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  "markdown": "Founder and Board Chairman, Vouched.\n\nJohn Baird founded Vouched and chairs its board. He worked at Blue Nile, one of the first online jewellery retailers, and later on a self-driving technology project, where he saw what computer vision could do.\n\n- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-baird/\n\n## What John builds\n\n- [Vouched](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vouched.md), graded C, 56.5/100, in Identity \u0026 business verification. Vouched verifies an ID document and a selfie with liveness, with optional driver's licence, SSN, TIN, date of birth and AML checks. Jobs are submitted and read through a REST API in US and EU regions. Founder and Board Chairman, Vouched, researched 2026-10-28.\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Flying Fish Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/flying-fish-partners/)\n- [Ascend](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ascend/)\n- [SK Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sk-ventures/)\n- [Sea Change](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sea-change/)\n- [Madrona](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/madrona/)\n- [Springrock](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/springrock/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is John Baird?\n\nJohn Baird founded Vouched and chairs its board. He worked at Blue Nile, one of the first online jewellery retailers, and later on a self-driving technology project, where he saw what computer vision could do.\n\n### What does Vouched Identity, Inc. make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Vouched from Vouched Identity, Inc.. Vouched verifies an ID document and a selfie with liveness, with optional driver's licence, SSN, TIN, date of birth and AML checks. Jobs are submitted and read through a REST API in US and EU regions.\n\n### Who has invested in Vouched Identity, Inc.?\n\nThe sources our research read name Flying Fish Partners, Ascend, SK Ventures, Sea Change, Madrona and Springrock.\n\n### How are John's tools graded?\n\nVouched is graded C, 56.5 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://www.vouched.id/\n- https://www.vouched.id/company/contactus?hsLang=en\n- https://www.vouched.id/company/ourstory\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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