k-ID

Name

k-ID

Legal name

Kidentify Pte. Ltd.

Website

https://k-id.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Age Verification and Child Safety Compliance Software

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Fraud Prevention & Identity Verification (IDV/KYC) (BPAMAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Identity Verification & Proofing (IDV, KYC, Biometrics) (HDADAAAF), Identity Verification, KYC/KYB & AML Screening (MPAEAKAD)

Keywords

• Age verification platform
• Parental consent compliance
• Child safety compliance
• Youth privacy regulations
• Age assurance API

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Enterprise platform licensing and subscription: k-ID generates revenue primarily through paid B2B partnerships with gaming studios, social media platforms, and AI companies. Customers pay for access to the k-ID compliance platform (AgeKit, AgeKit+, CDK, Family Connect) on a per-seat or volume-based subscription model tailored to enterprise scale. The company explicitly states it does not monetize user or child data through advertising or data sales.
2. API usage-based pricing: Given the API-first architecture and per-integration deployment model, k-ID likely employs usage-based pricing tied to verification volume, session counts, or number of users processed. The platform's waterfall orchestration and multi-method verification suggest dynamic cost allocation across verification types.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

k-ID operates a global age-appropriate experience compliance platform delivered via API and SDK, enabling gaming, social media, and AI platforms to determine user age, verify age through privacy-preserving methods, obtain verifiable parental consent, and enforce age-appropriate features and permissions across 200+ jurisdictions from a single integration. Core products include AgeKit (free age classification), AgeKit+ (high-assurance verification), CDK (jurisdiction-specific compliance engine), Family Connect (parental consent portal), AgeKey (reusable cryptographic credentials), and neimo. (regulatory intelligence).

Product overview

k-ID is a global compliance platform providing age-appropriate digital experiences across markets. The platform operates as a modular architecture consisting of AgeKit (free age classification), AgeKit+ (high-assurance age verification), AgeKey (reusable age credentials), CDK (compliance engine for 200+ jurisdictions), neimo. (regulatory intelligence), and Family Connect (parental consent portal). The products integrate together: AgeKit/AgeKit+ handle age determination, CDK enforces jurisdiction-specific rules and permissions, Family Connect manages parental consent flows, and AgeKey enables cross-platform credential reuse. The k-ID API enables developers to programmatically integrate these capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AgeKit: Age classification that sorts users into the right age category for their jurisdiction across 200+ jurisdictions.
• AgeKit+
• AgeKey
• CDK (Compliance Development Kit)
• Family Connect
• neimo.

Products and services

• AgeKit Free age classification service that sorts users into the correct age category (minor, youth, adult) based on jurisdiction and age signals. Supports 200+ jurisdictions with automatic regulatory updates.
• AgeKit+ High-assurance age verification offering multiple privacy-preserving verification methods including facial age estimation, ID document checks, and reusable age tokens. Features on-device biometric processing, auto-failover for multi-vendor redundancy, and auto-orchestrated verification that selects the right method per jurisdiction.
• AgeKey Reusable age credential system that allows users to prove their age once via any supported verification method and reuse the credential across multiple platforms and services. Uses cryptographic tokens based on passkey technology compatible across major operating systems and browsers.
• CDK (Compliance Development Kit) Market-specific compliance logic engine that tracks 200+ jurisdictions and automatically adapts product features, permissions, and notices when regulations change. Features up to 96% parent consent rates via VPC, safe-play defaults with zero upfront friction, and multi-product support enabling one integration across all games.
• neimo. Regulatory intelligence product that informs users what changed in regulations, why it matters, and what to do. Provides AI-powered market guidance on regulatory changes across global child privacy and safety laws.
• Family Connect Parental consent management portal enabling parents to review consent requests, grant or deny access, manage children's permissions, and view/update consent settings across multiple games and services.
• k-ID API HTTP RPC-style web API providing programmatic access to age verification, Verifiable Parental Consent (VPC), age gate checking, session management, challenge handling, and widget URL generation. Supports both live and test environments with multi-language documentation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50M+ users protected across gaming, social, and AI platforms
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability4 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and strategic.

