About
Alex Grinman is co-founder and CTO of Footprint, a company developing an AI agent focused on fraud and financial crimes. He previously founded krypt.co, a phone-based WebAuthn/FIDO2 authenticator that was acquired by Akamai. Grinman studied computer science, mathematics, and cryptography at MIT.
Co-founder, CTO at Footprint
Intro paths
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Footprint's investors · 9
Animal CapitalRaleigh · $100K – $1M checks · since 2024BoxGroupNew York · $1M checks · since 2024DefinitionNew York · since 2024Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2024Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksLerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2024Operator PartnersNew York · since 2024Palm Tree Crew InvestmentsNew YorkQED InvestorsAlexandria · $30K – $25M checks · since 2024
Co-founders at Footprint
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Eli WachsCo-founder, CEO
Experience
- FootprintCo-founder & CTOcurrent2022 — present
- Boston Venture StudioAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- Akamai TechnologiesPrincipal Product Architect2019 — 2022
- krypt.co (acquired by Akamai)Co-Founder2015 — 2019Boston, MA
- BladeSoftware Engineer2014 — 2015Boston
- grinmans.comFounder2010 — 2015Brookline, MA
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2013Cambridge, MA
- KAYAKiOS Engineer2012Concord, MA
Skills & more
User Experience DesignSwiftObjective-CRustCryptographic ProtocolsSystems and Product Securitymobile and web applications
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Grinman?
- Alex Grinman is co-founder and CTO of Footprint, a company developing an AI agent focused on fraud and financial crimes. He previously founded krypt.co, a phone-based WebAuthn/FIDO2 authenticator that was acquired by Akamai. Grinman studied computer science, mathematics, and cryptography at MIT.
- Where does Alex Grinman work?
- Alex Grinman is Co-founder, CTO of Footprint.
- What companies did Alex Grinman found?
- Alex Grinman founded Footprint.
- Where did Alex Grinman go to school?
- Alex Grinman studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor’s Degree, Double major in Computer Science (Course 6-3) and Mathematics (Course 18)); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Science with a focus on Applied Cryptography).
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Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Shared employers
Also worked at Akamai Technologies29
Arvind JainFounder & CEO of GleanDavid HallManaging Partner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionKevin EganInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kathryn ShihInvestor at ForgePoint CapitalAparnaAdvisor at NewBuild.VCAnshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at Converge
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Also worked at krypt.co (acquired by Akamai)1
Also worked at Microsoft1,177
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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