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is a Los Angeles-based technology company that is dedicated to reinventing Identity Access Management and Financial Technology.
Katsh solves the pain and cost of managing credentials and OTPs with just a hand-scan on any smart device.
We assist businesses in minimizing Identity fraud liabilities and empower consumers to authorize a single use of their sensitive information for a variety of applications.
Our purpose is to foster trusted communities in our Digital World, through the use of secure Digital Identities, enabling the foundation that will accelerate and secure societal and financial inclusion.

MISSION

Democratizing access for people while empowering them to reclaim authority over their sensitive information.

VISION

Picture a future where your hand is the ultimate key to navigating your world—seamlessly, securely, and privately granting you access to everything you need. No more wallets, phones, cards, keys, or tokens!

OUR TEAM IS ABOUT IDENTITY SECURITY

Eli Farhood

Founder & CEO

A FINRA licensed trader and financial market analyst that has co-managed portfolios for over two decades in multiple financial hubs. In his career, Eli gained a deep knowledge of cybercrime and money laundering. After becoming an identity theft victim, he created Katsh to solve a problem affecting hundreds of millions of people.

Joe Farhood

Co-founder & CTO

Joe is a serial entrepreneur. He had his first startup at age 21, sold security software to thousands of clients at age 25, and had a successful exit at age 31. Having had several endeavors in the use of hardware and time-based variable passwords, Joe now holds pending-patents in human detection, communication security and a biometric human analysis.

Nitin Gaur

Business & Technology

Senior leader who designs and develops enterprise infrastructures and applications for Fortune 500 companies globally. After leading at IBM for more than 22 years, Nitin currently is the global head of digital assets at State Street Bank where he is focused on the ongoing transformation of financial services into the new digital economy.

Scott D. Witt

Product Strategy

A 'tech-savvy business guy' who works with brilliant scientists and technologists to build new businesses and boldly lead established ones into their next chapter. He aims to help the Katsh team position their product and manage its launch and growth.

Ken Ding, Ph.D

AI, Machine Vision 

Ken is a chief technologist in computer vision, Al/ML for multiple industrial leading high-tech companies in semiconductor and biometric ID industries for more than 30 years. He holds 13 patents and had multiple publications. Ken is leading the AI team, leveraging his expertise.

Mujahir Abbasi

AI, ML Engineer

Data Scientist and Machine Learning expert with experience in AI models, edge computing, video analytics, and cloud platforms. Skilled in deep learning, computer vision. Delivered results at Brainchip, Accenture, and TCS, driving innovation and optimizing model performance.

Jonathan Nystrom

GTM & Sales Strategy

A lifetime of experience in business. Three successful exits. A couple of abject failures. A few businesses in between. I have learned across industries, functions, markets, and approaches. I bring the perspective that business owners and operators often lack.

Edward Bonver, CISSP, CSSLP

Infrastructure & Software Security

Leader in evolution and transformation to dramatically better software and systems security practices, software security practitioner, subject matter expert with 25+ years of field experience and development at Symantec, Raytheon Technologies and various others.

Niki Haines

Marketing

Nicolette has flourished as a marketing professional, accumulating extensive experience in various roles within the cybersecurity industry and beyond. She is passionate and excited to contribute to Katsh's mission by shaping the future of identity access management.

Questions? Contact us.

info@KatshID.com
Santa Monica, California

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