# Stephen Ufford

> Stephen Ufford is a Canadian entrepreneur and Trulioo co-founder who previously built consumer credit and identity businesses with Tanis Jorge. He served as Trulioo CEO before transitioning to board chair in 2020 and has publicly described later investor and adviser work.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Trulioo; publicly listed as Chairman of the Board by Forbes Technology Council
- **Organizations:** Trulioo, iQuiri, NCB Data Services, Pharos Global, AI or Not, Vesey Ventures
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Known for:** Co-founded four consumer data and identity businesses with Tanis Jorge., Three pre-Trulioo ventures were acquired., KNOW Identity Awards Industry Leader of the Year, 2018.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Launched iQuiri, providing online consumer credit reports.
- **2003** — iQuiri was acquired by Experian.
- **2004** — Founded NCB Data Services, also known as NDS.
- **2006** — NCB Data Services was acquired by Experian.
- **2009** — Kroll Marsh bought out Pharos Global’s interests in its identity business.
- **2011** — Trulioo launch year used by the company and co-founders; early development was already described in 2009-2010 accounts.
- **2012** — Trulioo accepted its initial investment from Blumberg Capital.
- **2018** — Received Industry Leader of the Year at the KNOW Identity Awards.
- **2019** — Named an OWI Top 100 Influencer in Identity.
- **2020** — Moved from Trulioo CEO to board chair as Steve Munford became CEO.
- **2021** — Trulioo raised US$394 million at a US$1.75 billion valuation under Munford.

## Achievements

- Co-founded four consumer data and identity businesses with Tanis Jorge.
- Three pre-Trulioo ventures were acquired.
- KNOW Identity Awards Industry Leader of the Year, 2018.
- OWI Top 100 Influencer in Identity, 2019.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Publicly welcomed Vicky Bindra’s appointment as Trulioo CEO on LinkedIn.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/stephenufford
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/StephenUfford

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Last updated: 2026-10-11