Zain Zaidi

Zain Zaidi leads TransCrypts, which builds a blockchain-enabled platform for people to securely store and share verified employment, education, income, and health records. The company has also used its technology to help displaced people access medical records; the idea grew from his experience obtaining a university transcript while applying to graduate school.

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Based in: San Francisco
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TransCrypts

Until Present

Cofounder and CEO

Leads a blockchain-enabled platform for secure, user-controlled and verifiable employment, education, income and health records.

Harvard University

Jan 2022 — Jan 2023

Researcher & Faculty Aid

JPMorganChase

Jun 2018 — Aug 2019

Investment Banking Summer Analyst

San José State University

Bachelor of Arts/Science

Harvard University

Master of Arts/Science

Harvard Innovation Labs

UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering

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forbes.com

Forbes 30 Under 30 profile

ai-hi.simplecast.com

Securing Truth in an AI-Driven World — AI+HI Project

A conversation about self-sovereign verification, employment fraud, and how people can share verified credentials with employers.

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blogs.sjsu.edu

From SJSU Student to Startup Visionary: Zain Zaidi’s Journey to Co-Founding TransCrypts

An account of how his transcript experience led to TransCrypts and how the platform supports control of digital records, including medical records for displaced Ukrainians.

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ideas.everywhere.vc

Founders Everywhere: Zain Zaidi

An overview of TransCrypts’ approach to employee-controlled employment and income verification and the problem it addresses for HR teams.

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bizjournals.com

Bay Area Inno Under 25 2021: Zain Zaidi, Founder and CEO, Transcrypts

A 2021 feature on his work building a way to store and verify digital documents.

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open.spotify.com

Deepfakes, Fraud & Fixes: The Real Need for Verified Credentials with Zain Zaidi

A discussion of TransCrypts, the origins of its credential-verification work, and the challenges of bringing identity tools to organizations.

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Zain Zaidi

TransCrypts

Harvard University

JPMorganChase

San José State University

Harvard University

Harvard Innovation Labs

UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering

Products & media

Forbes 30 Under 30 profile

Securing Truth in an AI-Driven World — AI+HI Project

From SJSU Student to Startup Visionary: Zain Zaidi’s Journey to Co-Founding TransCrypts

Founders Everywhere: Zain Zaidi

Bay Area Inno Under 25 2021: Zain Zaidi, Founder and CEO, Transcrypts

Deepfakes, Fraud & Fixes: The Real Need for Verified Credentials with Zain Zaidi

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