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Berbix (YC S18) — Convert more verified users. instantly & accurately validate user IDs

Berbix’s mission is to enable all individuals to prove who they are and control how their information gets shared. Founded by the former engineering and product leaders for Trust & Safety at Airbnb, we empower companies to confidently answer the question: “Are you who you say you are?"​ This is a question many online platforms need to answer about their users.

Berbix is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2018 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Convert more verified users. Instantly & accurately validate user IDs. The founders listed are Eric Levine (Founder), Steve Kirkham (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, May 2, 2018).

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Berbix

New accelerator entry · 2018-05-02 · the record

Summer 2018
batch
39
people
Growth
stage
United States of America
region
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BatchSummer 2018
Announced2018-05-02
StageGrowth
StatusAcquired
Team size39
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Engineering, Product and Design
SectorsSaaS, Identity
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA
HiringNo
Founded2018

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Berbix’s mission is to enable all individuals to prove who they are and control how their information gets shared. Founded by the former engineering and product leaders for Trust & Safety at Airbnb, we empower companies to confidently answer the question: “Are you who you say you are?"​ This is a question many online platforms need to answer about their users. We solve that problem by offering best-in-class ID verification and proprietary fraud detection technology to our customers, which they can access through developer friendly SDKs. We serve customers in a broad variety of industries, recently raised our Series A led by Mayfield, and are actively growing our all-star team.

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