Smile Identity
KYC and identity authentication platform for banks, telecoms, financial services and shared economy applications
Location: Nigeria
Website: https://www.smileidentity.com/
Sector: Fintech
Funding Stage: Seed Series A Series B
Total Funding ($m): $31M
# of Founders: 2
Founding Year: 2017
Funding Year: 2023
Status: Active
| Year | Amount | Stage | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $4m | Seed | valU Egypt |
| 2021 | $7m | Series A | Costanoa Ventures, CRE Venture Capital, LocalGlobe, Intercept Ventures, ValueStream Ventures, Story Ventures, Beta. Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Future Africa, 500 Global, and Angel investors |
| 2023 | $20m | Series B | Costanoa Ventures, Norrsken22, ValueStream Ventures, Intercept Ventures, Latitude Fund, Future Africa, 500 Fintech, Commerce Ventures, Courtside Ventures, TTwo Culture Cap |
| Mark Straub, William Bares, , |
Seed $4m
valU Egypt
Series A $7m
Costanoa Ventures, CRE Venture Capital, LocalGlobe, Intercept Ventures, ValueStream Ventures, Story Ventures, Beta. Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Future Africa, 500 Global, and Angel investors
Series B $20m
Costanoa Ventures, Norrsken22, ValueStream Ventures, Intercept Ventures, Latitude Fund, Future Africa, 500 Fintech, Commerce Ventures, Courtside Ventures, TTwo Culture Cap