I was born in Miami Beach and can now usually be found somewhere between Miami, San Francisco, and New York. I'm the founder and CEO of Very.org.
I like working on real problems and building technologies that make the world a better place. Most recently, I've been focused on the intersection of human authenticity, AI, and privacy. I spend most of my time thinking about how we keep the internet human as AI makes it increasingly difficult to know who, or what, is on the other side of a screen.
VeryAI. I'm currently building VeryAI - a biometric system that verifies users, blocks malicious bots, and creates a better internet.
- Proprietary palm recognition that runs on any smartphone camera
- VeryAI is zero-knowledge heavy, pseudonymous by design, and fully encrypted
Know Your Agent. We've also built KYA.me to enable verifiable human ownership of AI agents. KYA provides a way to confirm that an agent is acting on behalf of a genuine user while giving users clear, intuitive control over what their agents can do, including setting permissions and spending limits to prevent unauthorized actions.
Background. Bought my first bitcoin at 18. Quit consulting at 21 to work full-time in crypto. Read my full journey here.
Earlier. Previously Head of Growth at Galxe, the largest distribution and loyalty platform in crypto.
- Grew to 34M users and 6,000+ partners
- Worked on identity suite: zk protocol, zk KYC, humanity score, and credential systems
Beliefs.
- Privacy is a fundamental human right. Identity systems should protect it, not exploit it.
- Democracy depends on authentic information. AI makes protecting it more important than ever.
- Digital governance must preserve the distinction between people, machines, and synthetic content.
- The future of identity belongs to systems that earn trust by design, not demand it.
Writing & Ideas.
- Biometrics: We Optimized for Convenience. We Forgot About Privacy.How biometrics became ubiquitous, what we gave up along the way, and what a more private approach could look like.
- Agents Need a VouchAI agents are becoming real participants online. They need a way to prove who stands behind them.
- Contactless Palm Identity: Accurate, Scalable, PrivateWhy human verification infrastructure needs to solve accuracy, scale, and privacy at the same time.
Media.
- AxiosVeryAI Raises $10M for Palm-Based ID Verification
- Inc.comZach Meltzer on Identity and Trust in the Age of AI Agents
- Business JournalVeryAI Bets Palm Scans Can Beat AI Deepfakes
- The Tech PodZach Meltzer on Building VeryAI and Solving the Internet's Identity Crisis
Board. Currently on the Miami Herbert Business School board of Blockchain and Tokenization.
Outside of work. Passionate about weightlifting, health, art, music, and cars.
Where you can find me. X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Email.