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The identity management sector is expanding as digital security becomes a primary concern for businesses and individuals. These companies are building tools to verify identities and combat online fraud.

The field has attracted significant investment, with companies like ID.me raising over $814M. Socure is another major player, having secured nearly $745M in funding.

Below is our list of 73 Identity Management startups worth keeping an eye on.

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SEON develops a platform for fraud prevention and AML compliance that helps businesses understand the full context behind every online interaction. Their system enriches data from digital and social sources to create a complete risk profile, allowing companies to stop fraud before it happens.

HeadquartersAustin, Texas, United States
Year Founded2017
FoundersBence Jendruszak, Tamas Kadar
Funding Amount$187.8M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsCreandum, IVP, Firebolt Ventures, Hearst Ventures, Portfolion Capital Partners

Alloy builds an identity decisioning platform that helps banks and fintech companies automate their risk and identity decisions. Their single API and dashboard allow financial institutions to safely onboard more customers without exposing themselves to fraud.

HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2015
FoundersCharles Hearn, Laura Spiekerman, Tommy Nicholas
Funding Amount$216.7M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsBessemer Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Techstars, Primary Venture Partners, Canapi Ventures

Semperis develops enterprise identity protection tools for hybrid and cross-cloud environments. Their platform delivers cyber resilience by helping organizations defend critical directory services from attacks and ensuring rapid recovery.

HeadquartersHoboken, New Jersey, United States
Year Founded2014
FoundersGuy Teverovsky, Matan Liberman, Mickey Bresman
Funding Amount$498.3M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsInsight Partners, Paladin Capital Group, JP Morgan, Ten Eleven Ventures, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Sumsub offers a full-cycle verification platform to help businesses onboard users, stay compliant, and fight digital fraud. Their solution uses AI to automate everything from identity checks and liveness detection to anti-money laundering screening.

HeadquartersLimassol, Limassol, Cyprus
Year Founded2015
FoundersAndrew Sever, Jacob Sever, Peter Sever, Vyacheslav Zholudev
Funding Amount$37.5M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsFlint Capital

ID.me created a digital identity wallet that allows users to securely verify their identity across different websites and services. The platform is trusted by government agencies and major brands to provide secure access and combat fraud.

HeadquartersMclean, Virginia, United States
Year Founded2010
FoundersBlake Hall, Matthew Thompson, Tanel Suurhans
Funding Amount$814.2M
Startup SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsBoxGroup, Morgan Stanley, Ribbit Capital, Fortress Investment Group, Ares Management

Reality Defender builds a platform to detect deepfakes and other forms of AI-generated media. Their technology helps enterprises and governments identify manipulated content to combat fraud and disinformation.

HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2021
FoundersAli Shahriyari, Ben Colman, Gaurav Bharaj
Funding Amount$48.5M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsSamsung NEXT, Y Combinator, Fusion Fund, Accenture, Illuminate Financial

Socure has created a predictive analytics platform that verifies consumer identities online. Businesses rely on its AI-powered technology to reduce fraud, automate identity checks, and securely onboard customers.

HeadquartersIncline Village, Nevada, United States
Year Founded2012
FoundersBradley S. Leinhardt, Johnny Ayers, Sunil Madhu
Funding Amount$744.4M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusDebt Financing
Top InvestorsAccel, Bain Capital Ventures, Sorenson Capital, Founder Collective, Two Sigma Ventures

Keeper Security builds a cybersecurity platform to prevent password-related data breaches and cyberthreats. The company's password manager and digital vault secure sensitive information for both personal and business use.

HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, United States
Year Founded2011
FoundersCraig Lurey, Darren Guccione
Funding Amount$60.3M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusPrivate Equity
Top InvestorsInsight Partners, Summit Partners, Darren Guccione

Teleport offers an identity-native access platform for engineers and machines built on zero trust principles. The platform unifies connectivity, authentication, authorization, and audit for all infrastructure into a single solution.

HeadquartersOakland, California, United States
Year Founded2015
FoundersAlexander Klizhentas, Ev Kontsevoy, Taylor Wakefield
Funding Amount$169.2M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsInsight Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Kleiner Perkins, SV Angel

Prove creates modern identity verification technology centered around a person's phone. Their solutions use passive cryptographic authentication and identity tokenization to let businesses securely confirm who their customers are.

HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2008
FoundersMike Brody, Rodger Desai
Funding Amount$251M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsWellington Management, The Blue Venture Fund, MassMutual Ventures, TransUnion, Relay Ventures

63 Additional Identity Management Startups Worth Following

Our top ten picks are just a small part of a much bigger story. The field is full of founders building new ways to protect digital identities.

