Maya K.

Maya K. has a diverse work experience that includes roles as a Startup Mentor at various organizations such as 500 Startups, Alchemist Accelerator, Plug and Play Tech Center, and Orange Fab. Maya also served as an Advisor at Wivity Inc. In addition, Maya co-founded and served as the Managing Director of the Self Sovereign Identity Incubator, a Y Combinator-style incubator focused on startups utilizing self-sovereign identity technology. Maya was also a co-founder and the VP of Growth and Development at Indicio.tech, a company that provides development and hosting services for trust data ecosystems. Maya has been actively involved in promoting women in security and privacy industries as a member of the Events Committee at Women in Security and Privacy. Maya also held the position of Vice President of Business Development, Incubator Programs at the Sovrin Foundation, where they launched the SSI Incubator and facilitated partnerships within the digital identity and decentralized technologies space. Prior to that, Maya was the VP of Growth and Development at Digital Garage US/DG717, where they oversaw P&L and played a key role in communication, marketing strategy, branding, and business development.

Maya K. has an MA degree from AFI, although the specific field of study is not provided. Maya also obtained a PMP certificate from The Knowledge Academy, with the certificate number being #12421554. Maya acquired this certificate through their participation in a program delivered by The Knowledge Academy, which is an approved representative of the Project Management Institute (PMI) with the representative code #3444.