About Us
We exist because identity verification should work wherever you are
In 2016, our founder tried to book a flight — and was blocked by his bank. When he called to ask why, they told him they had blocked the IP addresses of the entire country he was in. Smile ID exists to make sure where you are doesn't determine what you can access.
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Leadership
Meet the leadership team
Co-founded Khosla Impact in 2011, where he was an early backer of leading fintechs like Branch and Flutterwave, before starting Smile Identity in 2017.
Mark Straub
CEO
Genevieve Barrons
COO
Previously launched country operations for GiveDirectly in Malawi and ran operations at fintech startups focused on credit analytics and cross-border payments.
Cameron Gray
CTO
Previously CTO of Deserve (consumer credit card platform with ML-based underwriting) and built fintech products at Max Levchin's HVF incubator.
Backed by:
We are Owners
We proactively take ownership of our actions and responsibilities, and empower our teammates to do the same
We Show Up & Speak Up For Each Other
We bring out the best in each other, across borders and without bias
We are Builders
Together we build innovative, future-proof products that our partners love
We Protect People
We develop secure systems to empower people, protect their privacy and their data
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