DEPA and Account Aggregators: The Future of Personal Data Sharing
Aaryaman Vir is an entrepreneur and a Venture Capitalist (VC). He is the co-founder of Elemential Labs, a blockchain startup, and a micro-VC firm Prophetic Ventures. He is also volunteering with the iSPIRT Foundation to create the Account Aggregator (AA) framework which has the potential to transform the way we share data by giving us more control through the Data Protection and Empowerment Architecture (DEPA). The iSPIRT Foundation is the force behind the success of breakthrough innovations in India like Aadhaar and the UPI. It is also leading the country towards a more secure digital world by advocating for the Personal Data Protection Bill. 00:00 1:02 Becoming A Part Of India’s Tech Story: Aaryaman starts out by talking about his journey as an entrepreneur and his desire to be a part of India’s tech story. After completing his graduation from the US, he returns to India and joins a startup called Haptik. Falling in love with technology, he ventures out to start Elemential Labs