# Kyle Mack

> Kyle Mack is the CEO and Co-founder of Middesk, the business identity platform that's modernizing how financial institutions and fintechs verify and trust the companies they work with. Founded in 2018 after Mack witnessed firsthand the painful manual process of customer credentialing at Checkr, Middesk has grown into a category-defining KYB infrastructure company backed by Sequoia Capital, Accel, Insight Partners, and Canapi Ventures with $77M+ in total funding. The company serves hundreds of enterprise clients - including two of the top three U.S. banks and fintechs like Plaid, Affirm, Brex, and Shopify - by connecting to roughly 400 U.S. government agencies to surface real-time business identity intelligence. Mack is also a Sequoia Scout, investing in early-stage founders.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at Middesk
- **Organizations:** Middesk, Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital (Scout), Checkr, Fond (AnyPerk)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Concordia University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Middesk, raising $77M+ from Sequoia, Accel, Insight Partners, and Canapi Ventures, Built one of the first five employees at Checkr into a Director of Solutions role, shaping enterprise go-to-market, Led Middesk through Y Combinator (W19) and grew to 500+ enterprise customers

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Joined Fond (then AnyPerk), a SaaS employee recognition platform, leading enterprise sales
- **Pre-2018** — Joined Checkr as one of first five employees; built and led the Solutions Consulting team as Director of Solutions, managing enterprise customer credentialing
- **2018** — Co-founded Middesk with Kurt Ruppel, inspired by the manual, broken process of business verification he encountered at Checkr
- **2019** — Participated in Y Combinator Winter 2019 (W19) batch with Middesk
- **September 2019** — Raised $4M seed round led by Accel, with participation from Sequoia Capital and Y Combinator
- **2020-2021** — Raised $16M Series A led by Sequoia Capital; expanded platform to serve major banks and fintechs; became a Sequoia Scout
- **June 2022** — Raised $57M Series B co-led by Insight Partners and Canapi Ventures; announced plans to triple headcount
- **2024** — Middesk reaches $11.3M annual revenue with a 94-person team; serves 500+ enterprise customers including two top-three US banks

## Achievements

- Co-founded Middesk, raising $77M+ from Sequoia, Accel, Insight Partners, and Canapi Ventures
- Built one of the first five employees at Checkr into a Director of Solutions role, shaping enterprise go-to-market
- Led Middesk through Y Combinator (W19) and grew to 500+ enterprise customers
- Connected Middesk's platform to approximately 400 U.S. government agencies for real-time business data
- Landed two of the top three U.S. banks as Middesk customers
- Achieved $11.3M annual revenue with a lean 94-person team in 2024
- Became a Sequoia Scout, investing in early-stage founders on behalf of Sequoia Capital
- Featured as speaker at Money20/20 US and Finovate Spring
- Featured in Sequoia Capital's 'Seven Questions' founder series

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Kyle Mack appeared on the Fintech One-on-One Podcast and Bank On It Podcast (Episode 643) discussing business identity, KYB evolution, and Middesk's infrastructure approach
- **2024-12** — Middesk reported $11.3M annual revenue with a 94-person team, serving 500+ enterprise customers
- **2022-06** — Middesk raised $57M Series B co-led by Insight Partners and Canapi Ventures; Kyle announced plans to expand from 40 to 120 employees

## Links

- Website: https://middesk.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-mack-587bbb4b
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/kyletmack

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Last updated: 2026-05-25