How a Lost Transcript Inspired a College Student to Start a Multi-Million Dollar Data Company

The mishap inspired Zain Zaidi to start TransCrypts, a system that allows individuals to own their verified data history.

Zain Zaidi. Courtesy of Bay Area Innovators

In 2020, a lost transcript inspired college student Zain Zaidi to start the Silicon Valley data company TransCrypts.

The now 24-year-old entrepreneur discussed his journey co-founding the multi-million-dollar firm and what it’s like being an entrepreneur, in a recent episode of EpochTV’s “Bay Area Innovators” program.