Smile Identity Funding & Investors
Oakland, CA
At Smile Identity they believe anyone should be able to prove their identity easily, anywhere in the world. Their team is made up of American and African engineers and financial services professionals with experience across global markets in highly regulated environments. They have built encryption, authentication and security solutions. They have developed image processing technology from the chip level up. They have been part of security investigations and have pursued fraudsters. Having worked with, or for, telecoms, lenders, banks and startups, they know the challenges of building world class technology and they understand the needs of the African consumer and enterprise customer. They are backed by leading Silicon Valley & African investors and they have pan-African reach, with representation in the United States, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Rwanda.
smileidentity.comTotal Amount Raised: $31,100,000
Smile Identity Funding Rounds
Series B
$20,000,000
Series B Investors
Costanoa VenturesNorrsken22Intercept VenturesLatitude500 FintechValueStream VenturesFuture AfricaTwo Culture CapitalCommerce VenturesCourtside VenturesSeries A
$7,000,000
Series A Investors
Costanoa VenturesCRE Venture CapitalKhosla ImpactFuture AfricaIntercept VenturesValueStream VenturesBeta.VenturesLocalglobeStory Ventures500 GlobalEverywhere Ventures (The Fund)Two Culture CapitalSeed
$4,000,000
Seed Investors
500 GlobalValueStream VenturesIntercept VenturesSusa VenturesStory VenturesDuro VenturesGrant
$100,000
Grant Investors
Catalyst Fund