Founder of a listed tool
Kaarel Kotkas
Founder and CEO, Veriff, named behind the Veriff listing on Anchor Terminal.
What Kaarel builds
Veriff C · Identity & business verification
Identity verification service from Veriff in Tallinn. It checks an identity document and a selfie, with liveness, database checks and PEP and sanctions screening. Sessions are created and read through the Public API v1, with results sent by webhook.
Founder and CEO, Veriff, researched 28 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Janer Gorohhov Co-founder, Veriff
Backed by
Tiger Global Alkeon Capital IVP Accel
Questions
Who is Kaarel Kotkas?
Kaarel Kotkas founded Veriff and is its CEO. He was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year in Estonia in 2020 and was included in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe in 2023.
What does Veriff OÜ make?
Anchor Terminal lists Veriff from Veriff OÜ. Identity verification service from Veriff in Tallinn. It checks an identity document and a selfie, with liveness, database checks and PEP and sanctions screening. Sessions are created and read through the Public API v1, with results sent by webhook.
Who has invested in Veriff OÜ?
The sources our research read name Tiger Global, Alkeon Capital, IVP and Accel.
How are Kaarel's tools graded?
Veriff is graded C, 61.1 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
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