Members-only fireside · Live on Zoom

An hour with the inventor of
two-factor authentication.

Darren Berkovitz — co-founder of TeleSign — sits down with our collective for a candid conversation on his journey, what he’s building next, fundraising, and the craft of building companies. Then the floor is yours.

Become a member to joinThursday, July 23, 2026 · 10:00 AM Pacific
Darren Berkovitz
Darren Berkovitz
Co-founder, TeleSign · 2FA pioneer

How the evening runs

Twenty minutes of story. Then it’s a conversation with you.

~20 min

The interview

A guided fireside — Darren’s path from inventing 2FA to selling TeleSign, and what comes after.

Open floor

Your questions, direct

Members ask Darren anything — fundraising, building, what he’s working on next. No filter, no moderation queue.

Zoom

Live & intimate

Held on Zoom with our existing collective members — small enough that every voice gets heard.

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Darren Berkovitz
Co-founder, TeleSign · 2FA pioneer
darrenberkovitz.com →

Who you’ll be talking to

He built the technology billions rely on to log in.

Darren co-founded TeleSign and helped pioneer two-factor authentication — the security layer now woven into how the world signs in. His story runs from a scrappy start to a landmark exit, and he’s not done building.

  • Inventor and popularizer of two-factor authentication
  • Co-founded and scaled TeleSign through to a major acquisition
  • Featured in the book — a first-hand founder’s account

Membership

Only collective members
are in the room.

This fireside — and every one after it — is for members of the H5E Founder Collective. Join before Thursday, July 23, 2026 and the seat is yours: the interview, the open floor, and your questions answered direct.

Join the H5E Founder CollectiveThursday, July 23, 2026 · 10:00 AM Pacific · Live on Zoom