
Daniel H. Gallancy
Chief Executive Officer at Atakama
Daniel is the CEO of Atakama. Atakama offers scalable file-level security to protect your sensitive data that does not rely on passwords or servers. Atakama is perfect for companies looking for a third layer of defense. Atakama deploys within an existing security stack to ensure data is secured even when the network or cloud is compromised.
Daniel has raised $10 million+ for the company and a team size of 26.
Daniel has a social reach of over 1,000+ and is happy to share his episode with his fans!
- Network Security
- Nutrition
- Encryption
- 📍New York, NY
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Let's talk about
- This is the part where someone says “you must be loads of fun at parties…”
- The manner in which complex systems fail and false senses of security Semiconductor manufacturing equipment
- Economic distortions related to broken capital formation systems
- The nature of money, misconceptions about money, and, of course, bitcoin Vault insurance.
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Daniel H. Gallancy is the CEO and a founding member of Atakama, a NYC-based software company. Atakama hardens security by providing a fully distributed cryptographic key management system as well as the elimination of shared secrets (passwords, ID numbers, etc.) All aspects of Atakama are decentralized: storage of cryptographic keys, key revocationand key reissuance. Mr. Gallancy has provided bitcoin and blockchain-related advisory services for private corporations, investment management firms, post- trade processing companies, central counterparties, and US State and Federal regulators. Prior to founding Atakama, Mr. Gallancy spent ten years in the asset management industry.
Mr. Gallancy was an investment professional at Beaconlight Capital and, before that, at Alson Capital Management. Mr. Gallancy's areas of focus included semiconductor capital equipment, IT hardware, software and telecommunications. Mr. Gallancy was responsible for corporate diligence, financial analysis and investment decision-making. Daniel is one of the co-founders of SolidX Management LLC, a company that has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed launch of the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust, which will seek to provide shareholders with exposure to the daily change in the U.S. dollar price of bitcoin.
Bitcoin to be held by the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust will carry insurance against theft, loss and other adverse operational events. Daniel was raised in Queens where he attended public school. He taught himself to program in C at age 10. Daniel graduated from Stuyvesant High School before attending the University of Pennsylvania where he earned a BA in Physics and a BSE in Electrical Engineering. During college Daniel built a wireless, laser-based network communication link (back in the days before WiFi). He earned an MBA from Columbia University and is a CFA Charter holder.

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Daniel H. Gallancy
Chief Executive Officer at Atakama
- Network Security
- Encryption
- 📍New York, NY
Daniel is the CEO of Atakama. Atakama offers scalable file-level security to protect your sensitive data that does not rely on passwords or servers. Atakama is perfect for companies looking for a third layer of defense. Atakama deploys within an existing security stack to ensure data is secured even when the network or cloud is compromised.
Daniel has raised $10 million+ for the company and a team size of 26.
Daniel has a social reach of over 50,000+ and is happy to share his episode with his fans!
read more
Let's talk about
- This is the part where someone says “you must be loads of fun at parties…”
- The manner in which complex systems fail and false senses of security Semiconductor manufacturing equipment
- Economic distortions related to broken capital formation systems
- The nature of money, misconceptions about money, and, of course, bitcoin Vault insurance.
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Daniel H. Gallancy is the CEO and a founding member of Atakama, a NYC-based software company. Atakama hardens security by providing a fully distributed cryptographic key management system as well as the elimination of shared secrets (passwords, ID numbers, etc.) All aspects of Atakama are decentralized: storage of cryptographic keys, key revocationand key reissuance. Mr. Gallancy has provided bitcoin and blockchain-related advisory services for private corporations, investment management firms, post- trade processing companies, central counterparties, and US State and Federal regulators. Prior to founding Atakama, Mr. Gallancy spent ten years in the asset management industry.
Mr. Gallancy was an investment professional at Beaconlight Capital and, before that, at Alson Capital Management. Mr. Gallancy's areas of focus included semiconductor capital equipment, IT hardware, software and telecommunications. Mr. Gallancy was responsible for corporate diligence, financial analysis and investment decision-making. Daniel is one of the co-founders of SolidX Management LLC, a company that has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed launch of the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust, which will seek to provide shareholders with exposure to the daily change in the U.S. dollar price of bitcoin.
Bitcoin to be held by the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust will carry insurance against theft, loss and other adverse operational events. Daniel was raised in Queens where he attended public school. He taught himself to program in C at age 10. Daniel graduated from Stuyvesant High School before attending the University of Pennsylvania where he earned a BA in Physics and a BSE in Electrical Engineering. During college Daniel built a wireless, laser-based network communication link (back in the days before WiFi). He earned an MBA from Columbia University and is a CFA Charter holder.
