Digital Identity Friday Five: March 8, 2024
Covering the most interesting news for the week of March 2 to March 8
Today is Friday, March 8. Here are five things in #digitalidentity that I found interesting this week
1/ Synctera Announces $18.6M Funding Boost, Appoints New CRO
Synctera announced it raised an $18.6m extension to its 2021 Series A round, with Lightspeed and Fin Capital
The company also announced Leigh Gross as its new Chief Revenue Officer
2/ IDfy Secures $27M and Plans to Further Asia Footprint
IDfy, an Integrated Identity Platform, raised $27 million in a mix of primary and secondary fundraising
"IDfy’s mission is to eliminate fraud and establish trust. The funds will fuel our expansion plans and product development, enabling us to serve even more businesses and unlock opportunities for trustworthy people and businesses." said Co-founder & Ashok Hariharan
3/ k-ID launches global kids compliance platform off $5.4M raised
k-ID, a kids safety and compliance technology platform for games, is launching its first suite of products
"From the FTC in the U.S. to the Australian eSafety Commissioner and everywhere in between, there is a unanimous demand to take responsibility for making the online experience for kids and teens safer," said Kieran Donovan, co-founder and CEO of k-ID
#ageverification #agecompliance
4/ Enformion and Bureau Forge Strategic Alliance
Bureau.ID CEO and Founder, Ranjan R Reddy stated, "Our focus on security, and efficiency underscores every aspect of our operations, ensuring our customers can make risk decisions with confidence. By integrating with Enformion’s leading identity data and analytics prowess, U.S. companies now have access to unparalleled protection against malicious actors."
#idv #datacentric
5/ Socure Appoints New Chief Revenue Office
Socure announced that Christian Woodward has joined as its new Chief Revenue Officer
Woodward will lead Socure’s worldwide go-to-market efforts, growth, solution consulting, technical account management and customer success teams
And those are this week’s #fridayfive
*** LINKS
SYNCTERA: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/synctera-announces-18-6m-funding-140000872.html
IDFY: https://ibsintelligence.com/ibsi-news/identity-platform-idfy-secures-27m-plans-to-further-asia-footprint/
K-ID:
https://www.k-id.com/news/k-id-launches-global-kids-compliance-platform-off-5-4m-raised
ENFORMION/BUREAU: https://www.enformion.com/news/enformion-and-bureau-id-forge-strategic-alliance/
SOCURE: https://www.socure.com/news-and-press/socure-names-christian-woodward-as-chief-revenue-office