# Footprint

> Footprint is a New York-based identity and risk-operations company that unifies KYC, KYB, fraud detection, authentication, and secure data vaulting into a single platform for banks, fintechs, and marketplaces. Founded in 2022 by Eli Wachs and Alex Grinman, it aims to make verified identity portable across the internet - so a person proves who they are once and reuses that verification everywhere - while using AI agents (its Percy product) to automate manual fraud and compliance review.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Eli Wachs (Co-Founder & CEO), Alex Grinman (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~22 employees
- **Products:** Identity (KYC/KYB), Fraud Suite, Footprint Auth, Secure Vault, Percy AI
- **Notable:** Raised $13M Series A led by QED Investors in May 2024, bringing total funding to roughly $19M., Backed by the founders of Plaid, Ramp, Lattice, MoonPay, Kayak, and JumpCloud., Emerged from stealth in 2022 with backing from Index Ventures.

## Products & services

- **Identity (KYC/KYB)** — Identity verification for consumers and businesses combining document scanning, biometric and liveness checks, and a rules engine for automated decisions.
- **Fraud Suite** — A unified rules engine and decisioning system to detect duplicate identities, behavioral red flags, and AI-driven fraud during onboarding.
- **Footprint Auth** — Passkey-based authentication and streamlined re-onboarding so verified users move across a company's products without re-verifying.
- **Secure Vault** — Encrypted data vaulting (AES-256) inside AWS Nitro secure enclaves with auto-decryption and zero-trust access.
- **Percy AI** — AI agents that run SOPs for investigations, disputes, reviews and risk workflows - pulling data, checking sanctions, assessing risk, and writing the memo with explainable decisions.

## Achievements

- Raised $13M Series A led by QED Investors in May 2024, bringing total funding to roughly $19M.
- Backed by the founders of Plaid, Ramp, Lattice, MoonPay, Kayak, and JumpCloud.
- Emerged from stealth in 2022 with backing from Index Ventures.
- Shipped Percy, an AI-agent product for automated financial-crime investigations and risk operations.
- Achieved SOC 2 and PCI compliance for its identity and vaulting platform.
- Joined the American Fintech Council.

## Latest updates

- **2025** — Repositioned around risk operations and launched Percy, an AI agent suite that automates investigations, disputes, reviews, and compliance workflows.
- **2024-05** — Closed a $13M Series A led by QED Investors to automate consumer onboarding and make identity portable.
- **2024-05** — Announced a partnership with Treasury Prime to power onboarding identity within its BaaS platform.
- **2024** — Joined the American Fintech Council to help reduce fraud and friction in onboarding.

## Links

- Website: https://onefootprint.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/onefootprint
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/footprint_hq
- GitHub: https://github.com/onefootprint

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Last updated: 2026-07-21