# Joseph Kaufman

> Serial founder and operating principal based in Los Angeles. Thirty years founding, building and exiting technology companies across financial services, medical devices, defense and aerospace manufacturing, security hardware, enterprise software and media. Canonical source: https://josephkaufman.xyz (no LinkedIn or social media).

## Current
- Aval (https://aval.xyz): CEO, Co-Founder, 2024–present. Real-world asset tokenization platform.
- Foolproof Labs / Epeius Inc.: COO, Co-Founder, 2022–present. Cryptographic infrastructure.
- Kaufman Foundation: Chair, 1997–present. Classroom technology grants.

## Exits
- BrainWare (medtech), 2018–2025, acquired by Esaote Group
- Eskay Associates (defense & aerospace), 2009–2020
- MoPSys (public safety), 2013–2016, acquired by Peraton
- Fission Labs (enterprise software), 2008–2012
- DigiCast Technologies (security hardware), 2003–2007
- HHN (music & media), 1996–2003

## Pages
- About, ventures, writing, CV and contact: https://josephkaufman.xyz/

## Writing
- [Wealth Bands as Infrastructure: Who Gets to Define What Wealth Is Worth?](https://josephkaufman.xyz/writing/wealth-bands-as-infrastructure/) (fintech, 2026-11-08): Wealth bands were never designed to measure everything people own. They measure what the industry can service, and better infrastructure for verifying and governing assets may redraw that line.
- [Provenance Before Tokens: Why Blockchain Can't Fix a Broken Chain of Trust](https://josephkaufman.xyz/writing/provenance-before-tokens/) (tokenization, 2026-11-08): You can put a lie on a blockchain and it is still a lie. The recoveries in a 2025 study of cultural property trafficking depended on evidence documented before the theft, and that lesson applies to anyone bringing real-world assets on-chain.