Lance Vick

Lance Vick is Co-Founder and CTO at Caution, a verifiable confidential compute platform making cryptographically provable computing maximally accessible to developers and enterprises.
Over two decades, Lance built deep expertise in security architecture, hardware security modules, supply chain attack mitigation, and Linux hardening, solving challenges for Fortune 500 companies.
Lance is a cypherpunk and open-source advocate who founded Hashbang and Distrust, and previously served as a security engineer at BitGo and Polychain Capital, securing systems responsible for over $600B in assets.
At Caution, Lance leads the implementation and architecture of EnclaveOS using SEV-SNP, TPM2, and TDX technologies, enabling teams to deploy workloads to secure enclaves with cryptographic proof in minutes.
Caution addresses a critical gap in confidential computing by replacing fragmented tooling with a unified git-based workflow, targeting high-stakes sectors including AI, fintech, healthcare, and regulated data collaboration.