realme

What realme does

RealMe (legally RealMe Solutions) is an online reputation and identity-verification platform headquartered in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2020 and operating as a subsidiary of MyLife.com, Inc. The company aggregates publicly available information from government, social, and other third-party sources—indexed through methods comparable to search engines—to produce comprehensive reputation profiles covering criminal history, court records, financial records, sex offender status, and personal reviews. Its technology stack combines this proprietary data layer with externally supplied behavioral and safety signals from two strategic partners: Spectrum Labs (behavioral/toxic-pattern analysis) and UrSafe (personal-safety app confirmation). The platform offers two principal products: CheckPlus™, a comprehensive user-vetting solution that integrates the three-layer trust stack, and Check™, a no-cost turnkey identity-verification solution targeted at security and identity platforms.

RealMe primarily serves three vertical markets: dating apps and online dating platforms (its largest and earliest segment), e-commerce marketplaces (buyer/seller verification for transaction safety), and security/identity platforms. Distribution is exclusively B2B via API/SDK or widget integration into partner platforms. Notable embedded integrations include White Label Dating (4,000+ dating apps), Mingle2 (39 million singles), Filter Off, M14 Industries, and the Dig/Tabby animal-lovers apps. The go-to-market motion pairs the no-cost platform integration with content-led thought leadership through partnerships with Global Dating Insights, FTI Consulting, Psychology Today, and Forbes.

The revenue model is a hybrid: the core B2B integration is offered at no cost to platform operators, with value capture expected via revenue-share arrangements tied to fraud reduction, retention, and monetization uplift. A separate B2C subscription product—Profile Remover—offers premium privacy/reputation-management services for individual consumers. Public-records sourcing spans 38+ countries across North America, Western and Northern Europe, Latin America, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Asia Pacific, though operational emphasis is anchored in the United States. The company is privately held, does not appear to have raised institutional venture capital, and operates as a wholly-owned line of business within the MyLife.com parent.

Name

realme

Legal name

RealMe Solutions

Website

https://therealme.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RealMe is an online reputation and identity-verification platform that aggregates public records and behavioral data to provide trust-and-safety APIs for dating apps, e-commerce marketplaces, and security platforms. Founded in 2020, the Los Angeles-based company operates as a subsidiary of MyLife.com, Inc.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Identity Verification & Trust & Safety Software

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Marketplace & Platform Trust & Safety (Buyer/Seller Abuse) (HDADALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

NFT Custody, Wallets & Asset Management (collectibles wallets, vaults, portfolio tools) (FSAPAFAF), Player Wallets, Identity & Accounts for Games (embedded wallets, SSO, DID) (FSAPAGAF)

Keywords

• Identity verification platform
• Background check API
• Online reputation scoring
• Trust and safety software
• Dating security solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform Subscription/Partnership: RealMe is described as a no-cost, turnkey solution for platform operators, suggesting the platform operators (dating apps, e-commerce sites) do not pay for the service. The monetization may come from value generated through increased user retention, reduced fraud, and new revenue streams through revenue share opportunities as mentioned in their platform benefits.
2. Premium Membership Services: RealMe offers premium subscription services including Profile Remover and privacy advocacy services for individual consumers who want to manage their online reputation and remove personal information from the internet.
3. Revenue Share with Partners: The platform mentions generating new revenue streams through simple revenue share opportunities with partner platforms, creating collaborative acquisition strategies to drive user growth.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

RealMe is an online reputation and identity-verification platform that aggregates publicly available government, court, criminal, financial, and social data and exposes it via API and SDK to partner platforms. Its two core products, CheckPlus™ and Check™, enable dating apps, e-commerce marketplaces, and security/identity platforms to vet users, display background profiles, and mitigate fraud, bots, and bad-faith interactions. The platform also offers consumer-facing privacy services such as Profile Remover for individuals seeking to manage or erase their online presence.

