Vivek Nair
Co-Founder & CEO at Multifactor (YC F25)
United States
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Top SchoolVivek Nair is a cybersecurity-focused founder and researcher with over a decade of experience applying cryptography to defend critical systems. He co-founded and leads Multifactor (YC F25) after serving as a technical lead in elite cyber units at the DoD and CIA, where he earned an Exceptional Performance Award for advancing US cyber operations. A PhD in Computer Science from UC Berkeley—completed unusually early at 22 and supported by NSF, NPSC, and Hertz fellowships—underpins his work at the intersection of research and operational security. His career spans applied research roles at Berkeley RDI, IC3, and national labs, plus commercial authentication consulting, giving him deep domain expertise across protocols, secure systems, and threat-informed product design. Vivek combines hands-on technical leadership with startup execution, translating classified operational insights into practical, auditable security products. He is based in the United States and brings a rare mix of elite government experience, academic rigor, and founder-level product focus.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of California, BerkeleyStanford Online High SchoolUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Github Skills (66)
key-derivation10
javascript10
jsonresume10
cli9
resume9
json9
serverless8
expressjs8
protect8
dynamic8
probot8
github-bot7
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puppeteer7
nodejs7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
MetaGuard/Identification
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
Unique identification of 50,000+ virtual reality users from their head and hand motion data
Contributions:14 commits, 2 PRs, 11 pushes in 10 days
virtual-reality
VCNinc/SimpleMonero
Dec 2015 - May 2016
Contributions:13 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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