About
Anton Livaja is co-founder and CEO of Caution (YC S26), which offers a platform for running sensitive workloads in secure enclaves and cryptographically verifying the code running in production. He previously co-founded Distrust, securing systems for hedge funds, custodians, and critical infrastructure, and works in confidential computing, supply chain security, and applied cryptography.
Founder at CautionYC S26
Intro paths
Anton went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Caution's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Anton can intro founders to Caution's investors below.
Caution's investors · 1
Co-founders at Caution
Founder at CautionYC S26
Intro paths
Anton went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Caution's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Anton can intro founders to Caution's investors below.
Caution's investors · 1
Co-founders at Caution
Experience
- CautionCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentCayman Islands
- DistrustCo-Founder & Security Engineer2022 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- OpenZeppelinBlockchain Security Research Manager2023 — 2024
- LednHead of Security2021 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- LednLead Software Engineer & Security Lead2020 — 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- LednSenior Software Engineer & Security Lead2019 — 2020Toronto, Canada Area
- StateboxSenior Software Engineer | Founding Team2017 — 2019Amsterdam
- Swarm FundBlockchain & Software Engineer2017
- bitJob - Student MarketplaceBlockchain & Software Engineer2017
- BitmakerWeb Development Instructor2017Toronto, Canada Area
- ThoughtfileCo-Founder, CTO2016 — 2017Toronto
- Wild Apricot Inc.Full Stack Developer2016 — 2017Toronto
- Quadrant ProductionsFrontend Developer2013 — 2016Toronto, Canada Area
Skills & more
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ReproducibilityLanguages Croatian · Dutch · English · Russian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anton Livaja?
- Anton Livaja is co-founder and CEO of Caution (YC S26), which offers a platform for running sensitive workloads in secure enclaves and cryptographically verifying the code running in production. He previously co-founded Distrust, securing systems for hedge funds, custodians, and critical infrastructure, and works in confidential computing, supply chain security, and applied cryptography.
- Where does Anton Livaja work?
- Anton Livaja is Founder of Caution.
- What companies did Anton Livaja found?
- Anton Livaja founded Caution.
- Where did Anton Livaja go to school?
- Anton Livaja studied at Y Combinator; York University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature, General).
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