• MetacoreTechnology or Integration · 17 December 2025Meta partnered with Singapore-based startup K-ID to deploy its AgeKey age verification technology across Meta applications (including Instagram, Facebook, and potentially WhatsApp). Meta plans to roll out AgeKey across multiple countries in 2026 to comply with child protection laws. This is the highest-profile enterprise win for k-ID to date, signaling broad platform adoption of AgeKey as an industry standard.
• Australian Payments Plus (ConnectID)majorTechnology or Integration · 24 November 2025ConnectID, operated by Australian Payments Plus, provides a privacy-preserving age verification solution integrated with k-ID's AgeKit+ platform for Australian Snapchat users. ConnectID redirects users to their banking app to confirm age without transferring personal data, and k-ID orchestrates this alongside its own ID verification methods.
• Twitch (Amazon)coreTechnology or Integration · 20 November 2025Twitch introduced facial age verification scans for UK users to access certain content, compliant with the UK Online Safety Act. The verification process is carried out by third-party vendor k-ID, requiring camera access but claiming not to store photos or videos. This is Twitch's primary mechanism for meeting OSA age assurance requirements.
• DiscordcoreTechnology or Integration · 10 November 2025Discord uses k-ID's age verification technology to comply with global child safety requirements. All Discord user accounts default to teen safety settings with k-ID as the third-party age verification service. The partnership was cited as a founding partner in the OpenAge initiative announced in November 2025, and Discord was named in k-ID's press release announcing the OpenAge framework alongside Snap and Quora.
• Snap (Snapchat)coreTechnology or Integration · 10 November 2025Snap partnered with k-ID to provide Australian Snapchat users with age verification options (ID document validation and facial biometrics via k-ID) in response to Australia's Social Media Minimum Age Act. Snap is a founding partner in the OpenAge initiative. The partnership is central to Snap's compliance strategy for under-16 restrictions rolled out December 2025.
• QuoracoreTechnology or Integration · 10 November 2025Quora is listed as a founding partner in the OpenAge initiative alongside Discord and Snap. The partnership involves integrating k-ID's age verification technology to support Quora's compliance with emerging child safety regulations globally.
• Opale.iostrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2025k-ID acquired French company Opale.io as part of the OpenAge initiative launch. The acquisition strengthens k-ID's European presence and technical capabilities in age assurance standards, supporting the OpenAge framework's goal of establishing a global, interoperable age verification standard.
• Various Tech Firms (OpenAge Initiative)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2025The OpenAge initiative is supported by major tech firms including Discord, Snap, and Quora. The initiative aims to establish a standardized, interoperable system for reusable age checks using cryptographic AgeKeys, positioning k-ID as the central infrastructure provider for cross-platform age assurance standards.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Jumio: Large incumbent identity verification and KYC platform serving financial services and online platforms. Provides age and ID verification capabilities that compete with k-ID's enterprise offering at a broader portfolio scale.
• Onfido (Entrust): Global identity verification provider now part of Entrust, offering AI-driven document and biometric verification. Competes in the same identity/age verification category with broader enterprise reach.
• Trulioo: Cross-border identity verification platform covering 195+ countries, with age verification and KYC capabilities sold to global platforms. Overlaps with k-ID's jurisdiction coverage thesis.

Direct peers

• Veriff: AI-driven identity verification platform serving marketplaces, fintech, and online communities with age and identity checks. Overlaps with k-ID's ID verification and facial age estimation paths.
• Veratad: ID verification and age verification provider used by online platforms to confirm user identity and age. Comparable to k-ID's ID-based verification flows (Veratad is also a k-ID integration partner).
• Yoti: UK-based digital identity and age verification provider offering reusable Digital IDs, facial age estimation, and ID document checks for age-restricted platforms. Direct competitor to k-ID across gaming, social, and general online age-assurance use cases.
• Privo: Kidtech-focused COPPA and GDPR-K compliance platform offering verifiable parental consent and age-appropriate experience tools. Most direct kidtech analogue to k-ID's Family Connect and CDK.
• SuperAwesome (Kit): Kidtech platform providing parental consent, age gating, and child-safe engagement tools to digital platforms. Direct competitor to k-ID in delivering COPPA/GDPR-K compliant infrastructure to gaming and media clients.
• AgeChecker.Net: Specialized age verification vendor serving gaming, gambling, and adult content operators with ID and knowledge-based verification. Competes head-on with k-ID's AgeKit+ on the same customer verticals.

Emerging players

• Persona: Configurable identity verification platform used by consumer apps for age gating and KYC. Comparable at the age-classification and IDV layer where k-ID's AgeKit and AgeKit+ compete.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/kidentify/k-id-dev-explorer
• Xx.com/k_idofficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/k-id

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors8 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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