The startup offers a sign-in service that verifies real-world identities to prevent the creation of fake accounts on online platforms. This technology functions as a digital passport, enabling companies to maintain user privacy while ensuring the integrity of their virtual environments.
Funding
$500K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Online platforms struggle with the proliferation of fake accounts, leading to issues such as spam, fraud, and compromised user trust. Existing verification methods often fail to provide sufficient assurance of real-world identity while also raising privacy concerns.
Solution
Authillo offers a user verification service that leverages passwordless authentication and biometric analysis to ensure users are who they claim to be. The platform provides a digital identity solution that maps real-world identities to virtual accounts, preventing the creation of fake profiles and enhancing platform security. Authillo's technology allows platforms to verify user attributes without directly accessing sensitive user data, preserving user privacy while maintaining a high level of assurance. The service offers multiple integration flows, including standard OpenID Connect, embedded flows for simplified phone number verification, and a verify flow for attribute verification of existing users.
Target Audience
Authillo targets online platforms, including dating apps, social media networks, online marketplaces, and subscription services, seeking to prevent fake accounts and enhance user trust.
Features
- Passwordless authentication using phone number verification
- Browser-based facial recognition and liveness detection for identity verification
- Standard OIDC flow for verifying various user attributes
- Embedded flow option for simplified phone number verification within an iframe
- Verify flow for attribute verification of existing users
- API for comparing a user's profile picture against their verified face
- User risk scores to identify potentially fraudulent accounts
- Option to ban or unban users from a platform via API