# Shai Stern

> Shai Stern is the founder of Gotavi and co-founder, former CEO and former co-chairman of CheckAlt. His career spans SEC filings, corporate services, due diligence, and payments. He co-founded Vintage Filings with Seth Farbman in 2002 and led it through its acquisition by PR Newswire in 2007. At CheckAlt he led acquisitions of ERAS, Klik Technologies, and U.S. Dataworks. Gotavi connects business formation, compliance, payments, insurance, and other business tools.

- **Role:** Founder at Gotavi
- **Organizations:** Gotavi, CheckAlt, Vintage Filings, Vcorp Services, Vcheck Global, VStock Transfer, American Stock Transfer Company, Bankjoy, DoubleBeam
- **Education:** Yeshiva University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Vintage Filings, acquired by PR Newswire in 2007., Served as co-chairman of Vcorp Services, acquired by Wolters Kluwer in 2016., Led CheckAlt through acquisitions of ERAS (2014), Klik Technologies (2016), and U.S. Dataworks (2020).

## Career timeline

- **Before 2002** — Served as a vice president at American Stock Transfer Company.
- **2002** — Co-founded Vintage Filings with Seth Farbman.
- **2007** — PR Newswire acquired Vintage Filings; Stern remained CEO after the acquisition.
- **2008** — Publicly identified as co-chairman of Vcorp Services.
- **2010** — Profiled by PYMNTS as co-founder and CEO of CheckAlt.
- **2014** — Led CheckAlt’s acquisition of ERAS from Diebold.
- **2016** — CheckAlt acquired Klik Technologies from MUFG Union Bank; Wolters Kluwer acquired Vcorp Services in October.
- **2020** — CheckAlt acquired U.S. Dataworks from The Bankers Bank of Oklahoma.
- **2021** — Vcheck Global received a strategic investment from Sunstone Partners.
- **2025** — Left CheckAlt’s executive leadership and began building Gotavi; featured as Gotavi founder on Treasury Whisperer’s Talkcast in November.
- **2026** — Continued building Gotavi and discussing company building, vendor complexity, AI visibility, and customer service in interviews and public writing.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Vintage Filings, acquired by PR Newswire in 2007.
- Served as co-chairman of Vcorp Services, acquired by Wolters Kluwer in 2016.
- Led CheckAlt through acquisitions of ERAS (2014), Klik Technologies (2016), and U.S. Dataworks (2020).
- Was a lead investor in DoubleBeam and helped guide its sale to Verifone, according to his executive biography.
- Founded Gotavi, combining his corporate services and fintech experience.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published “Let the Kids Eat Oreos.” on September 17, connecting personal observations to listening, vendor conduct, and responsibility in AI use.
- **2026-08** — Appeared on Mind Your Business on August 17 to discuss company building, exits, hiring, vendor overload, and Gotavi.
- **2026-04** — Published an April 14 essay about leaving Yeshiva University and reducing administrative friction for founders.
- **2025-11** — Appeared as Gotavi founder on Treasury Whisperer’s Talkcast on November 5.

## Links

- Website: https://gotavi.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaistern1/

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Last updated: 2026-10-27