k-ID

🚀 Big News! 🚀 We're thrilled to announce that k-ID has secured $45m in Series A funding! This is a monumental step forward in our mission to create safer, age-appropriate online experiences for kids and teens worldwide. 🌍 As a parent, I've experienced the challenges of guiding my children through the digital world.  It’s also unfortunate to see kids are either blocked off on some online services, or have to lie about their age.  At k-ID, we believe it's time for a change. We're dedicated to creating a future where children can explore the internet safely and honestly, without compromising their integrity or their right to have fun online. This milestone wouldn't have been possible without the incredible dedication and hard work of our team. You are the backbone of k-ID, tirelessly working to make our vision a reality. To everyone at k-ID, thank you for your passion and perseverance. You know who you are! A massive thank you to our amazing investors for their unwavering support and belief in our vision: The incredible team at A16Z GAMES, including Andrew Chen, Jonathan Lai, and Troy Kirwin. Our new friends at Lightspeed, Moritz Baier-Lentz 🎮, and Bejul Somaia. The supportive crew at Konvoy, Taylor Hurst, Jackson V., Josh Chapman, Jason C.. Our steadfast believers at TIRTA Ventures, Ben Feder, and Justin Yuan. Old friends from Everywhere Ventures, Scott Hartley, and Jenny Fielding. New partners at Okta, Austin Arensberg. The fantastic team at zVentures Hyung Kim. I would like to extend my gratitude to my fellow co-founders, Kieran Donovan, Jeff Wu, and Julian Corbett. Working alongside you has been a truly rewarding experience and has made k-ID a special place to be. To my wife and daughters, thank you for your unconditional support while I work away from home in Singapore and take frequent trips for this mission. Your support means the world to me. We're just getting started, and there's much more to come. If our mission resonates with you, come join us on this incredible journey: www.k-id.com/careers If you are interested in learning more about k-ID’s offerings, please reach out to me or contact us at contact@k-id.com. #startup #SeriesA #onlinesafety #kidsafety #techforgood #venturecapital #kidentify

Lightspeed co-led our recent Series A funding round. Read more on why Moritz Baier-Lentz 🎮 and the Lightspeed team decided to invest in k-ID. As conviction-based investors, each of the partners at Lightspeed teams up with only a select few companies each year. We're incredible fortunate and thrilled to have Moritz and team supporting us!

🤔 What happens when you gather a team of professionals with over 50 years of collective experience in trust & safety, privacy and technology law, and game development and distribution? 👀 Take a look at what Asia's top privacy lawyer and now visionary entrepreneur, Kieran Donovan and his co-founders, Jeff Wu, Julian Corbett & Timothy M. have just achieved: https://lnkd.in/gd9PqjzQ. It has been amazing to witness the convergence of Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, Konvoy, TIRTA Ventures, Z Venture Capital & Okta who have all come out to show their support for k-ID to the tune of more than S$60m. 🌟 I recently joined as Head of Youth & Family to drive the vision of the experience for digital youth and their trusted adults. Together, we are on a mission to protect and empower digital youth as they play, learn and grow up online. 🤖 I'm so honoured to have been welcomed to this incredible team, majority of whom are parents who understand acutely the problem of today's broken online experience for kids and teens. I'm looking forward to working more closely with Aakash Mandhar, Ben Fox, Braxton Sheum, Crystal Wong, Erich Bao, Jeff Collins, Joe Newman, Luc Delany, Lulu Xia, CFA, CPA, Sebastian Chew, Tiffany Friedel and more smart, talented and mission-driven individuals that make up our fast-growing team. 🔜 I encourage you to follow k-ID as we build unique technology based on unique insights and spearhead a movement towards a safer, more inclusive digital world. 🚀 If you're keen to join our rocketship, check out: www.k-id.com/careers #kids #onlinesafety #protect #empower #safetybydesign #SeriesA #funding #technology #innovation #kidentify #Singapore #startup

Our CEO, Kieran Donovan recently sat down for an interview with Forbes to talk about k-ID's vision, Series A fundraising round and why the time for change is now!

We are thrilled to announce that k-ID has successfully raised a $45M Series A funding round, backed by some of the world’s top-tier venture capital firms: Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, Okta, Konvoy, Z Venture Capital and TIRTA Ventures. This achievement is a validation of our vision and reflects the hard work and dedication of every member of the k-ID team. Our mission is to protect today's and tomorrow's digital youth by enabling age-appropriate experiences for all. We aim to empower kids and teens, rather than exclude them or expose them to harm, ensuring they can explore online experiences safely and honestly.

