# Incode

> Incode is an AI-powered identity verification platform that lets businesses confirm who is really on the other side of a screen — in under two seconds. Founded in San Francisco in 2015, the company has built a modular biometric platform used by banks, hotels, hospitals, and gaming companies across more than 190 countries. Its flagship product, Incode Omni, handles everything from document verification and facial recognition to AML screening and liveness detection, processing more than 100 million user verifications per year. Backed by General Atlantic, SoftBank, J.P. Morgan, and Capital One Ventures at a $1.25 billion valuation, Incode has been named a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Identity Verification two consecutive years running.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Ricardo Amper (CEO & Founder), Jovan Jovanovic (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** 520-600+ employees across 25+ nationalities in global offices
- **Products:** Incode Omni, AI Identity Verification, DeepSight, Agentic Identity, KYC / AML Compliance
- **Notable:** Named Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Identity Verification two consecutive years, Achieved unicorn status ($1.25B valuation) in December 2021, First company to achieve iBeta Level 1 certification for Passive Liveness Detection (2019)

## Products & services

- **Incode Omni** — The flagship end-to-end identity platform with 50+ modular verification tools covering document verification, facial biometrics, liveness detection, KYC, AML, eKYB, and fraud detection. Deployable via cloud, on-premise, or hybrid architectures.
- **AI Identity Verification** — Supports 4,600+ document types from 190+ countries with 98% first-try success in 1.5 seconds using in-house computer vision and AI.
- **DeepSight** — Presentation attack detection technology that passed iBeta Level 3 testing on iOS and Android. Specifically designed to defeat deepfakes and synthetic identity fraud.
- **Agentic Identity** — Launched October 2025. Extends identity verification to AI agents operating autonomously, ensuring non-human actors are verified in the era of autonomous computing.
- **KYC / AML Compliance** — Perpetual KYC monitoring, watchlist screening, and AML compliance workflows for regulated industries including banking, healthcare, and gaming.
- **Non-Document Verification (eKYC)** — Enables identity verification without physical documents using biometric matching against government databases and alternative data sources.

## Achievements

- Named Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Identity Verification two consecutive years
- Achieved unicorn status ($1.25B valuation) in December 2021
- First company to achieve iBeta Level 1 certification for Passive Liveness Detection (2019)
- DeepSight passed iBeta Level 2 (2022) and Level 3 testing on iOS and Android
- Granted Kantara Initiative Identity Assurance Framework Approval under NIST SP 800-63 rev. 3
- NIST top-ranking recognition for biometric solutions (2024)
- Named Leading Vendor in Liminal's Link Index for KYC
- Named Top Biometric Solutions Company in Europe (2022, Enterprise Security Magazine)
- Acquired AuthenticID to strengthen AI fraud defenses (August 2025)
- Launched Agentic Identity for AI-agent verification (October 2025)
- Opened regional HQ in Dubai targeting $2.8B Middle Eastern digital identity market
- Ricardo Amper inducted into Endeavor network (2024)
- Ricardo Amper is a World Economic Forum Agenda Contributor

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Platform release notes published with new document support including Nicaragua Cédula de Identificación and Colombian National ID updates for gender value 'T'.
- **2025-10** — Launched Agentic Identity to verify and secure AI agents operating autonomously.
- **2025-08** — Acquired AuthenticID to strengthen AI-powered fraud defenses.
- **2025-06** — Celebrated 10-year anniversary with 500+ employees gathering across six continents.
- **2025-02** — Announced strategic partnership with Okta for workforce identity security.
- **2024-10** — Ricardo Amper inducted into Endeavor network for high-impact entrepreneurship.
- **2024-00** — Named Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Identity Verification for second consecutive year. Received NIST top-ranking recognition for biometric solutions. Opened regional HQ in Dubai.

## Links

- Website: https://incode.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/incodetech
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/incodeidentity
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/incodetechnologies

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Last updated: 2026-05-29