Unico

Unico is an artificial intelligence company in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2007. It has raised $100.0M across 1 round, most recently a $100.0M Series D in April 2022.

The only identity network that outpaces GenAI fraud.

Headquarters
São Paulo
Founded
2007
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$100.0M
Last Round
$100.0M Series DApr 2022
Rounds
1

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

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About

Unico is a Brazilian IDTech company and global identity network that provides AI-powered facial biometrics, digital identity verification, and anti-fraud solutions. Founded in 2007 by Diego Torres Martins and Paulo Roberto de Alencastro Junior, the company is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, and has expanded to serve over 170 million unique users across more than 21 countries. Its IDCloud platform detects deepfakes, verifies identities in under three seconds, and processes over 150 million transactions per month, preventing more than $7 billion in financial fraud annually. Formerly known as Acesso Digital, Unico raised $108 million from General Atlantic and SoftBank's Latin America Fund in 2020.

Summary

It has raised $100.0M in total across 1 round, most recently a $100.0M Series D round in Apr 2022.

Funding History

Data from Indexed.vcUpdated
Series DSeries DApr 2022
$100.0M

Acquisitions

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