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#42 | Sunscreen: FHE for all Devs

In this episode, we spoke with Ravital Solomon, founder and CEO of Sunscreen. Main topics we discussed:- Past, present and future of FHE adoption- Sunscreen’s architecture and design- Sunscreen tech stack and roadmap- What Sunscreen is doing different- Collaboration with Monad- Hiring tipsLinksSunscreen Website: https://sunscreen.tech/Sunscreen X/Twitter: https://x.com/sunscreentechTwitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/Ingo_zk⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

07-31
35:34

#41 | Tinfoil's Confidential AI

In this episode, we spoke with Jules Drean, co-founder of Tinfoil. Main topics we discussed:- Why privacy matters more in the age of cloud AI- Tinfoil’s architecture: inference in secure enclaves with built-in attestation- Performance vs. privacy tradeoffs between FHE, MPC, and TEEs- Verifiability via transparency logs and reproducible builds- A UX-first approach to private AI, integrating Tinfoil with a single line of code- First users: personal AI agents and regulated industries like healthcare and finance- How Tinfoil enables proprietary model protection alongside user privacy- Expansion beyond inference: future plans for fine-tuning and training in enclavesLinksTinfoil's Website: https://tinfoil.sh/Tinfoil's Twitter/X: https://x.com/TinfoilAITwitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/Ingo_zkYouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

07-23
37:38

#40 | Silence Labs: Reinvents Trust with MPC

In this episode, we sat down with Jay Prakash, Co-founder & CEO of Silence Labs. Main topics we discussed:- Silent Shard for MPC-based key management- Silent Compute for secure and private multiparty data processing- GTM focus on privacy tech for banks and finance- Selling privacy tech to banks and institutions- Roadmap toward privacy-as-a-service infrastructureLinks Silence Labs Website: https://silencelaboratories.com/Silence Labs Twitter/X: https://x.com/silencelabs_slSilence Labs Products: https://silencelaboratories.com/productsTwitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ingonyama.com/career

07-16
44:54

#39 | Neptune Cash: Peer-to-Peer Anonymous Cash Protocol

In this episode, we spoke with Alan Szepieniec, co-founder of Neptune Cash. Main topics we discussed:- The journey from cryptography to peer-to-peer digital money- Neptune design principles, tradeoffs and parameter selection- The road to launch and the war stories post launch- Using ZK-STARKs at L1- Mutator sets- A lightweight smart contract system- The roadmap towards full decentralizationNeptune's Twitter/X: https://x.com/seagodcryptoNeptune Core: https://github.com/Neptune-Crypto/neptune-core/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ingonyama.com/career

07-09
36:11

#38 | Least Authority: Auditing, Privacy, and Pioneering ZK

In this episode, we spoke with Liz Steininger, CEO, and Anna Kaplan, Security Researcher, from Least Authority. Main topics we discussed:- Least Authority’s roots and their connection to Zcash- Intro to security auditing- What makes cryptography audits unique- Least Authority privacy-first products- Emerging trends in applied cryptography- The promise and limits of AI in auditsLinksLeast Authority X/Twitter: https://x.com/LeastAuthorityWebsite: https://leastauthority.com/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ingo_zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GitHub: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://github.com/ingonyama-zk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingonyama⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ingonyama.com/career

07-02
47:40

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