BOOK NOW FOR your podcast
Daniel H. Gallancy
Chief Executive Officer at Atakama
- 📍New York, NY
- Network Security
- Encryption
Daniel is the CEO of Atakama. Atakama offers scalable file-level security to protect your sensitive data that does not rely on passwords or servers. Atakama is perfect for companies looking for a third layer of defense. Atakama deploys within an existing security stack to ensure data is secured even when the network or cloud is compromised.
Daniel has raised $10 million+ for the company and a team size of 26.
Daniel has a social reach of over 50,000+ and is happy to share his episode with his fans!
read more
Let's talk about
- This is the part where someone says “you must be loads of fun at parties…”
- The manner in which complex systems fail and false senses of security Semiconductor manufacturing equipment
- Economic distortions related to broken capital formation systems
- The nature of money, misconceptions about money, and, of course, bitcoin Vault insurance.
__
Daniel H. Gallancy is the CEO and a founding member of Atakama, a NYC-based software company. Atakama hardens security by providing a fully distributed cryptographic key management system as well as the elimination of shared secrets (passwords, ID numbers, etc.) All aspects of Atakama are decentralized: storage of cryptographic keys, key revocationand key reissuance. Mr. Gallancy has provided bitcoin and blockchain-related advisory services for private corporations, investment management firms, post- trade processing companies, central counterparties, and US State and Federal regulators. Prior to founding Atakama, Mr. Gallancy spent ten years in the asset management industry.
Mr. Gallancy was an investment professional at Beaconlight Capital and, before that, at Alson Capital Management. Mr. Gallancy's areas of focus included semiconductor capital equipment, IT hardware, software and telecommunications. Mr. Gallancy was responsible for corporate diligence, financial analysis and investment decision-making. Daniel is one of the co-founders of SolidX Management LLC, a company that has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed launch of the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust, which will seek to provide shareholders with exposure to the daily change in the U.S. dollar price of bitcoin.
Bitcoin to be held by the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust will carry insurance against theft, loss and other adverse operational events. Daniel was raised in Queens where he attended public school. He taught himself to program in C at age 10. Daniel graduated from Stuyvesant High School before attending the University of Pennsylvania where he earned a BA in Physics and a BSE in Electrical Engineering. During college Daniel built a wireless, laser-based network communication link (back in the days before WiFi). He earned an MBA from Columbia University and is a CFA Charter holder.
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Atakama provides businesses with unparalleled protection for confidential, proprietary and client files – all without disrupting how users interact with their data. Atakama’s one-of-a-kind information security solution is designed to keep business data safe from attacks, even when other security fails. Atakama offers customizable security policies to best fit individualized business needs and user workflows.
As part of the new relationship, Ingram Micro’s emerging technologies team will help its U.S. channel partners get to know Atakama and successfully sell its file-encryption solution to their enterprise clients and SMBs.
Timeline
2017 - Present
Atakama
Chief Executive Officer
Distributed key management system for encryption. Using specialized cryptographic techniques to strengthen privacy, but with a UX for normal people. No passwords or shared secrets.
One-of-a-kind information security solution designed to keep business data safe from attacks, even when other security fails. Atakama offers customizable security policies to fit your business needs and user workflows.
2014 - 2019
SolidX Management LLC
Chief Executive Officer
Sponsor of the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust
2008 - 2013
BeaconLight Capital
Investment Professional
Global tech investing:
Semiconductors, semiconductor capital equipment, IT hardware, software, telecommunications and related.
2006 - 2009
Alson Capital Partners
Investment Professional
US tech and industrials investing
2004 - 2006
Columbia Business School
Master of Business Administration
1997 - 2001
University of Pennsylvania
BA, BSE, Physics, Electrical Engineering
Ask me
Why is the cybersecurity world such a complicated mess? How can we ever sort through it? |
What are some really easy steps a person can do to enhance security? |
Why should we continue to use nuclear power in spite of the fact that it’s definitely unsafe? (and what does that mean?) (Put differently: Why we should expect certain systems to fail and how best to address that problem or how can we deal with tail risk?) |
Why is the Webster’s definition of money wrong? (or, at a minimum, badly misleading) and how does that incorrect definition relate to bitcoin? |
Secretly, venture capital is one of the most socialist investment activities in which one can engage - why? |