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This Week in Fintech's Podcast 🎧 The Philosophy of Identity, a conversation with Footprint Co-Founder Eli WachsThis week, I sat down with Eli Wachs, the Co-Founder and CEO of Footprint, a company building the identity infrastructure of the internet.It was a far-reaching conversation – Eli's an interesting guy – and we touched on everything from his deep-dives into identity in the Stanford library to working with economist Raj Chetty to philosophy and what it means to be authentic to yourself.Footprint provides automated onboarding that solves identity, security, fraud, and auth in 5 lines of code, building the identity layer to the internet.The company offers end-to-end onboarding solutions, including verification, stor...

2025-08-1252 min

Coffee with a Founder Eli Wachs, FootprintEli Wachs, Co-Founder and CEO of Footprint, is set to eliminate identity theft by making our identities portable and impossible to fake. In this episode of Coffee with a Journalist, Eli joins Beck Bamberger and shares what it takes to build something this monumental. From balancing confidence and delusion to confronting the "success slump," Eli explains why founders need more than just hustle; they need hobbies. He gets honest about founder mental health, finding the right co-founder, and why detaching your self-worth from your company's fate is crucial.

2025-06-2622 min

"Company Breakdowns"Footprint: AI, Biometrics, and the Battle Against Identity Theft with Eli WachsIn this episode of Company Breakdowns, host Lorenzo Bartolini and Footprint Co-founder and CEO Eli Wachs discuss the complex landscape of digital identity verification and fraud prevention. Wachs explains how his company addresses the growing sophistication of identity fraud through "portable identity" infrastructure, enabling secure user onboarding for financial services. — 📰 Be notified early when Turpentine's drops new publication: https://www.turpentine.co/exclusiveaccess — SPONSOR: CARTA | NETSUITE | SHOPIFY | ADQUICK Carta Carta is offering up to 40% off a new Carta plan, including cap table management, QSBS Attestation, and Carta Total Com...

2025-06-1048 min

Systems Simplified How Hiring Processes and Systems Drive Startup Growth With Eli WachsEli Wachs is the Co-founder and CEO of Footprint, a company revolutionizing digital identity verification and data privacy. He is also the Founder of Tech Fights Dobbs, a group of privacy and women's health companies using technology to protect women post-Roe. Before founding Footprint and Tech Fights Dobbs, Eli founded two additional companies, including one that tracked infectious disease spread. In this episode: Hiring the right people and implementing efficient systems are critical for any startup's success. Many early-stage companies struggle to define clear roles, leading to misalignment, inefficiencies, and slow growth. How can startups...

2025-02-2825 min

BIGcast Identifying the Standouts at Money 20/20Round 2 of our Money 20/20 highlights includes Glen's interviews with a trio of founders- Andre Vellozo of DrumWave and Brittany Kaiser of the Own Your Data Foundation about a model allowing consumers to control and monetize the data they generate, and Eli Wachs of Footprint about combating fraud by whitelisting the good guys. Also- Bitcoin blows up and Cap One/Discover makes a comeback. Links related to this episode: Footprint: https://onefootprint.com/ DrumWave: https://drumwave.com/ Glen's blog on Money 20/20 key takeaways: Part 1 of our Money 20/20 coverage, including interviews with Paze and Eis...

2024-11-1237 min

Shift & Thrive: CEO Insights on Driving Change The Intersection of Privacy and Entrepreneurship - Eli Wachs - Shift & Thrive - Episode # 011Host Natalie interviews Eli Wachs, a dynamic entrepreneur and visionary in the privacy tech industry. Eli shares his journey from starting ventures in high school to his latest undertaking, Footprint, a startup focused on seamless and secure user onboarding. Throughout the discussion, Eli offers key insights into leadership challenges, such as the importance of clear communication and giving specific directions to drive change within an organization. He also talks about the need for mature product development and the importance of understanding and addressing customer feedback without compromising the company's vision. Eli emphasizes being present in the journey, balancing encouraging...

2024-08-2141 min

The Tech Trek Startup Strategy: Balancing Roadmaps, Reality, and Long-Term VisionIn this episode, Amir sits down with Eli Wachs, Co-Founder and CEO of Footprint, to dive into the real-world challenges of building a startup with long-term intent. From resisting the hype of building fast to making strategic bets with limited data, Eli breaks down how he and his co-founder crafted a one-year roadmap, how they reassessed it, and how they make calls about what comes next. If you're a founder, product leader, or builder navigating roadmap trade-offs, this one’s for you.🧠 Key Takeaways:Founding with purpose > founding for hype: Eli challenges the "...

