# @forbes on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-06-07T11:00:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Forbes (@Forbes) — https://gondola.cc/Forbes

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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.⁣
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Seidman Becker bought the company’s assets and 190,000 people’s fingerprints for $6 million when it went bankrupt during the financial crisis. ⁣
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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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Read the full story at the link in our bio. ⁣
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📸: Guerin Blask for Forbes⁣
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