The financing round was led by Lytical Ventures with participation from Flashpoint and Sony Innovation Fund.
"We got pulled to the US market and saw a significant demand for our solution in the financial services sector. With this funding round we are increasing our sales and marketing efforts on the US and European markets. And we are also continuing to invest in our technical and product capabilities to automate compliance workflows and apply our data science models to the compliance content as one of the biggest challenges that heavily regulated firms are facing is keeping up with the volume of regulatory change."
The funding follows prior support from Maven and will establish a physical presence in Austin, Texas.
"In the four years we have worked with the senior management team at MirrorWeb we have been impressed by their ambition, the progress they have made in growing revenues, and the traction the Company’s novel technology has had within the market. MirrorWeb is well positioned to continue that growth, capitalising on the rising demand from organisations to have secure digital records of all electronic communications to meet their compliance and regulatory obligations. We are delighted to be providing the follow-on capital MirrorWeb requires to support its expansion into the lucrative US market."
The Series A round was led by Updata Partners to support international growth and product development.
"Our configurable and fully automated platform allows customers to incorporate a frictionless verification process specific to their business objectives and provides the flexibility to address data privacy and security requirements, including the ability to deploy an on-premise solution. We strive to provide the global coverage demanded by borderless organisations."
Equable Capital led the Series B round to support the identity verification provider in growing its operations across North America and EMEA.
"2021 was an incredible year for OCR Labs, with continued validation from customers who have chosen us as their provider for online digital identity verification. This investment provides us with the capital to continue our growth while bringing a value-added investor on to our board. Our vision remains unchanged: we strive to be the leading technology provider of digital identity verification, globally. The market opportunity continues to grow, and with our expansion in the US, and investment in our global sales effort, we’re in a phenomenal position to grow our customer base."
Velocity Capital led the seed round alongside Scottish Enterprise to fund product development and new hires.
"Velocity is delighted to be working with Sheila as she tackles a very real pain point; managing the end-of-life planning process through a user-friendly digital vault, making it simple and easily accessible."
