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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?\"​ \r\n\r\nThis 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.\r\n", "one_liner": "Convert more verified users. 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Instead of people signing into platforms, we imagine platforms should sign into people’s data vaults. We implement this pattern into digital wallet ecosystems for governments, enterprises, and blockchains. 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Global coverage and fully private.\r\n\r\n- **Global coverage.** Unlike most other vendors we are global by default. No matter where in the world the user is, we can verify.\r\n- **It is 100% private.** Neither you, nor us, see any private information about the user. So you carry no liabilities. No risk of your database getting hacked. \r\n- **Best in class conversion.** We have the highest conversion rates in the industry at 45%+ because users don't have to scramble for their documents to upload.\r\n- **AI fraud resistant.** All the verifications happen securely using cryptography that even the most advanced models cannot fake.", "one_liner": "Education, Employment, Loyalty verification. 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Our solution value increases for companies using multi-cloud (like GCP, Azure, AWS) or have multi-accounts (like Dev, Test, Prod)", "one_liner": "Cloud and Container Security Platform", "team_size": 8, "industry": "B2B", "subindustry": "B2B -> Security", "launched_at": 1625633604, "tags": [ "Cloud Workload Protection", "DevSecOps", "Identity", "Security" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2021", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "B2B", "Security" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Partly Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cloudanix", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2021/cloudanix.json" }, { "id": 25697, "name": "Prembly (formerly Identitypass)", "slug": "prembly", "former_names": [ "Identitypass", "Prembly" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/c11b529afd406376db5eecdb08ae765601c28526.png", "website": "https://prembly.com/", "all_locations": "Lagos, LA, Nigeria; Remote", "long_description": "We are making it possible for digital businesses to easily verify individuals and businesses within seconds across Emerging Markets.", "one_liner": "Identity Verification API for Emerging Markets", "team_size": 80, "industry": "B2B", "subindustry": "B2B -> Infrastructure", "launched_at": 1640573428, "tags": [ "B2B", "Identity", "Security", "API" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": true, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2022", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "B2B", "Infrastructure" ], "regions": [ "Nigeria", "Africa", "Remote", "Fully Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/prembly", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2022/prembly.json" }, { "id": 25716, "name": "Dojah Inc", "slug": "dojah-inc", "former_names": [ "Dojah Inc.", "Dojah" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/efe7334aa351791d82bb37028b9f9bc229817771.png", "website": "https://www.dojah.io", "all_locations": "Lagos, LA, Nigeria; Remote", "long_description": "Dojah is the anti-fraud infrastructure for the internet, helping businesses verify identities, detect fraud, and stay compliant with powerful APIs and no-code tools. Fintechs, banks, and digital businesses rely on Dojah’s solutions for seamless user onboarding, AI-driven fraud detection, KYC & KYB verification, and transaction monitoring.\r\n\r\nBy leveraging government data lookups, biometric authentication, and real-time risk analysis, Dojah ensures businesses can mitigate fraud risks, improve user trust, and scale efficiently while staying compliant with regulatory standards.", "one_liner": "Prevent Fraud and Onboard Users Faster", "team_size": 30, "industry": "B2B", "subindustry": "B2B -> Infrastructure", "launched_at": 1642673389, "tags": [ "SaaS", "B2B", "Identity", "API" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2022", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "B2B", "Infrastructure" ], "regions": [ "Nigeria", "Africa", "Remote", "Fully Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/dojah-inc", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2022/dojah-inc.json" }, { "id": 25946, "name": "PropelAuth", "slug": "propelauth", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/72dfbc62d781eba9b77e867d8e40fdab0d7efbf8.png", "website": "https://www.propelauth.com", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote", "long_description": "PropelAuth provides the right level of authentication for all stages of a company. New startups can use our hosted pre-built UIs which provide the simplest possible integration. Out of the box, our customers immediately have the same auth experience as large tech companies like Slack. As those startups grow, they can use our APIs and component libraries to pull aspects of the experience into their product.\r\n\r\nMore than just authentication, we will also provide useful functions tied to a \"user\" or \"organization\", like analytics, billing/subscriptions, referral programs, etc.", "one_liner": "Team-based authentication for B2B SaaS", "team_size": 5, "industry": "B2B", "subindustry": "B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design", "launched_at": 1642107038, "tags": [ "Developer Tools", "SaaS", "B2B", "Identity" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": true, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2022", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "B2B", "Engineering, Product and Design" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Fully Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/propelauth", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2022/propelauth.json" }, { "id": 26720, "name": "TrueBiz", "slug": "truebiz", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/744ba21703836aacf20f93a8ea2eaf05fdb4ad3f.png", "website": "https://truebiz.io/", "all_locations": "New York, NY, USA; Remote", "long_description": "TrueBiz helps financial service providers reduce manual review during business onboarding.\r\n\r\nWe add color to the company's background with 250+ data points on the company from around the web (such as industry and address), and summarize key risk indicators.\r\n\r\nThe process takes seconds – not days, so financial service providers can efficiently meet risk requirements and onboard new businesses faster.", "one_liner": "Instant Background Checks for Businesses", "team_size": 6, "industry": "B2B", "subindustry": "B2B -> Operations", "launched_at": 1653081454, "tags": [ "Fintech", "B2B", "Identity", "Regtech" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": true, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2022", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "B2B", "Operations" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Fully Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/truebiz", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2022/truebiz.json" }, { "id": 26779, "name": "Notebook Labs", "slug": "notebook-labs", "former_names": [ "Notebook" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/1e9598aadf454f0b2c80558c3295465a4baabbcc.png", "website": "http://www.notebooklabs.xyz", "all_locations": "Stanford, CA, USA", "long_description": "Notebook solves the Web3 identity problem by using Zero-Knowledge to provide both anonymous proof-of-humanity and credential aggregation. Notebook initially verifies users’ identifying information to ensure that each person has just a single Notebook. Neither Notebook, nor any other company knows the link between a user’s personal information and their Notebook. Once a user’s Notebook account is created they can begin proving their humanity and aggregating their credentials across wallets.\r\n\r\nNotebook can be used to increase the safety of DeFi, governance, and airdrops. With Notebook, creators and communities can run Sybil-resistant airdrops, DAOs can verify the humanity and aggregate the credentials of participants, and lending protocols can build credit scoring systems to offer lower-collateralized loans. 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Cargo Theft has been increasing yearly, and the supply chain industry is urgently looking for ways to solve this. Using experience fighting fraud at the largest delivery marketplaces and logistics tech companies, we are building solutions to stop Cargo Theft and improve profit margins and revenue for warehouses and freight brokers.", "one_liner": "Cargo Theft and Fraud Prevention Platform", "team_size": 7, "industry": "B2B", "subindustry": "B2B -> Supply Chain and Logistics", "launched_at": 1708029636, "tags": [ "Identity", "Logistics", "Supply Chain", "Fraud Prevention", "Fraud Detection" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": true, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2024", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "B2B", "Supply Chain and Logistics" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Partly Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/indemni", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2024/indemni.json" }, { "id": 30906, "name": "Agentic Fabriq", "slug": "agentic-fabriq", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/9a5cc9740ffbab442e3f13d623875ee650093eac.png", "website": "https://www.agenticfabriq.com", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "Agentic Fabriq helps companies securely manage what AI agents can access and do across business tools, data, and teams. 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