Founded in 2000, and headquartered in San Jose, California, Validity is the world leader in Natural ID™ authentication, providing fingerprint sensor solutions with the highest levels of performance, security, cost-effectiveness, and design flexibility.
Validity’s Natural ID solutions provide an ideal platform for addressing the explosive growth in mobile payment transactions and cloud-based services. Passwords and PINs are ineffective at meeting the needs of end users and service providers as they’re either too easy to hack or too hard to remember. Natural ID provides a simple and effective way to optimize usability while providing strong security.
Financials
| Date | Type | Amount | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/07 | Series D | 20M | Unknown | |
| 07/01/10 | Series D | 12.6M | Unknown | |
| 12/01/12 | Series E | 22M | Unknown |
People
Sudhakaran Ram (VP Engineering)
Rob Baxter (CEO)
Mariel Van Tatenhove (VP Marketing & Business Development)
Jalil Shaikh (CEO)
Tom Spade (VP Sales)
Competitors
EgisTec:
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NXP Semiconductors:
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News
Can big data solve America’s gun problem?
December 31, 2012 8:42 pm
In the wake of the tragic events in Newtown, Conn., The Atlantic writer Marc Parrish called for a basic database to track… Continue reading ⟩
Fingerprint recognition isn’t just for spies anymore [UPDATED]
December 7, 2012 5:32 pm
Fingerprint sensors are a staple of spy movies, but have yet to be an integral part of life for us… Continue reading ⟩
Funding Daily: Happy US anniversary, Alaska!
October 19, 2012 1:13 am
On this day in history, the US took possession of Alaska from Russia. This far-flung state does not get a… Continue reading ⟩