
Supply
making or delivering the offer
0 of 9 primitives mapped · 0 components
Not mapped yet (9)
- Program design
- Program planning
- Procurement
- Partners and contractors
- Program delivery
- Program quality
- Facilities and donated goods
- Logistics and fulfilment
1 more not mapped
- Programs
Customers
keeping them
0 of 6 primitives mapped · 0 components
Not mapped yet (6)
- Participant intake
- Participant and supporter care
- Donor stewardship
- Participant records
- Donor and member retention
- Donor records
Money
getting paid and paying
0 of 9 primitives mapped · 0 components
Not mapped yet (9)
- Grant claims and drawdowns
- Pledges and receivables
- Payments and payables
- Payroll
- Accounting and close
- Budgets by fund
- Reserves
- Grants management
1 more not mapped
- Restricted funds and cost allocation
People
who does the work
0 of 7 primitives mapped · 0 components
Not mapped yet (7)
- Org structure
- Staff recruiting
- Onboarding and training
- Performance and pay
- Scheduling and capacity
- Policies and culture
- Volunteers
Systems
tools and data
0 of 6 primitives mapped · 0 components
Not mapped yet (6)
- Core system of record
- Communication tools
- Integrations
- Reporting and dashboards
- Data management
- Security and access
Control
rules the company runs under
0 of 6 primitives mapped · 0 components
Not mapped yet (6)
- Charitable registration and tax status
- Charity regulation
- Insurance and risk
- Legal and contracts administration
- Health, safety and environment
- Reporting to funders
Direction
deciding where it goes
0 of 5 primitives mapped · 0 components
Not mapped yet (5)
- Strategy and theory of change
- Board governance
- Management cadence
- Learning and improvement
- Impact measurement
Specific to this company
1 component
- Outside the industry schema1

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Timeline

Dated events from the sources, newest first. Funding and ownership carry the date the source stated them.

2014
FoundedFounded
wikidata.org

05

On the market

What data about it the marketplace holds, by type, and the listings its owner has open with their price.

Supply on the market board

Type	Points	Verified	30 days
Official links	8	0	+8
Data	5	0	+5
Figures	4	0	+4
Headcount	1	0	+1
Identifiers	1	0	+1

Asks: listings open for Let's Encrypt

No listing is open. The owner can list its verified map on the marketplace.

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Sources

Only what anyone could find on the open web appears here: company sites, registries, filings, reviews and press. Private material never shows on a public page.

1 page on 1 site, each linked to the exact address it was read at.Sign in free to see the findings each page supports

wikidata.orgEncyclopedia5 findings · 1 page
- Wikidata Q18786919Read 2 Nov 2026
  /wiki/Q18786919
  Supports1 in Other parts4 figures

Evidence

How sure each item is

Verified0
Self-reported0
Inferred5
Low confidence0

Sources most relied on

wikidata.org5 items · read 1 day ago

Open-web sources cited: 1

Identifiers

Its entries in open registers, each linked to its record where the register has one.

Wikidata: Q18786919

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Verification

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How the findings stand

Public items: 5

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