After conquering airport security checkpoints, Clear’s CEO Caryn Seidman Becker wants to use your biometrics to unlock doctors’ appointments, baseball games and the rest of your life.
Seidman Becker bought the company’s assets and 190,000 people’s fingerprints for $6 million when it went bankrupt during the financial crisis.
The New York City–based firm, which went public in 2021, now has a market cap of $7.6 billion, translating into a more than 1,000% return for Seidman Becker and her initial investors. Her 14.5% stake is worth $1.1 billion, making her one of America’s 44 self-made female billionaires.
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📸: Guerin Blask for Forbes
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