Smile ID (formerly Smile Identity)
Mark Straub is a CEO at Smile Identity and a partner at Khosla Impact. Prior to their current roles, Mark worked as an Associate and Analyst at Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth Fund, and as an Analyst at Lok Capital where Mark focused on India Microfinance. Previously, Mark also worked as an Analyst at Banc of America Securities in the San Francisco Technology Group. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of Virginia.
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Smile ID (formerly Smile Identity)
Smile ID provides the best Africa-focused solutions for real-time Digital KYC, Identity Verification, User Onboarding, Document Verification, Liveness Checks, Face Verification, Anti-fraud, Know your Business (KYB), and Identity Data Deduplication across Africa. We are building the tools and software that make it easier for millions of Africans to prove and verify their identity online. Our platform includes SDKs and APIs for User Onboarding, Digital KYC, Identity Verification, Document Verification, Face Verification, Anti-fraud, and ID validation in mobile applications and on the web. Our identity verification and artificial intelligence tools have been specially designed for African faces and identities. Our mission is to make the benefits of a modern digital lifestyle universally accessible by expanding trust in underserved markets. We are backed by Costanoa Ventures, Future Africa, PTB Ventures, Khosla Impact, 500 Startups, CRE Venture Capital etc