Persona

Persona helps businesses manage KYC/AML/KYB programs, fight fraud, and build trust by automating any identity-related use case with our flexible identity infrastructure.

Latest funding

$200M Series B+ · April 1, 2025

Led by Founders Fund · Source: startupintros.com

Total raised: $418M across 4 sourced rounds

All 4 rounds ↓

Website: withpersona.com.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

Categories: Legal and compliance Cybersecurity Developer tools and cloud.

Sectors: Compliance, Cyber Security, Fraud Detection, Identity Management, Information Technology.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: San Francisco, United States.

Founded: 2018.

Total raised: $418M in 4 sourced rounds.

Last round: Apr 1, 2025 · 593 days ago.

Headcount: 501–1000 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 30, 2026.

Signals

Website registeredSep 24, 2018 (8 years old)

About Persona

For example, we help Coursera verify learners’ identities before delivering course credentials and Brex comply with strict international KYC/AML regulations.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Persona | 464 days from website to first raise on record

Raised $418M in 4 sourced rounds·1 signal before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Lead	Source
Apr 1, 2025	Series B+	$200M	FFounders Fund	startupintros.com
Sep 15, 2021	Series B+	$150M	FFounders Fund	ift.tt
May 4, 2021	Series B+	$50M	IIndex Ventures	businesswire.com
Jan 1, 2020	Series A	$18M	CCoatue	startupintros.com

Timeline

September 24, 2018
Website created

Founders and team

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Charles Yeh Founder

LinkedIn
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Rick Song Founder

LinkedIn
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Bobby Kozyra Public Sector Lead
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Alec Stimac Product
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Benjamin Chait Product
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Bobby Baek Strategic Accounts
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Christie Kim COO
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Eduardo Giansante Head of Community

Investors

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Sources and API

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