# Rick Song (slim)

> Rick Song is co-founder and CEO. Persona on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder and CEO.

Rick Song co-founded Persona, an identity verification company, with Charles Yeh in 2018, after working as an engineer at Square.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-song-25198b24

## What Rick builds

- [Persona](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/persona.md), graded B, 69.6/100, in Identity & business verification. Persona is an identity verification platform from Persona Identities, Inc. Its REST API and hosted MCP server create inquiries, run government ID, selfie, document and database verifications, screen people and businesses against watchlists, and manage review cases. Co-founder and CEO, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Charles Yeh](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/charles-yeh/), Co-founder and CTO

## Backed by

- [Founders Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/founders-fund/)
- [Ribbit Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ribbit-capital/)
- [BOND](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bond/)
- [Chemistry](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/chemistry/)
- [Coatue](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/coatue/)
- [First Round Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/first-round-capital/)
- [Index Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/index-ventures/)

## Questions

### Who is Rick Song?

Rick Song co-founded Persona, an identity verification company, with Charles Yeh in 2018, after working as an engineer at Square.

### What does Persona Identities, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Persona from Persona Identities, Inc..

### Who has invested in Persona Identities, Inc.?

The sources our research read name Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital, BOND, Chemistry, Coatue, First Round Capital and Index Ventures.

### How are Rick's tools graded?

Persona is graded B, 69.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-song-25198b24
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesyeh
- https://withpersona.com/about
- https://app.withpersona.com/dashboard/contact-us

These 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.