What Datakeeper does

Datakeeper B.V. is a Utrecht-based Dutch company operating a Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) digital wallet platform that lets consumers collect, store, and selectively share verified personal data — including identity documents, income, and financial details — sourced directly from government (DigiD, UWV, Belastingdienst, MijnOverheid, Mijnpensioenoverzicht) and banking (PSD2/iDIN) systems. The company originated in 2017 within Rabobank's innovation department and became an independent legal entity through a spin-off completed on November 1, 2023. It employs an estimated 11-50 people (approximately 18 visible in team photos) spanning developers, security officers, project managers, and designers.

The product suite centers on a free consumer mobile app (iOS and Android) functioning as a personal data wallet, complemented by four modular verification products: Age Verification (using zero-knowledge proofs to confirm eligibility without disclosing birth date), ID Verification (NFC chip reading of passports/ID cards/driver's licenses with OCR fallback and selfie liveness checks), KYC Check, and Financial Check (income, employment, pension, tax, and debt verification). Technical differentiators include data minimization (sharing only required fields, e.g., date of birth without BSN), local on-device storage with encryption rather than cloud dependency, and direct authoritative-source integrations. The platform is exposed to organizations via a QR code / link data-request flow and a developer-facing Identity API with sandbox access and documentation. The company holds ISO 27001 certification and operates under GDPR compliance.

Datakeeper monetizes through a B2B2C model: consumers use the app free of charge, while businesses pay customized, per-organization transaction/platform fees for access to validated consumer data. Go-to-market blends product-led growth (free app store distribution, QR-based requests), enterprise field sales (demo requests, custom pricing), and an API-first developer motion. The company targets four verticals in the Netherlands — automotive/car rental, real estate, social housing, and mortgages — with named engagements including Autohopper (car rental pilot), Beauvastgoed (real estate), the Belastingdienst (SSI education initiative), and Rabobank as both former parent and customer, plus platform integration with the OSRE housing-file system.

Name

Datakeeper

Legal name

Datakeeper B.V.

Website

https://datakeeper.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Datakeeper operates a Dutch Self-Sovereign Identity digital wallet app letting consumers collect and selectively share verified government and bank-sourced personal data, sold via B2B2C to automotive, real estate, social housing, and mortgage organizations needing identity and income verification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Identity Verification

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance Identity & KYC/KYB for Wallets (on-chain identity, reusable KYC, travel rule tooling) (FSAPACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Privacy Management (Consent, DSAR, RoPA) (HDADAFAH), Customer Permissioning & Consent Management (OAuth, scopes, revocation) (FSAGACAC), Data Sharing & Data Marketplace Governance (HDAEADAK)

Keywords

• Digital identity verification
• Data wallet platform
• Self-sovereign identity
• KYC compliance software
• Secure data sharing

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B2C Platform Fees: Businesses (car rental companies, real estate firms, landlords, mortgage providers) pay for access to validated consumer data. Consumers use the app free of charge. Pricing is customized per organization based on products and data requests needed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Datakeeper provides a Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) data wallet platform consisting of a consumer mobile app and a business-facing API. Consumers use the app to collect, store, and selectively share verified personal data from Dutch government (DigiD, UWV, Belastingdienst) and banking (PSD2, iDIN) sources, while businesses send QR-code based data requests to verify customer identity, age, KYC, and financial information for use cases in car rental, real estate, social housing, and mortgages.

Product overview

Datakeeper is a consumer data wallet platform consisting of a mobile app and modular verification products. The core Datakeeper App serves as a personal data wallet enabling consumers to securely collect, store, and share personal information from government (DigiD, Belastingdienst, UWV, MijnOverheid) and banking (PSD2/iDIN) sources. The platform offers four integrated verification products: Age Verification (zero-knowledge age checks), ID Verification (NFC/OCR document scanning), KYC Check (customer onboarding compliance), and Financial Check (comprehensive income and financial verification). Organizations access these capabilities via QR code data requests or the Datakeeper API, allowing customized data collection tailored to specific use cases in automotive rental, real estate, and social housing sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Datakeeper App Consumer-facing mobile wallet application that enables users to securely collect, store, and share personal data from government and banking sources, with data minimization and a full audit trail of data sharing.
• Age Verification Verifies whether a customer meets age requirements without revealing the actual birth date, using zero-knowledge proofs to confirm age eligibility while protecting full identity data.
• ID Verification Digitally verifies identity documents (passport, ID card, driver's license) using NFC chip reading or OCR technology, validating identity information directly from the source.
• KYC Check Know Your Customer verification combining identity verification with IBAN, BRP, email, and phone number data points to enable compliant customer onboarding for regulated industries.
• Financial Check Comprehensive financial data verification covering income, employment, pension, tax, and debt from authoritative government and bank sources, used for mortgage applications, rental agreements, private leases, and consumer credit.
• Datakeeper API Identity API with sandbox access that enables developers to integrate QR-code based data requests into web, mobile, and physical applications, with customizable data requests and validated customer data delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Time savings through automated verification replacing manual document checks
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• TIP (Trust Infrastructure Partnership)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of TIP (Trust Infrastructure Partnership), an initiative for safe and transparent digital collaboration between companies, citizens, and governments. Aims to create a digital world where parties can trust each other blindly.
• MyData GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member of MyData Global, building a future where people remain in control of their own data. Works towards transparent, safe, and GDPR-compliant data sharing.
• OSRE Housing FilecoreTechnology or IntegrationPlatform integration with OSRE housing file system, allowing social housing corporations to send data requests through the housing allocation platform.
• AutohopperflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlagship pilot partner for automotive car rental use case. Consumers can rent cars without physically handing over documents.
• Belastingdienst (Dutch Tax Authority)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Self Sovereign Identity escape room to educate about digital wallets and data sharing. Part of INNOvember innovation month.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Signicat: European digital identity and KYC platform connecting to national eID and bank identity schemes. Comparable to Datakeeper's identity/KYC verification, focused on the Nordics and broader Europe.
• Digidentity: Dutch/UK digital identity provider issuing verified identities and eID services. A Netherlands-based peer competing in the same national identity and verification space as Datakeeper.
• itsme: Belgian mobile digital-identity app that lets consumers prove identity and share verified attributes with banks, government, and businesses. Closely comparable to Datakeeper's consumer identity wallet, primarily serving the Benelux.

Emerging players

• SpruceID: Decentralized identity company building user-controlled credential and wallet tooling. Comparable to Datakeeper's self-sovereign identity and privacy-preserving credential approach.
• Trinsic: Self-sovereign identity infrastructure enabling reusable verifiable credentials and digital wallets. Shares Datakeeper's SSI, DID, and reusable-credential architecture.

Direct peers

• Yoti: UK-based digital identity app enabling users to store and selectively share verified ID and age attributes, including age verification without disclosing full identity. Directly mirrors Datakeeper's consumer wallet and age/ID verification products.
• Sumsub: KYC/KYB and identity verification platform for compliant onboarding across regulated industries. Comparable to Datakeeper's KYC check and financial verification offering.
• Veriff: Identity verification company using document reading and liveness checks for onboarding. Directly comparable to Datakeeper's NFC/OCR ID verification and KYC use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Onfido: Global identity verification and KYC provider using document scanning and biometrics. Overlaps with Datakeeper's ID verification and KYC modules but operates as a broad B2B IDV incumbent.

Others

• Tink: European open-banking platform aggregating bank data via PSD2 for income and account verification. Adjacent to Datakeeper's financial check, sharing the open-banking data-aggregation layer rather than the identity wallet.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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