Srikar Varadaraj is the cofounder of Spectral, a company focused on building new identity tools and credit-scoring infrastructure. He is also the founder of Eternis, which focuses on trust infrastructure for individuals to possess privately owned unified identities and delegate keys to AI.

Overview

Srikar Varadaraj is involved in the blockchain and artificial intelligence sectors, with a focus on developing tools for identity, credit scoring, and trust infrastructure. He has a background in computer science and mathematics, holding degrees from Columbia University and pursuing a Ph.D. at NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Varadaraj has experience as an advisor and partner in various ventures, including Scroll and EIV, and has invested in companies across a range of sectors, including robotics, biotechnology, and data collection.

Varadaraj's work is centered around the future of humanity and the impact of AI, with interests spanning AI for science, cryptography infrastructure, and innovative funding approaches for scientific research. He is currently the CEO and co-founder of Eternis, a company addressing challenges in resource distribution, delegated keys for AI agents, and AI models in Trusted Execution Environments.

Education

• Columbia University in the City of New York:
  • Master's degree in Computer Science (2017-2018)
  • Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science (2013-2017)
• Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU:
  • Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science (2019-2021) ^{[3] [6]}

Career

Srikar Varadaraj's career includes roles in blockchain, cryptography, and artificial intelligence. He has experience with decentralized technologies, zero-knowledge proving systems, and the development of on-chain credit risk assessment tools.

Varadaraj's early career included a role as a Chess Instructor at Agastya International Foundation from 2012 to 2013. He then worked as a Teaching Assistant at Columbia University from 2014 to 2017. In 2016, he was a Software Engineer Intern at Google. From May 2017 to May 2019, Varadaraj founded a startup focused on applied cryptography and blockchain, while also consulting for venture funds and developing a product for automated staking on EOS.

From 2019 to 2021, he was a Ph.D. Candidate at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU. In 2021, Varadaraj became a Partner at e^{i} Ventures, a venture studio where he explored ideas ranging from B2B SaaS to prediction markets. He is also an Early Advisor at Scroll, a zk-rollup scaling Ethereum. Currently, Varadaraj is the Co-Founder and CEO of Eternis and a Partner at Bluebirds. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}