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# Nigerian identity verification startup IdentityPass raises $2.8 million seed fund
- URL: https://www.techloy.com/nigerian-identity-verification-startup-identitypass-raises-2-8-million-seed-fund/
- Published: 2022-05-11T10:23:37.000Z
- Updated: 2022-12-08T00:30:34.000Z
- Author: Oluwajuwonlo Afolabi
- Tags: Tech in Nigeria

Lagos-based identity verification startup, [IdentityPass](https://myidentitypass.com/) has raised a $2.8 million seed fund to expand its infrastructure, strengthen security and data collection, hire more talents and enter into new African markets.

- The startup has earlier raised $350,000 pre-seed to reach $3.1 million in total funding.
- Launched in 2020, Identitypass currently has 200 e-commerce, fintech and education businesses in Nigeria, Kenya, India, the UK and the US connected to 18 data points to verify their customers' data.
- Since it launched, the KYC platform has verified over 1 million customer data across businesses.
- The seed funding round was led by MaC Venture Capital with participation from Y Combinator, Soma Capital, True Capital Fund and Sherwani Capital among others.