# Zach Walsh

> Zach Walsh is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of HIFI, founded with Mohamed Afifi in 2022. After roles at Sony, Uber and Quadpay, he built a business connecting stablecoins with traditional bank rails and payment networks. HIFI announced a $37 million Series A led by Left Lane Capital in September 2026 and reported more than $7 billion in annual processing volume.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at HIFI
- **Organizations:** HIFI, Sony, Uber, Quadpay, Quidd
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Economics, cum laude, The City University of New York
- **Known for:** Co-founded HIFI in 2022., HIFI reported more than $7 billion in annual processing volume in September 2026., HIFI announced a $37 million Series A led by Left Lane Capital in September 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Moved to New York at 18 and cold emailed technology professionals seeking work, according to his public recollection.
- **Before 2022** — Worked at Sony and Uber, helped scale Quadpay before its acquisition, and held a role at Quidd.
- **2022** — Co-founded HIFI, originally HIFI Bridge, with Mohamed Afifi.
- **2023** — Joined Antler in New York in spring; received backing from Jeff Becker after an initially unsuccessful investment vote.
- **2026-06** — HIFI completed an onchain repo transaction with DRW and Marex on Canton.
- **2026-07** — HIFI participated in DTCC production trades using DTC-tokenized assets.
- **2026-09** — Announced a $37 million Series A led by Left Lane Capital.

## Achievements

- Co-founded HIFI in 2022.
- HIFI reported more than $7 billion in annual processing volume in September 2026.
- HIFI announced a $37 million Series A led by Left Lane Capital in September 2026.
- HIFI supplied the cash leg of the June 2026 onchain repo transaction with DRW and Marex.
- HIFI settled more than $227 million over six million-plus Polygon transactions from January 2025 through its July 2026 partner case study.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — HIFI published The Execution Gap on October 22, authored by Srivatsav Erramilli, examining settlement requirements for AI agent payments.
- **2026-09** — Walsh announced HIFI’s $37 million Series A on September 24 and set out plans for licensing, hiring, cards and capital markets.
- **2026-07** — HIFI participated in DTCC production trades involving tokenized securities.
- **2026-06** — HIFI, DRW and Marex completed an onchain repo transaction on Canton.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hifi.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-walsh

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Last updated: 2026-10-25