Welcome to Erich Bao who will be joining us as k-ID’s Business Development Director, NORAM! Erich brings nearly a decade of experience building and advising tech startups on GTM, Partnerships and Growth. Previous to k-ID, Erich was the Founder and CEO of GGLeagues, the leading esports league management platform that empowered players of all ages, skill levels, and backgrounds to compete in organized esports competitions. GGLeagues utilized this platform to organize esports competitions for 500 cities and 250 universities across the US. At k-ID Erich will be focused on driving growth through building customer and strategic relationships, sales enablement, and developing the youth and family experience for the platform. We’re super excited to have Erich with us. Welcome aboard Erich!!🚀🥳

Excited to welcome Tiffany Friedel as k-ID's new Head of Talent Acquisition. Tiffany will collaborate with our founders and hiring managers to identify and hire the best kindred-spirited talent and build out our talent acquisition function. With 15 years of global talent acquisition experience in the technology, film, and gaming industries, Tiffany is a data and people-oriented leader. She began her career as a Technical Recruiter in the film and gaming sector before transitioning to tech, where she has worked for the past nine years. Tiffany has held roles at Electronic Arts, Lucasfilm, Google, and most recently led a team at Meta, focusing on executive hiring for Engineering, Go-To-Market, Design, and Product functions. Her expertise in leading teams across regions has fostered a diverse and inclusive culture, enabling everyone to thrive. We are thrilled to have you on board, Tiffany! Looking forward to an exciting journey together! 🚀✨

🌟 k-ID is honored and humbled to announce that we’ve been selected as a distinguished Technology Pioneer within the World Economic Forum's Innovator Communities 2024. k-ID will engage in the Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Global Coalition for Digital Safety. Each year, WEF identifies 100 companies that are at the forefront of developing and deploying new technologies. These pioneers collaborate with society's foremost political, business, and cultural leaders to tackle the most pressing issues facing people and our planet. As part of the 2024 cohort, our CEO, Kieran Donovan, will engage in the Toolkit for Digital Safety Design Interventions & Innovations sub-community workstream, contributing k-ID’s expertise in youth-centered privacy law and online trust and safety. Read more about this year’s cohort here: wef.ch/techpioneers24 and follow us on LinkedIn and on X @k_idofficial to keep up to date with our journey towards keeping kids and teens safe while they play, learn, and grow up online! Special thanks to Timothy M., Jeff Wu, Julian Corbett and the whole k-ID team for helping support this incredible achievement. #innovation #technology #future #futureoftheinternet #onlinesafety #digitalsafety #safetybydesign #tech4good #responsibletech #kidentify #techpioneers24 #TechnologyPioneers24

Join us in person this week at the VGBA Summit at Loyola Law School! Meet k-ID’s very own Joe Newman, who will be a speaking on the “AI & Ethics – Enter the Robo-Lawyers?” panel. This panel of practitioners and ethics experts will discuss the practical and ethical pitfalls associated with using AI in the legal profession and how practitioners can craft a reasonable and ethical AI policy for their organizations. Joe will also be participating throughout the summit, answering questions about the future of privacy compliance in games. We're looking forward to connecting with partners, clients, and friends, new and old, who are passionate about improving the online experience for kids and teens. See you there! #kID #cybersafety #responsibletech #digitalprotection #onlinesafety #internetsafety #kidentify

✨AMAZING NEWS! I have manifested the perfect job that dovetails with my Master's in IP & Tech Law. When I reached out to leading data privacy and cybersecurity lawyer, David Naylor, who I worked with at Fieldfisher many moons ago, to let him know that I was thinking about applying for a Master's, I never thought it would result in him introducing me to the wonderful Charmian Aw, who then connected me with Kieran Donovan. At our first meeting, Kieran's positive energy, intense intellect, and approachability made him instantly likable. I was bowled over by his vision for k-ID – keeping kids safe online by tackling the issue at the source with game developers and enabling parents to have peace of mind while their kids play, learn, and grow up online. The groundbreaking global compliance engine that they have designed and built has already attracted a super impressive roster of publishers and I am thrilled to join k-ID to lead initiatives to enhance the youth and family experience. Follow me as I expand my knowledge and connections in the world of kids online safety by design! Exciting times ahead! 🚀🎉 #kID #Kidentify #YouthEngagement #FamilyFirst #DigitalLiteracy #DigitalWellbeing #TechForGood #OnlineSafety #SafetyByDesign