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Veriff (YC W18) — Veriff is a global AI-native identity platform building trust online

Veriff is a global AI-native identity platform that helps organizations build trust online. Leading companies across financial services, marketplaces, mobility, gig economy, and other digital sectors rely on Veriff's technology to stay compliant, prevent fraud, protect users, and scale globally.

Veriff is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2018 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Veriff is a global AI-native identity platform building trust online. The founder listed is Kaarel Kotkas (Founder/CEO) (Y Combinator directory entry, December 24, 2017).

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Veriff

New accelerator entry · 2017-12-24 · the record

Winter 2018
batch
600
people
Growth
stage
Estonia
region
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BatchWinter 2018
Announced2017-12-24
StageGrowth
StatusActive
Team size600
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Engineering, Product and Design
SectorsArtificial Intelligence, SaaS, B2B, Compliance, Fraud Prevention
RegionsEstonia, Europe, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedTallinn, Harju County, Estonia
HiringNo
Sitehttps://veriff.com/

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Veriff is a global AI-native identity platform that helps organizations build trust online. Leading companies across financial services, marketplaces, mobility, gig economy, and other digital sectors rely on Veriff's technology to stay compliant, prevent fraud, protect users, and scale globally. Veriff's trust infrastructure supports the full customer journey, from verification to ongoing authentication and fraud prevention, with the least friction for honest people. With 600+ people in the US, UK, Brazil, Spain, and Estonia, Veriff helps businesses expand across borders without the complexity of managing identity verification, compliance, and fraud in multiple markets – creating a single source of truth for trusted identities. Backed by investors including Accel, Alkeon, IVP, Tiger Capital, and Y Combinator, Veriff is dedicated to helping businesses and individuals build a safer, more secure world.

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