People’s Champion Finalist: Onfido

Start-up name: Onfido
Founders: Husayn Kassai, Eamon Jubbawy and Ruhul Amin
Started in: 2012
Based in: London
Business description: Data-driven online background checker

Shortlisted category:

Young Entrepreneur of the Year

The Onfido story:

Backed by some of tech’s most well-known founders including lastminute.com’s Brent Hoberman, and former Google UK MD Dan Cobley, to the tune of $4.5m, Onfido has built unique technology which provides an alternative way for businesses to vet prospective employees.

Launched in 2012 by Oxford University graduates and Young Guns Husayn Kassai, Eamon Jubbawy and Ruhul Amin, Onfido is an online background checker which uses data and intelligence to automate the process “making it more efficient and more cost and time effective”. It is able to run all types of checks from identity verification through to checks on education and criminal backgrounds and even money laundering history.

Already the UK’s largest background checking company by volume of checks, the start-up now works with over 1,000 clients worldwide including The Bank of New York and the Independent. It has also focused its efforts on providing a solution to the demands of the rising sharing economy and has helped platforms such as Hassle.com, Deliveroo and Onefinestay vet potential customers and clients.

With a team off 55 employees, and the appointment of ex-Google executive Edward Ungar as CCO, Onfido intends to become a truly global business and wants to ensure the reputation of London’s Tech City as one of the world’s leading digital hubs.

Why Onfido made our 60:

Onfido has shaken up the manual background checking industry with a solution trusted by many of the world’s biggest brands. Having earmarked much of its $4.5m investment to international expansion and further research and development, we’re excited to see how this tech start-up evolves.

Where to find out more about Onfido:

Website: https://onfido.com/
Twitter: twitter.com/Onfido
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Onfido