Walrus Security
ActiveKnow Who You're Paying. Team: Michael Walfish (NYU CS Prof, PhD MIT, BA Harvard); Andrew Blumberg (UT Math Prof, PhD UChicago, BA Harvard, EFF Advisor); Max Howald (B.Eng Cooper Union)
What it does
Walrus is eliminating payment fraud by guaranteeing that people aren’t fooled into paying crooks. We are bringing up paid pilots right now, including with a Fortune 200 insurance company. Our team includes university faculty and hackers, and has extensive experience in cybersecurity. Our mission is to change how large electronic payments happen.