🟨 INTRODUCTION TO @zama PROJECT FOR NEWBIES : 🔸 #Zama is an open source cryptography company developing cutting-edge Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) solutions for blockchain and AI. 🔹 #Zama Protocol is a spin-off of this company. Zama has raised over $150 million at a $1 Billion valuation from leading investors such as Multicoin, Pantera, Blockchange, Protocol Labs, and major Founders such as Juan Benet (IPFS/Filecoin), Gavin Wood (Ethereum/Polkadot), Anatoly Yakovenko (Solana), Sandeep Nailwal (Polygon) and many others... 👨‍👨‍👦‍👦 #ZAMA PROJECT MAIN TEAM : 👥 #Zama is a Globally operating cryptography company, founded in 2020 by Dr. Rand Hindi (CEO) & Dr. Pascal Paillier (CTO), led by renowned researchers such as Professor Nigel Smart (Chief Academic Officer) and Dr. Marc Joye (Chief Scientist). 👉 The Company now has more than 90 Employees, with nearly half holding PhDs, making it the largest research group in FHE. 🌟 ABOUT THE FOUNDERS : 1⃣ @randhindi is a prominent entrepreneur & Technology investor, currently CEO of Zama and partner at where He has invested in over 100 Companies in the crypto, AI and biotech sectors. 🔸 He is a competitive biohacker, ranked in the top 5% at the Youth Olympics with an aging rate of journey : Started coding at age 10, founded a social network at age 14, got a PhD at age 21; founded Snips (a secret AI company) acquired by Sonos. 🔸 Previous roles : Member of the French Digital Council, government advisor on AI and privacy; lecturer at Sciences Po Paris; advisor to biotech, AI and defense companies. 🧾 Education : BSc in Computer Science and PhD in Bioinformatics from University College London (UCL). 2⃣ #Pascal was a pioneer in the field of FHE (Fully Homomorphic Encryption) and cryptography, currently CTO at #Zama. He invented the first additive homomorphic scheme, which is still widely used, and published dozens of papers with important contributions in #FHE, smart cards, etc. 🔸 Prior to that, He led the cryptographic innovation team at Gemalto and founded CryptoExperts, a leading cryptographic consultancy. #Pascal is an IACR 2025 Fellow, has received numerous research awards, led ISO standards for cryptography, and holds a PhD in cryptography from Telecom Paris. #ZamaCreatorProgram #ZamaFHE #Zama