When was AriadNEXT founded?

AriadNEXT was founded in 2010 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is AriadNEXT located?

AriadNEXT is headquartered in Rennes, France.

How many employees does AriadNEXT have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at AriadNEXT is 126.

Is AriadNEXT a funded company?

AriadNEXT is a funded company, having raised a total of $1.67M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Sep 13, 2010.

When was the latest funding round of AriadNEXT?

AriadNEXT's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Oct 01, 2021, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Cybersecurity. In France, the Cybersecurity sector has seen $137M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does AriadNEXT rank among its competitors?

AriadNEXT ranks 75th amongst 1306 active competitors, of which 278 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Sift, which secured $507K in Oct, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of AriadNEXT?

AriadNEXT's top competitors include IDnow, Sift and Kairos. Among them, Sift secured the most recent funding round in October, 2025.

AriadNEXT - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

AriadNEXT provides a mobile-app based solution for customer enrollment management and identity documentation verification. Products include S cube, an enrollment management solution to digitalize and automate enrollment; Idcheck.io, a verification solution for paperless identity verification; and SmartStamp, a secure environment for document management and sharing. Main clients include telecom operators, distributors, banks, insurance and other sectors including Decathlon, Aunchan, and others.

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Founded Year

2010

Location

Rennes, France

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$1.67M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Oct 01, 2021, $*****

Investors

Europa & 1 more

Ranked

75^th among 1306 active competitors

Employee Count

126 as on Jul 01, 2024

Similar Companies

IDnow & 1520 more

Exit Details

Acquired by IDnow (Jun 29, 2021)

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AriadNEXT got acquired by IDnow on Jun 29, 2021.

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AriadNEXT has raised a total funding of $1.67M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 13, 2010. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Oct 01, 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. AriadNEXT has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of AriadNEXT:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 01, 2021	7296847	Grant (prize money)	2515538	2268514	5701673	5961076
Sep 13, 2010	1243778	Series A	9147550	7741634	2160012	SFR

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The founders of AriadNEXT is Guillaume Despagne.

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

Guillaume Despagne: Co-Founder of AriadNEXT. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.

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AriadNEXT's employee count trend

AriadNEXT has 126 employees as of Jul 24. Here is AriadNEXT's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of AriadNEXT include IDnow, Sift and Kairos. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of AriadNEXT, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	IDnow 2010, Munich (Germany), Acquired	Provider of automated and expert-led identity verification and digital trust services	$40M	Seventure Partners, BayBG Venture Capital ... & 40 others	75/100
2nd	Sift 1997, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Provider of an AI-powered platform for fraud detection and prevention	$162M	Insight Partners, Spark Capital & 22 others	75/100
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	M2P Fintech 2014, Chennai (India), Series D	Provider of APIs enabling banking, lending, and payment financial services	$188M	8i Ventures, Beenext & 63 others	74/100
5th	Jumio 2010, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired	Provider of AI-powered identity verification solutions	$196M	Millennium Technology Value Partners, Great Hill Partners ... & 10 others	74/100
6th	Simplex 2014, Ramat Gan (Israel), Acquired	AI-based crypto payments and fraud prevention solutions for businesses	$19M	Cumberland Mining, FundersClub & 12 others	73/100
7th	Profitero 2009, Dun Laoghaire (Ireland), Acquired	Platform offering E- Commerce analytics solutions	$28.2M	Scaleworks, Polaris Partners & 10 others	73/100
8th	Digio 2016, Bengaluru (India), Seed	Provider of digital solutions for KYC, document management, and digital signatures	$11.9M	Rainmatter, Groww & 3 others	72/100
9th	Yoti 2014, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Provider of privacy-focused identity and age solutions	$210M	HSBC, Nex.D & 12 others	71/100
10th	Fenergo 2009, Dublin (Ireland), Acquired	Cloud based KYC and AML management software	$181M	Ergo, Abn Amro & 26 others	70/100
75th	AriadNEXT 2010, Rennes (France), Acquired	ID document verification for anti-fraud, enrollment and identity management	$1.67M	Europa, SFR	57/100