Kaarel Kotkas, Founder of Veriff

About Kaarel Kotkas

Kaarel Kotkas is the co-founder and CEO of Veriff, an identity verification service company based in Tallinn, Estonia. He led Veriff to achieve a unicorn valuation of $1.5 billion after a $100 million Series C funding round in 2022. Kotkas is known as a young founder in the tech industry, focusing on reducing online fraud.

Kaarel Kotkas at a glance

• Company: Veriff
• Total raised: $193M
• Latest round: Series C
• Investors: Y Combinator, Mosaic Ventures, Nordic Ninja, Accel, IVP
• Location: Tallinn, Estonia

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