Launch HN: Didit (YC W26) – Stripe for Identity Verification
YC-backed Didit's vertically integrated platform tackles fragmented identity verification with transparent pricing and low-bandwidth SDKs.
YC-backed startup Didit, founded by identical twins Alberto and Alejandro, is launching a unified identity verification platform they call "Stripe for Identity." The company aims to solve the fragmented mess of global KYC (Know Your Customer), AML (Anti-Money Laundering), biometrics, and fraud prevention, which typically requires stitching together multiple regional providers. Unlike enterprise solutions with hidden pricing and long sales cycles, Didit offers transparent pricing and instant sandbox access. Critically, the founders pursued full vertical integration, building their own AI models for document classification, fraud detection, and OCR for multiple languages, rather than just orchestrating third-party APIs.
This vertical integration allows Didit to control the entire data flow, enhancing security and privacy. The platform facilitates data minimization, allowing businesses to verify specific attributes (like age) without seeing the full document, moving toward zero-knowledge verification. The result is a system designed to increase onboarding rates while lowering costs. Didit claims its high-confidence automated loop can reduce manual review by up to 90% and catch sophisticated deepfakes. Its SDK is optimized for performance on spotty 3G networks and mid-range Android devices, addressing a major pain point where legacy providers often fail.
- Full vertical integration with proprietary AI models for KYC, AML, biometrics, and OCR across languages, avoiding third-party API orchestration.
- Aims to reduce manual review by up to 90% with a high-confidence automated loop that catches deepfakes and spoofing.
- SDK optimized for low-bandwidth (3G) connections and older Android devices, with transparent, success-based pricing and instant sandbox access.
Why It Matters
It simplifies a critical but complex compliance hurdle for global apps, potentially boosting user onboarding while cutting fraud and costs.