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Smile ID

Smile ID

Private

Last Round

Corporate Funding

Sep 25, 2025

Est. Valuation

$2.5M

Total Funding Raised

$31.15M

Momentum

Top 5%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Smile ID is a business and productivity software company that provides digital identity verification, KYC compliance, and fraud detection solutions for businesses operating in Africa.

Sector

FinTech

Verticals

Digital Identity, Compliance & Risk, RegTech, Identity & Access

Business Model

B2B2C

Customer Profile

Usage-Based SaaS, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

identity verificationknow your customerKYCeKYCbiometric authenticationAMLdocument verificationanti-money launderingfacial recognitionidentity proofingdigital onboardingliveness detectionfraud preventionAPI platformRegTechidentity verification API

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Smile ID Comparables

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Smile ID comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
CompanySimilarityMarket Cap
Dojah Inc
87%
Verified.Africa
86%
Youverify
86%

Smile ID Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Corporate FundingSep 25, 2025
Series BFeb 15, 2023
Series AJul 8, 2021
SeedApr 9, 2019
AcceleratorMay 1, 2017
Accelerator
Feb 8, 2017

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Mark Straub

CEO

Executive Team

Polly Myall

EA To CEO

Executive Team

Cameron Gray

Chief Technology Officer

Executive Team

Genevieve Barrons

Chief Operating Officer

Executive Team

Smile ID Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Smile ID investors
InvestorRounds
Norrsken22Series B
LocalGlobeSeries A
Two Culture CapitalSeries B
Latitude VenturesSeries B
Khosla VenturesAccelerator, Seed, Series A
Commerce VenturesSeries B
500 GlobalSeed, Series A, Accelerator

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  • Jul 20, 2026

    Open roles increased to 53, representing 72% of headcount.

  • Jul 13, 2026

    Open roles increased to 14, 8x the trailing average.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersLagos
Employee Range74
Year Founded2017
Last FundingSep 25, 2025

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