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Eli Ben-Sasson

Co-Founder, President & Chairman at StarkWare

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Eli Ben-Sasson is the Co-Founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board at StarkWare, a researcher of Zero Knowledge Proofs, and a Founding Scientist at Electric Coin Company (aka Zcash Co). He was an Associate Professor at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology for seven years, a Visiting Assistant Professor at TTI Chicago, and a Postdoctoral Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Investments

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Round
Valuation
Amount
Date
Certora Certora
Series A -- $ 7.2 M
May 21, 2021

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