Product overview

RealMe is an online reputation platform providing trust and safety solutions for online communities, particularly dating apps and e-commerce marketplaces. The platform operates two core products: CheckPlus (comprehensive security solution developed in partnership with Spectrum Labs and UrSafe) and Check (basic identity verification for safety platforms). Both products aggregate publicly available information and provide verification services to help platform users make informed decisions about their online interactions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CheckPlus: A comprehensive security solution for vetting users that combines online reputation and behavioral data matched with offline personal safety. Created in partnership with Spectrum Labs and UrSafe.
• Check

Products and services

• CheckPlus Comprehensive security solution for vetting users that combines online reputation and behavioral data with offline personal safety verification, designed for dating platforms, e-commerce marketplaces, and other online communities seeking holistic user risk management.
• Check No-cost, turnkey identity verification solution for security and identity app platforms that surfaces criminal, financial, legal, and sex-offender status information, enabling users to manage online reputation and support safer online interactions.
• Fake Profile Detection Software Detection software designed to identify fake profiles on dating platforms, enabling operators to surface and mitigate fraudulent accounts.
• Profile Remover Premium consumer-facing privacy subscription service that helps individuals remove personal information from public people-search and reputation listings on the internet.
• Who's Searching for You Notification feature that alerts members whenever a people search is submitted through RealMe services for a name matching their profile.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of dating insiders reported increased scamming, catfishing, and bad faith actions
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, major and minor.

• Spectrum LabscoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership where Spectrum Labs provides behavioral analysis technology to develop in-app reputation profiles for users exhibiting patterns of harassing or toxic behavior. This data associates with users verified by RealMe to create comprehensive behavioral risk assessments.
• UrSafecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with personal safety app UrSafe to confirm if a user has downloaded their safety app, bridging offline personal safety risk to the online profile created by RealMe and Spectrum Labs. Completes the holistic user risk management solution for transitioning from online to offline interactions.
• Global Dating InsightsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership conducting industry surveys on dating app safety and user security concerns. Joint research has revealed key findings including that 65% of online daters are requesting greater protection. Partnership includes sponsored podcast content, research reports, and industry thought leadership.
• White Label DatingmajorTechnology or IntegrationWhite Label Dating has integrated RealMe background verification across over 4,000 dating apps, providing millions of dating app users access to background information and reputation details through their platform.
• Mingle2majorTechnology or Integration39 million singles on Mingle2 dating app can now check background information and reputation details of their prospective matches through RealMe integration.
• FTI ConsultingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with FTI Consulting on research investigating how online dating in the US is changing alongside the COVID-19 pandemic, including presentations on dating's 'new normal'.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ID.me: Large-scale digital identity network with government and commercial verification. Adjacent in identity proofing; larger and more regulated than RealMe.
• Jumio: Established enterprise ID-verification vendor with deep KYC/AML capabilities. Overlaps with RealMe's identity-verification layer but serves a much broader enterprise base.
• Truecaller: Caller-identification and spam/fraud prevention app. Comparable consumer-facing trust-and-safety positioning but built on telecom identity rather than public records.

Direct peers

• Spectrum Labs: Provides AI-based behavioral/toxicity detection for online communities and dating apps. They are a direct integration partner in RealMe's CheckPlus stack and compete for the same trust & safety budget at dating platforms.
• Checkr: Background-check-as-a-service API primarily serving gig and marketplace platforms. Directly comparable business model (developer API for background data) targeting similar end-customers.
• Persona: Identity verification infrastructure platform with APIs for KYC, background, and trust signals. Competes for the same platform-operator buyer with overlapping ID/verification capabilities.
• Yoti: Digital identity and age/identity verification platform offered via SDK and API. Comparable delivery model and overlapping use cases in dating and online communities.
• BeenVerified: Consumer-facing public-records aggregation and people-search service. Comparable data sources (criminal, court, financial) and similar reputation/reverse-lookup product, though primarily direct-to-consumer.
• Whitepages Pro: Identity and contact-data API serving dating, marketplaces, and fintech with verification and risk signals. Closest comparable on data depth and partner-platform GTM.

Emerging players

• UrSafe: Personal-safety app for offline meetups and emergency response. Direct CheckPlus integration partner; adjacent product addressing the same end-user safety journey.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/realmesolutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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