When was Accertify founded?

Accertify was founded in 2007 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Accertify located?

Accertify is headquartered in Itasca, United States. It is registered at TWO PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA, IL 60143.

How many employees does Accertify have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Accertify is 901.

Is Accertify a funded company?

Accertify is a funded company, having raised a total of $7.13M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Jun 03, 2008.

When was the latest funding round of Accertify?

Accertify's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on May 04, 2010, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Security & Surveillance Technology. In United States, the Security & Surveillance Technology sector has seen $2.73B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Accertify rank among its competitors?

Accertify ranks 209th amongst 2420 active competitors, of which 428 are funded. It stands 10th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Evrotrust, which secured $7.61M in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Accertify?

Accertify's top competitors include ComplyAdvantage, Riskified and Kairos. Among them, Evrotrust secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

Accertify - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Fraud prevention tools for businesses. It delivers an integrated tool to identify the fraudulent use of credit cards in online, telephone, or card-not-present transactions. It focuses on securing the customer journey from account creation to transaction processing and chargeback management. Its features include chargeback management, payment gateways, product authentication solutions, and more.

Website: www.accertify.com/
Registered Address: TWO PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA, IL 60143

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2007

Location

Itasca, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$7.13M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, May 04, 2010, $*****

Investors

ForgePoint Capital & 1 more

Ranked

209^th among 2420 active competitors

Employee Count

901 as on May 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Riskified & 2325 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Accel-KKR (Jan 16, 2024)

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Accertify is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
ACCERTIFY INC. CIN: 26-2708428 , United States, Active		-	-	-
Accertify, Inc. CIN: 706672 , United States, Active	Mar 31, 2022	-	-	-

Accertify got acquired by Accel-KKR on Jan 16, 2024.

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Accertify has raised a total funding of $7.13M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 03, 2008. Accertify has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Accertify:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 04, 2010	8938591	Series A	8830162	4112404	1831909	2638007
Jun 08, 2009	8116163	Series A	3612251	5954995	3519090	2480440
Jun 03, 2008	4554876	Series A	7433429	3072266	2938954	Intel Capital

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The founders of Accertify is Jeff Liesendahl. Mark Michelon is the CEO of Accertify.

Here are the details of Accertify's key team members:

Jeff Liesendahl: CEO/Co-Founder of Accertify.

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Accertify's employee count trend

Accertify has 901 employees as of May 26. Here is Accertify's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Accertify include ComplyAdvantage, Riskified and Kairos. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Accertify, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	ComplyAdvantage 2014, London (United Kingdom), Series C	Cloud-based AML solutions	$171M	Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Balderton Capital ... & 46 others	75/100
2nd	Riskified 2013, New York City (United States), Public	AI-based payment fraud prevention solutions for e-commerce solution	$232M	Founder Collective, Entree Capital & 21 others	74/100
3rd	Kairos 2011, Miami (United States), Series A	Provider of AI-powered identity verification, document authentication, and biometric solutions	$19.6M	500 Global, Beyond Capital Markets & 21 others	74/100
4th	Simplex 2014, Ramat Gan (Israel), Acquired	AI-based crypto payments and fraud prevention solutions for businesses	$19M	Cumberland Mining, BITMAIN & 12 others	73/100
5th	Entrust 1969, Dallas (United States), Acquired	Provider of identity-centric security solutions, including issuance and data protection	-	Thoma Bravo, Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions ... & 2 others	72/100
6th	Evrotrust 2015, Sofia (Bulgaria), Series B	AI based identity verification and e-Signing solution provider	$13.8M	3TS Capital Partners, BDB & 5 others	72/100
7th	Yoti 2014, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Provider of privacy-focused identity and age solutions	$210M	Serengeti Asset Management, HSBC & 12 others	71/100
8th	Clear 2010, New York City (United States), Public	Provider of expedited identity verification services for airport security and more	$135M	T. Rowe Price, United Airlines & 22 others	71/100
9th	Signifyd 2011, Palo Alto (United States), Series E	Provider of fraud prevention and payment validation for online retailers	$394M	Resolute Ventures, Owl Rock & 29 others	70/100
10th	iProov 2011, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Platform offering digital identity verification services	$85.1M	Sippchoice, Sumeru Equity Partners & 50 others	70/100
209th	Accertify 2007, Itasca (United States), Acquired	Fraud prevention tools for businesses	$7.13M	ForgePoint Capital, Intel Capital	46/100