Michael Shaulov | The Gatekeeper Unlocking Institutional Access to Crypto | Talks at Google

Fireblocks co-founder and CEO Michael Shaulov meets with CapitalG founder David Lawee to discuss Fireblocks and how the company is well-positioned to win the institutional custody market. The entrance point for any individual to the world of Web3 is a crypto wallet. For institutions, that first step is custody, which enables the secure storage and transfer of digital assets. Eventually every major institution in the world–from the Fortune 1000 to small businesses and even nonprofits–will interact with Web3. Plug-and-play custody solutions will be their mission-critical gateway to this multi-trillion-dollar market. Fireblocks has emerged as the winner in the institutional custody market, thanks to their differentiated strategy of being infrastructure-only, security-first, and product-oriented. As a result, Fireblocks has created the industry’s largest over-the-counter crypto settlement network. Through its API-based infrastructure and growing network of trading parties, Fireblocks is strategically placed to expand deeper into DeFi, trade settlement, lending, tokenization and potentially a host of other exciting new digital assets businesses. Michael Shaulov is the CEO and co-founder of Fireblocks, a secure digital asset infrastructure company. Prior to Fireblocks, he co-founded Lacoon Mobile Security, which was acquired by Check Point, and was then appointed the Head of Products, Mobile and Cloud Security for Check Point. Michael is a serial cybersecurity entrepreneur and investor. He is also a recognized industry speaker, delivering talks at RSA Conference, BlackHat and Infosec. Before his commercial endeavors, Michael pioneered the mobile security field in an elite military technological unit (8200), where he received the Israeli Presidential Excellency Honor for his contributions. He holds a BSc in Computer Sciences and Physics from Ben-Gurion University, Israel. Moderated by David Lawee. David Lawee founded CapitalG, Alphabet's independent growth fund, in 2013, drawing on his experience at Google and as a serial entrepreneur. Since then, he has helped transform high-potential startups into some of the most highly-valued businesses of our generation, including Airbnb, Lyft, Snap, Robinhood, Credit Karma, Niantic, Digital Currency Group, and Fireblocks. Previously, David played a pivotal role in Google’s growth story, first as Google’s CMO and then as the company’s first VP of corporate development where his team led more than 100 acquisitions for the company. Before joining Google, David successfully founded a number of startup ventures including Xfire, a leading online gaming community acquired by Viacom, and Mosaic Venture Partners, a Toronto-based venture capital firm. For more information on CapitalG please visit https://capitalg.com/.