Authenteq is an identity verification platform that allows organizations to verify a user’s identity in real-time. Fully automated and powered by AI, over 5,000 government-issued photo IDs from 193 countries can be verified as authentic in under 35 seconds.
Backed by world-renowned visionary investors, Authenteq has received numerous awards and honours. Among them we were selected as a "Disrupting Mobile" finalist at 4YFN during the World Mobile Congress at Barcelona in 2016, semi-finalist at the SLUSH 100 pitching competition, chosen as a leading innovative startup in Identity Management by CTIA, won the Deloitte Rising Stars competition in Iceland, voted as 11th most exciting Startup at Slush by Co-founder Magazine, as well as being a Startupbootcamp alumni.
Location: Germany, Berlin
Member count: 11-50
Total raised: $6.348187M
Founded date: 2015
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Startupboo... | startupboo... |
| 22.01.2022 | Initial Ca... | initialcap... |
| - | Cavalry Ve... | cavalry.vc |
| - | 3VC | three.vc |
| - | JPKE | jpke.de |
| - | Draper Ass... | draper.vc |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors | Deal News |
| 14.01.2019 | Series A | $5.048187M | - | eu-startup... |
| 28.11.2017 | Seed | $1.3M | - | cavalry.vc... |
Mentions in press and media 21
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 17.02.2022 | Why KYC Is One Of The Keys To Crypto’s Longevity | Katarzyna Kazimierczak-Mrowinska is the CEO of Authenteq getty In 2021, Bitcoin experienced a ... | forbes.com... |
| 17.02.2022 | How To Equitably Fund And Support Underrepresented Founders | Building a successful business is all about bringing an idea that resonates with a target audience a... | forbes.com... |
| 19.11.2020 | Five Tips To Take Your Business To The Next Level During The... | Founder of Authenteq a global leader in digital identity verification solutions | 2019 Nordic Founde... | forbes.com... |
| 26.04.2019 | Here are 10 cool Icelandic tech startups to work for in 2019 | Iceland is a Nordic island and a very sparsely populated nation. But it ranks first in the world in ... | siliconcan... |
| 15.03.2019 | Passbase is building a full-stack identity engine with priva... | Digital identity startup Passbase has bagged $600,000 in pre-seed funding led by a group of business... | techcrunch... |
| 15.01.2019 | Authenteq Raises $5M in Series A Funding | Authenteq, a Reykjavik, Iceland- and Berlin, Germany-based blockchain identity verification company,... | finsmes.co... |
| 15.01.2019 | Iceland startup Authenteq attracts $5M to stop online fraud ... | The Iceland-based automatic identity verification and privacy platform, Authenteq has undergone a se... | siliconcan... |
| 15.01.2019 | Daily funding roundup - January 15th, 2019 | BenchPrep raised $20M; ScoutRF raised $3K M; Knock has raised $400M Fortify: Fortify Software offer... | vator.tv/n... |
| 14.01.2019 | Iceland-founded identity verification startup Authenteq rais... | Authenteq, an identity verification startup with offices in Reykjavik and Berlin, has raised a $5 mi... | tech.eu/br... |
| 14.01.2019 | Reykjavik-based Authenteq receives €4.4 million for its Bloc... | Each day, we are made to prove our identity using codes, passwords, fingerprints, faces, or two-fact... | eu-startup... |
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