ZipID, Inc.

What ZipID, Inc. does

ZipID, Inc. is a privately held SaaS company that provides AI-powered Form I-9 compliance and identity verification to U.S. employers. Founded in 2025 by Janice Kephart — the federal identity architect behind REAL ID, former counsel to the 9/11 Commission's border security investigations, and former Homeland Security Director at MorphoTrak (now IDEMIA) — the company is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. It serves the horizontal market of every U.S. employer required to complete Form I-9 for new hires, with secondary emphasis on regulated industries (financial services, high-tech, security-clearance-adjacent employers) that face elevated identity-fraud exposure. The addressable market is approximately 68 million new hires per year and 1.4 million E-Verify-using employers.

The ZipID platform combines four AI/ML capabilities into a guided, audit-ready I-9 workflow that completes in under 8 minutes: AI-powered OCR for government-issued IDs (sourced from Regula), NIST-validated 1:1 biometric facial recognition at 99.998% reported accuracy (sourced from Innovatrics, top-3 globally in the NIST FRTE 1:1 benchmark), liveness detection to block spoofing and deepfakes, and fraud detection for tampered, synthetic, or spoofed documents. The platform runs on AWS infrastructure with encryption at rest and in transit, integrates with E-Verify via automated redirect with auto-populated case data, and is purpose-built against the five federal electronic I-9 system requirements under 8 CFR § 274a.2 and the March 2026 ICE reclassification. It supports remote, hybrid, and in-person hires through web and mobile-responsive interfaces.

ZipID monetizes through a subscription-plus-transaction model: a flat $89/month base subscription plus $7.50 (Basic Queen Bee) or $9.50 (Buzzing Hive) per new hire, with custom Enterprise Colony pricing for organizations processing 100+ hires per year including dedicated account management, SLA guarantees, and API integration. Go-to-market combines self-serve web signup (Stripe-powered) for SMBs, inside sales for mid-market, and direct enterprise field sales led by the founder. The company employs 1-10 people, is bootstrapped (no disclosed funding), and operates only in the United States. Two named customers are Strategic People Solutions HR (mid-market HR consulting) and JV Cleaning (SMB cleaning services).

Name

ZipID, Inc.

Legal name

ZipID, Inc.

Website

https://zipidapp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ZipID, Inc. is a SaaS platform that combines AI-powered OCR, NIST-validated biometric facial recognition with liveness detection, and document fraud screening to automate Form I-9 completion and identity verification for U.S. employers across all industries and hiring volumes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Compliance Software

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Identity Verification (ID, SSN Trace, KYC-lite) (BPACALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Document Capture, Scanning, OCR/ICR & Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) (HDAEAGAD), Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) & OCR Automation (HDAEAHAC), Data, Evidence & Document Verification (IDV) for KYC (FSAMAMAN), Privacy Management (Consent, DSAR, RoPA) (HDADAFAH)

Keywords

• I-9 compliance software
• Identity verification platform
• Biometric facial recognition
• HR compliance automation
• Document fraud detection

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription + Transaction Fees: Monthly subscription starting at $89/month for full platform access, plus per-transaction fees ($7.50-$9.50 per hire depending on plan tier). No setup fees or long-term contracts required. Cancel anytime.
2. Enterprise Volume Pricing: Custom volume pricing for organizations processing 100+ hires annually, including dedicated account manager, custom onboarding, SLA guarantees, and API integration options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ZipID provides an AI-powered SaaS platform that automates U.S. Form I-9 compliance and identity verification for employers. The platform combines OCR document capture, NIST-validated 1:1 biometric facial recognition, liveness detection, AI-powered document fraud detection, and automated E-Verify integration into a guided workflow that completes I-9s in under 8 minutes with an ICE-compliant audit trail, sold to U.S. employers via tiered subscriptions plus per-transaction fees.

Product overview

ZipID is a single unified SaaS platform for AI-powered I-9 compliance and identity verification. The platform combines three subscription tiers (Basic Queen Bee, Buzzing Hive, and Enterprise Colony) that offer increasing levels of identity assurance through biometric facial recognition, AI-powered OCR document capture, fraud detection, and automated compliance workflows. All plans include the core guided I-9 completion process, audit trails, and E-Verify integration, with the higher tiers adding NIST-validated biometric verification and fraud intelligence capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Basic Queen Bee Plan: Entry-level I-9 compliance plan at $7.50/transaction with automated workflow, AI-powered OCR, and multi-location HR visibility.
• Buzzing Hive Plan
• Enterprise Colony

