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EPISODE · Mar 9, 2025 · 1H 2M

Reed McGinley-Stempel, CEO of Stytch: Building Frictionless Auth

from Venture with Grace · host Grace Gong

Reed McGinley-Stempel is the co-founder and CEO of Stytch, an all-in-one platform for modern authentication, authorization, and fraud prevention. Their mission is to eliminate friction on the internet -- without compromising security. They offer solutions that are purpose-built for the needs of both consumer and B2B apps, including features like Google One-Tap & Biometrics to optimize conversions for B2C, and SSO, RBAC, and SCIM to meet the demands of enterprise customers for B2B SaaS. Before Stytch, Reed worked at Plaid, where he met his co-founder Julianna Lamb. They witnessed firsthand the endless frustration experienced by teams — engineers wasting valuable time building authentication solutions instead of focusing on their own product and users suffering the pain of clunky authentication experiences. He is also a proud Duke alum - go blue devils!Topics: The evolution of authenticationThe future of identity management and fraud preventionImpact of AI and machine learning on authentication and fraud prevention#Stytch #Authentication #Passwordless #FraudPrevention #CyberSecurity

Reed McGinley-Stempel is the co-founder and CEO of Stytch, an all-in-one platform for modern authentication, authorization, and fraud prevention. Their mission is to eliminate friction on the internet -- without compromising security. They offer solutions that are purpose-built for the needs of both consumer and B2B apps, including features like Google One-Tap & Biometrics to optimize conversions for B2C, and SSO, RBAC, and SCIM to meet the demands of enterprise customers for B2B SaaS. Before Stytch, Reed worked at Plaid, where he met his co-founder Julianna Lamb. They witnessed firsthand the endless frustration experienced by teams — engineers wasting valuable time building authentication solutions instead of focusing on their own product and users suffering the pain of clunky authentication experiences. He is also a proud Duke alum - go blue devils!Topics: The evolution of authenticationThe future of identity management and fraud preventionImpact of AI and machine learning on authentication and fraud prevention#Stytch #Authentication #Passwordless #FraudPrevention #CyberSecurity

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