# Eran Haggiag

> Eran Haggiag is the founder and CEO of Glide Identity, which builds authentication using SIM cryptography and mobile-network infrastructure. His earlier career includes software development, insurance technology, algorithmic trading, advertising technology and co-founding ClearX, a telecom settlement business. Those carrier relationships connect his earlier work on intercompany transactions to his current focus on digital identity.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Glide Identity
- **Organizations:** Glide Identity, ClearX, Meme Video, Whitenoise, Pegasus Smart Trading, AlphaCSP, IDI Direct Insurance, JFrog
- **Known for:** Co-founded Meme Video, acquired by publicly traded Somoto., Co-founded ClearX, which worked on telecom settlement and reconciliation., Previously served as CTO of IDI Direct Insurance.

## Career timeline

- **Age 16** — Began working professionally as a developer, according to his published biography.
- **2001** — Joined AlphaCSP; worked with IDI Direct Insurance as CTO.
- **2014** — Co-founded Meme Video, an algorithmic media technology company later acquired by Somoto.
- **2016** — Co-founded Whitenoise, an algorithmic performance-marketing company.
- **2017** — Co-founded Clear, later known as ClearX, with Gal Hochberg.
- **2020** — Clear announced a $13 million Series A and telecom roaming-settlement work.
- **2024** — Listed as CEO of Glide Identity; Google Cloud described Glide as ClearX’s API spinoff.
- **2025** — Glide announced a Google Cloud partnership and a Series A exceeding $20 million.
- **2026** — Pitched at RSAC Innovation Sandbox; Glide announced a US MagicalAuth beta across three major carriers.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Meme Video, acquired by publicly traded Somoto.
- Co-founded ClearX, which worked on telecom settlement and reconciliation.
- Previously served as CTO of IDI Direct Insurance.
- Listed in published speaker biographies as a JFrog advisory board member.
- Led Glide Identity when it announced a Series A exceeding $20 million in October 2025.
- Presented Glide Identity as an RSAC 2026 Innovation Sandbox finalist.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Glide announced a MagicalAuth beta on iOS and Android across AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon; Haggiag described a Bloomberg appearance with Verizon Business executive Scott M. Lawrence.
- **2026-06** — Discussed SIM-backed identity and proposed agent-identity architecture on The Future of Identity podcast.
- **2026-06** — Glide announced an Open Gateway API beta on Google Cloud with Telefónica, MASORANGE and EnStream.
- **2026-03** — Presented Glide Identity at RSAC Innovation Sandbox.

## Links

- Website: https://www.glide.id/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eran-haggiag/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/EranHaggiag1

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Last updated: 2026-10-26