# Ricardo Amper

> Ricardo Amper is the Founder and CEO of Incode Technologies, a San Francisco-based AI-powered identity verification unicorn valued at $1.25 billion. A Mexican-born serial entrepreneur with two prior exits totaling ~$200 million, Amper built Incode from a near-failed social media startup into a global leader in biometric authentication and KYC/AML compliance — processing over 4 billion identity checks for clients including Citi, Nubank, Ford Credit, and government agencies. He is a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer contributor, a champion of Gen Z hiring, and the driving force behind Incode's DeepSight deepfake-detection platform.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Incode Technologies
- **Organizations:** Incode Technologies, World Economic Forum (Technology Pioneer / Agenda Contributor), AMCO Foods (exited), Amco Group (exited to Brenntag Group), La Burbuja Networks (former), Cervecería de la República (former)
- **From:** Mexico City, Mexico
- **Nationality:** Mexican
- **Education:** Bachelor in Business Administration, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Executive Diploma in Business, IPADE Business School, Diploma in International Business, NEOMA Business School
- **Known for:** Built Incode into a $1.25 billion unicorn in under 7 years, Led Series B of $220M in December 2021 — one of the largest identity tech raises at the time, Achieved unicorn status within 7 months of Series A

## Career timeline

- **~2000** — Founded La Burbuja Networks, a social network in Mexico predating Facebook, at age 19
- **2003** — Co-founded AMCO Foods, a functional beverage startup later acquired by Bimbo Group
- **~2007** — Took over family chemical distribution company Amco Group, transforming it with big data and ML; later sold to Brenntag Group (~$15B company)
- **~2012** — Founded Cervecería de la República, a craft beer company in Mexico
- **2015** — Founded Incode Technologies in San Francisco with co-founders Jovan Jovanović, Alex Golunov, and Mariana Amper
- **2016** — Pivoted Incode from Facebook-based social identity to enterprise identity verification after Cambridge Analytica scandal shut down data access
- **2017** — Named to Forbes Mexico '30 Business Promises' list
- **2019** — Incode selected as World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer
- **2021-03** — Incode raised $25M Series A
- **2021-12** — Incode raised $220M Series B led by General Atlantic and SoftBank, achieving unicorn status at $1.25B valuation — less than 7 months after Series A
- **2024** — Incode named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Identity Verification; Ricardo named Top 10 Inspiring Leaders by IE Magazine
- **2025** — Incode named Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for second consecutive year; launched DeepSight deepfake-detection SDK; acquired AuthenticID
- **2026** — Featured in Fortune for Gen Z hiring philosophy; Incode surpasses 4.1 billion identity checks processed

## Achievements

- Built Incode into a $1.25 billion unicorn in under 7 years
- Led Series B of $220M in December 2021 — one of the largest identity tech raises at the time
- Achieved unicorn status within 7 months of Series A
- Two prior successful exits totaling approximately $200 million
- Incode named Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Identity Verification two consecutive years (2024, 2025)
- Named World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer (2019)
- Named Forbes Mexico '30 Business Promises' (2017)
- Named Top 10 Inspiring Leaders of 2024 by IE Magazine
- Incode processed over 4.1 billion identity checks globally
- Acquired AuthenticID to expand AI-driven fraud detection capabilities (2025)
- Launched DeepSight — on-device deepfake video call detection platform (2025)

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Featured in Fortune for his philosophy of hiring Gen Z workers, arguing less experience means less bias in tech innovation
- **2025-12** — Incode launched DeepSight, an on-device SDK to detect AI-manipulated deepfake video calls in real time
- **2025-08** — Incode acquired AuthenticID to strengthen AI-driven fraud detection and identity verification capabilities
- **2025-00** — Incode named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Identity Verification — second consecutive year
- **2024-01** — Ricardo contributed to World Economic Forum Davos 2024 on cybersecurity, AI, and digital trust
- **2024-00** — Named Top 10 Inspiring Leaders of 2024 by IE Magazine

## Links

- Website: https://incode.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/amper
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/rickyamper
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amperricardo/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/incodetechnologies

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Last updated: 2026-05-23