Products and services

• Basic Queen Bee Plan Entry-level ZipID subscription plan priced at $89/month base subscription plus $7.50 per transaction, providing automated end-to-end I-9 completion in 6 minutes or less with AI-powered OCR auto-fill from government-issued IDs, remote/hybrid/in-person support, wet signatures with metadata, automated E-Verify redirect with auto-populated Additional Information, downloadable I-9 PDF, multi-location HR visibility, audit-ready activity log, automated status updates, full encryption, and new-customer training; designed for compliance-conscious teams needing fast, accurate I-9s.
• Buzzing Hive Plan Mid-tier ZipID subscription plan at $89/month base plus $9.50 per transaction that includes all Basic Queen Bee features plus NIST-validated 1:1 biometric facial recognition at 99.998% accuracy, live selfie matching to government-issued ID photo, liveness detection that prevents spoofing/deepfakes/photo substitution, AI-powered document fraud detection for tampered/synthetic/spoofed documents, identity confidence score per verification, and priority customer support; recommended for remote workers, regulated industries, and employers vulnerable to identity fraud.
• Enterprise Colony Plan Enterprise-tier ZipID plan with custom volume transaction pricing for organizations processing 100+ hires annually, including all Buzzing Hive features plus volume transaction pricing, dedicated account manager, custom onboarding and team training, SLA guarantees, API integration options, compliance consulting, and direct access to founder Janice Kephart for complex compliance questions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Complete I-9 process in under 8 minutes (vs. 15-60+ minutes for competitors)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Integration2 records

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• InnovatricscoreTechnology or IntegrationInnovatrics provides the facial recognition technology powering ZipID's 1:1 biometric identity verification. Their algorithms are ranked 3rd globally in NIST FRTE 1:1 verification benchmark. Innovatrics extracts ID data and does not retain personal or biometric data after processing.
• RegulacoreTechnology or IntegrationRegula provides document reading technology that auto-populates data into Form I-9. Regula does not retain personal or biometric data after processing.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS provides cloud infrastructure hosting for ZipID's applications. All customer data is encrypted at rest and in transit within AWS infrastructure. AWS infrastructure is certified for security.
• E-VerifycoreTechnology or IntegrationZipID integrates with E-Verify through automated redirect after employer signs the I-9, automatically populating case data into the Additional Information field. ZipID is pursuing certified E-Verify third-party agent status by August 2026.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tracker I-9 (Fragomen): I-9 compliance software offered by global immigration firm Fragomen; competes head-to-head with ZipID for employers needing electronic I-9, E-Verify integration, and immigration compliance support, with the added credibility of a major immigration law sponsor.
• ID.me: Identity verification platform with strong NIST-traceable biometrics, government and employer use cases; competes with ZipID on the identity verification layer (1:1 facial matching, liveness, document authentication) and brings significantly more capital and brand.
• Persona: VC-backed identity verification platform serving employers, fintech, and online businesses with document capture, biometrics, and fraud signals; comparable technology stack to ZipID but broader across KYC, KYB, and account onboarding.
• Veriff: Identity verification provider with biometric facial recognition, document authentication, and liveness detection; competes with ZipID for the underlying IDV technology layer used inside hiring, KYC, and age-verification flows.
• LawLogix (Hyland): Dedicated electronic I-9 and immigration compliance platform for employers and law firms; closest direct peer to ZipID on the I-9 workflow side, though it does not bundle NIST-validated biometrics or liveness detection into the standard product.

Emerging players

• Checkr: Background check and identity platform widely used in U.S. hiring; adjacent rather than direct overlap with ZipID on I-9, but competes for the same employer HR-tech wallet and is expanding into continuous identity verification.

Broad incumbents

• Jumio: Large-scale identity verification incumbent with end-to-end ID + selfie + liveness workflows; overlaps with ZipID on the biometric and document authentication technology layer, with a broader fintech and enterprise customer base.
• ADP: Largest U.S. payroll and HR services provider with onboarding, I-9, and tax form compliance embedded in RUN, Workforce Now, and Vantage HCM; competes with ZipID primarily through distribution advantages with SMB and mid-market employers.
• Equifax Workforce Solutions (TALX / I-9 Advantage): Long-established provider of The Work Number and I-9 Advantage employment verification services to large U.S. employers; directly competes with ZipID in electronic I-9 and E-Verify workflows but operates at far greater scale across broader HR and tax data services.
• Workday: Enterprise HCM platform with built-in onboarding and I-9 capabilities for large U.S. employers; represents the bundled-incumbent threat to ZipID, as many enterprise HR buyers prefer to consume I-9 functionality from their existing HRIS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zipid

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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