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Shaul Kfir

Founder

Co-Founder at Digital Asset

United States

FoundedDigital Asset

About

Shaul Kfir is a co-founder of Digital Asset, where he serves as Head of Strategic Initiatives. A software engineer with a background in research cryptography, he was one of the original co-authors of libsnark, a zkSNARK library used to bring zero-knowledge proofs to blockchains, and previously conducted research at the Succinct Computational Integrity and Privacy Research Lab and served as a visiting scientist at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory under Ron Rivest. He graduated first in his class from the Israeli Naval Academy and earned degrees in Physics and Computer Science, cum laude, from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

Co-Founder at Digital Asset

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Digital Asset's investors · 15

a16z cryptoMenlo ParkAlumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checksBNP ParibasBroadridgeCME VenturesChicagoCoinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checksDigital Currency GroupNew YorkGen CapitalChicagoHSBCLondoniCapitalMadridLiberty City VenturesNew YorkMouro CapitalLondon · $1M – $15M checksR136 VenturesWoodside · $2M – $20M checksSmash CapitalNew YorkSoFiSan Francisco

Co-founders at Digital Asset

YRYuval Rooz
Yuval RoozCo-Founder & CEO
ESEric Saraniecki
Eric SaranieckiCo-Founder & Head of Network Strategy

Experience

  1. Digital AssetCo-Founder & Head of Strategic Initiativescurrent2025 — present
  2. Digital AssetCo-founder & COO2023 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  3. Digital AssetCo-founder & Chief Architect2021 — 2023New York, New York, United States
  4. Digital AssetCo-founder & CTO2014 — 2021NYC, NY
  5. Bits of GoldDirector of Technology2013 — 2014
  6. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (SCIPR-lab)SW Developer & Research2012 — 2014Haifa, Israel
  7. MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Visiting Scientist2013Cambridge, MA
  8. Intel CorporationSW Developer2011 — 2012
  9. Israel Defense ForcesMissile Boat Executive Officer (XO)2002 — 2009

Skills & more

Bitcoin8Cryptography9Software Engineering21System Architecture11R&D7Multithreading18Software Design16Programming12Software Development12Object Oriented Design6Entrepreneurship10OOP5
+12 moreAlgorithmsDistributed SystemsAgile Project ManagementBusiness StrategyPublic Key CryptographyStart-upsC++Ruby on RailsCDAMLLinuxMatlab

Languages English · Hebrew

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Shaul Kfir?
Shaul Kfir is a co-founder of Digital Asset, where he serves as Head of Strategic Initiatives. A software engineer with a background in research cryptography, he was one of the original co-authors of libsnark, a zkSNARK library used to bring zero-knowledge proofs to blockchains, and previously conducted research at the Succinct Computational Integrity and Privacy Research Lab and served as a visiting scientist at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory under Ron Rivest. He graduated first in his class from the Israeli Naval Academy and earned degrees in Physics and Computer Science, cum laude, from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
Where does Shaul Kfir work?
Shaul Kfir is Co-Founder of Digital Asset.
What companies did Shaul Kfir found?
Shaul Kfir founded Digital Asset.
Where did Shaul Kfir go to school?
Shaul Kfir studied at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science); Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Bachelor's Degree, Physics); Israeli Naval Academy.

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Also attended Israeli Naval Academy5

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Shared employers

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Ratan ManehaniPartner at R136 VenturesTheresa BuiChief Marketing Officer at SymphonyAIClaire LeurentManaging Director at AbbVieFrancesco AndreolíVenture Partner at Oui CapitalYuval RoozCo-Founder & CEO at Digital AssetEdward KmettFounder at Positron AI

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