THE TEAM
Bridging the gap between academic cryptography and production-grade encrypted LLM inference for regulated industries.
ETZIK BEGA
CO-FOUNDER & CEO
Serial Entrepreneur · Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.), Israel Defense Forces
Etzik brings 25 years of encryption and cybersecurity expertise from the highest levels of defense intelligence. A serial entrepreneur with deep domain knowledge, he served as Head of Cybersecurity Strategic Planning and Chief Cybersecurity Architect in the IDF, leading initiatives protecting classified operations at scale.
His understanding of government procurement processes, cloud security, operational security requirements, and regulated enterprise needs has been instrumental in CypherAI's rapid deployment with government and national security agencies.
Key Expertise
- Strategic Cyber Architecture
- Classified Data Operations
- Cloud Security
- Enterprise Security Strategy
Education
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering
MBA | Ben-Gurion University
GERY BIRAN
CO-FOUNDER & CTO
FHE Pioneer · 40+ Years Algorithm Expertise
Gery is a pioneer in production homomorphic encryption and one of the world's leading experts in making FHE work at enterprise scale. With over 40 years of algorithm expertise and a decade focused specifically on fully homomorphic encryption, he is the architect behind CypherAI's breakthrough performance.
His optimization of TFHE at the representation level achieved a 400× speedup over state-of-the-art academic libraries, moving encrypted compute from theoretical possibility to deployed reality. This work is post-quantum resilient, providing mathematical security guarantees that withstand future quantum threats.
Key Expertise
- TFHE Optimization & FHE Research
- Advanced Algorithm Design
- GPU-Accelerated FHE
- Production Cryptographic Systems
Education
B.Sc. Computer Science
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Why This Team Wins
We bridge the gap between academic cryptography and mathematically-enforced encrypted inference at enterprise scale.
Operational Credibility
Etzik understands what defense buyers need because he was the buyer. His IDF leadership background and serial entrepreneurship ensure we build systems that deploy reliably in the most demanding environments.
- IDF Strategic Context & Defense Processes
- Live Deployment with Government Agency
Algorithmic Dominance
Gery delivered the technical breakthrough that academic researchers deemed impossible for another decade. Our 400× performance lead represents a 10+ year algorithmic moat, validated by 2 independent security agencies.
- 400× Performance Lead (Post-Quantum Resilient)
- Homomorphic Encryption Expert
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