Together, these companies have raised over $4 billion, with many focusing on security, AI, and crypto. Here’s a look at the other startups shaping the identity management ecosystem.

StartupMain IndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedLast Funding Round
Incode Technologies logo Incode TechnologiesSecurity2015$257.1MSeries B
Persona logo PersonaSecurity2018$417.5MSeries D
Trulioo logo TruliooData2011$474.8MSeries D
Magic logo MagicCrypto2018$83MSeries B
Veriff logo VeriffAI2015$192.3MSeries C
Bitwarden logo BitwardenSecurity2015$100MSeries B
1Kosmos logo 1KosmosSecurity2018$72MSeries B
Yoti logo YotiSecurity2014£46MDebt Financing
k-ID logo k-IDEnterprise2023$50.3MSeries A
Oasis Security logo Oasis SecurityHardware2022$75MSeries A
Dashlane logo DashlaneSecurity2009$210.9MSeries D
iDenfy logo iDenfyFintech2017$1.4MPrivate Equity
Push Security logo Push SecuritySecurity2021$49MSeries B
Silverfort logo SilverfortSecurity2016$222.5MSeries D
Onfido logo OnfidoFintech2012$182.1MSeries D
TECH5 logo TECH5AI2018$20.5MVenture Round
HYPR logo HYPRSecurity2014$122.1MVenture Round
SPHERE logo SPHEREEnterprise2009$57.5MUndisclosed
Hush logo HushAI2021$6.1MSeed
Keyo logo KeyoSecurity2015$7.1MSeed
Beyond Identity logo Beyond IdentitySecurity2020$205MSeries C
AppViewX logo AppViewXSecurity2015$52MSeries B
FrankieOne logo FrankieOneInfrastructure2017A$46MSeries A
Strata Identity logo Strata IdentityCloud2019$37.5MSeries B
Dispel logo DispelSecurity2014$29.5MSeries B
Orchid Security logo Orchid SecuritySecurity2023$36MSeed
Aembit logo AembitSecurity2021$43MSeries A
Vouched logo VouchedAI2019$35.2MSeries A
Evident logo EvidentEnterprise2016$42.8MSeries C
Keyfactor logo KeyfactorEnterprise2001$211.9MPrivate Equity
Merit logo MeritGovTech2015$78.9MSeries B
360 Privacy logo 360 PrivacySecurity2019$36MPrivate Equity
Keyless logo KeylessSecurity2019$18MVenture Round
AU10TIX logo AU10TIXSecurity2005$80MVenture Round
Sequretek logo SequretekSecurity2013$13MSeries A
SentiLink logo SentiLinkSecurity2017$84MSeries B
Signicat logo SignicatSecurity2006$8.8MVenture Round
MetaMap logo MetaMapAI2017$86.5MSeries B
Microblink logo MicroblinkAI2013$60MPrivate Equity
Veridas logo VeridasAI2017$19MSeries A
zkMe logo zkMeCrypto2022$6MSeed
Secret Double Octopus logo Secret Double OctopusHardware2015$37.5MSeries C
Meo logo MeoCrypto2015$6.6MVenture Round
Zamna logo ZamnaCrypto2016$5.9MSeed
Usercentrics logo UsercentricsSecurity2018€21MCorporate Round
Britive logo BritiveSecurity2018$35.9MSeries B
Authologic logo AuthologicSecurity2020$8.7MSeries A
Atto logo AttoFintech2010$34.4MSeries A
Quadrata logo QuadrataCrypto2020$7.6MSeed
unico IDtech logo unico IDtechEnterprise2007$336.9MSeries D
eID easy logo eID easySecurity2016€1.3MSeed
Standard Capital logo Standard CapitalAI2018¥3.3BSeed
Unnax logo UnnaxFintech2016$9MSeries B
Matica Technologies logo Matica TechnologiesHardware1992$2.5MDebt Financing
Blinking logo BlinkingSecurity2017€2.3MSeed
LOQR logo LOQRAI2015$10.3M
Remme logo RemmeEnterprise2015$20MInitial Coin Offering
Ydentity Organization logo Ydentity OrganizationCrypto2021€1.8MSeed
Trustmatic logo TrustmaticSecurity2021€400kPre-Seed
Xertified logo XertifiedSecurity2019SEK10MVenture Round
Clientscape logo ClientscapeAnalytics2014$2.1MGrant
WalliD logo WalliDCrypto2018$600k
iC Consult logo iC ConsultInfrastructure1997

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