2024-08-1324 min

BUILDERS Eli Wachs, CEO & Co-Founder of Footprint: $20 Million Raised to Build the Future of Automated OnboardingWelcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Eli Wachs, CEO & Co-Founder of Footprint, an automated onboarding platform that's raised $20 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Stand-Up Comedy and Foundership: Eli balances his role as a founder with stand-up comedy, using it as a creative outlet and a way to connect with people outside of selling B2B SaaS products. Solving Onboarding Frustrations: Footprint simplifies user onboarding with UX components that verify an...

2024-08-0633 min

InProd E34: Identity, Security, and Innovation with Eli Wachs (Footprint)This week, we sat down with Eli Wachs, Co-founder and CEO of Footprint. During the conversation, we covered Eli’s journey from being an undergraduate student at Stanford to an obsession with KYC and starting Footprint. We also cover KYC, starting with the Patriot Act, how to find early customers, execution at scale, and Eli’s second career as a comedian. Episode Chapters: What makes Eli, Eli - 1:12Innovation at Stanford - 3:33Know Your Customer (KYC) - 5:42Why should customers trust Footprint? - 9:45The value Footprint provides - 12:46Working with larger banks - 16:50Keeping consumer data secure...

2024-06-1233 min

FutureProof Advisor Podcast Reinventing Identity Verification and Data Security with Eli WachsIn the latest episode of Bridging the Gap, Matt sits down with Eli Wachs, co-founder and CEO of Footprint, to dig into the world of data security, privacy, and the future of identity verification. They delve into cybersecurity, discussing how the reckless dispersion of personal data across multiple platforms has created a large playing ground for fraud activity seeking the least secure link in our data chains. Privacy is not about a massive deletion of data but about establishing stricter control over data access and purpose. Their conversation brings to light how technological advancements have caused an urgent need...

2024-01-1741 min

Fintech Family Hour Are You Human #2 with Eli Wachs & Kristen AndersonWe’re back with another family episode of Are You Human! This go-round Kristen and I are joined in-studio with Eli “Hard Stop” Wachs, who returns for his second appearance on the show. These are so much fun to do face to face and you’ll be able to tell we had a blast recording this for you.Eli is the Co-Founder and CEO of Footprint as well as an avid haberdashery connoisseur. We deep dive into Eli’s youth, his first credit card and bank, we find out if he is actually “Fintech”, we test his frugality and f...

2023-07-271h 13

Fintech Family Hour Eli Wachs, CEO at FootprintWelcome back! This episode we’re stoked to have on Eli Wachs, Co-founder of Footprint, providing frictionless identity verification and PII vaulting. We talk about Eli’s love for writing, trying to read history that doesn’t make us cry, how he met his co-founder, building Footprint, and fighting fraud.We also go into the fun stuff like Eli’s experiences doing stand-up, opening for Sam Morril, the radical honesty of comedy, and how it makes us better people. Jump in!Helpful Links:FootprintEli on Twitt...

2023-02-211h 07

Seed to Harvest Founder of Gen Z VCs Meagan Loyst on Building A Global Community of Investors, Hosting Events and Developing Your Own Perspective As An Investor | Seed To Harvest Ep29Send us a text]Seed to Harvest is a new podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Meagan Loyst founded Gen Z VCs, a global community centered around empowering the next generation of leaders in venture capital, growing it to more than 11,000 members since November 2020. The youngest investor at Lerer Hippeau, she's sourced and helped lead three investments, working with 12 portfolio companies. Loyst's Gen...

2022-09-0623 min

State of Identity Podcast Series by Liminal Your Digital FootprintHow do you define frictionless identity verification? On this week’s State of Identity podcast, we are joined by Footprints founders, Eli Wachs, CEO, and Alex Grinman, CTO for a discussion on leveraging AWS nitro enclaves to provide a secure computing environment with best-in-class encryption and access control.

2022-08-1129 min

"Age of Miracles"Not Boring Founders: Eli Wachs & Alex Grinman, FootprintEli Wachs & Alex Grinman are the co-founders of Footprint. Footprint's mission is to bring back trust on the internet. The company wants to put people in control of their identity while solving KYC, IDV, and PII storage problems for enterprises. Footprint just announced a $6M Seed Round led by Index Ventures. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ageofmiracles/message

2022-08-0547 min

hanging out with audiophiles HOWA EP 38 - LEOPOLD ROSSGreetings from the adobe! Yeah we made it (finally) to Santa Fe :) The sky looks more impressive here. It's really a breathtaking place. Anyway .. I digress. What's in the Show??? My guest today is the wonderful Leo Ross. A lovely chap I met at a BBQ in LA hosted by Si Bonobo and his girlfriend last year. Leo's a mellow badass. A sonic raven. One of those low key players that's really found a great way to carve out a rich musical life as a com...

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