Kairos
Miami, US · 7 known investors
Kairos provides facial recognition and liveness detection technology that verifies a user is physically present during digital onboarding, distinguishing live faces from photos, screens, and generative AI deepfakes. Its identity verification tools serve sectors requiring secure user authentication, such as banking and telecommunications.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Investors · 7
Backstage Capital✓ verifiedLos Angeles · $50K
Kapor Capital✓ verifiedOakland · $100K – $1M
New World Angels✓ verifiedBoca Raton
a16z cryptoreported · 2 sourcesMenlo Park
TechstarsreportedBoulder · $220K
Also in the syndicate · 2
Geneva TradingUniversity of Illinois
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$2.5M disclosed across 1 round · 2026
- $2.5MraisedFeb 2026 · 2 sources
a16z crypto (lead), Geneva Trading, University of Illinois
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Kairos went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 2
by search overlapRealEye86 shared keywordsRealEye is a browser-based platform for running remote, webcam-based eye-tracking and neuromarketing studies, using AI to predict participants' gaze points without installing software. It serves researchers and marketers testing websites, ads, video, and OOH formats, and offers a global panelist network along with facial-coding emotional analysis.
(TIME)70 shared keywordsTIME is a news organization publishing national and world news, opinion, and coverage of politics, entertainment, science, and climate. It also offers interactive games and features based on its editorial archive.
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- What does Kairos do?
- Kairos provides facial recognition and liveness detection technology that verifies a user is physically present during digital onboarding, distinguishing live faces from photos, screens, and generative AI deepfakes. Its identity verification tools serve sectors requiring secure user authentication, such as banking and telecommunications.
- Who are Kairos's investors?
- Kairos's investors include Backstage Capital, Kapor Capital, New World Angels, a16z crypto, Techstars.
- How much funding has Kairos raised?
- Kairos has disclosed $2.5M raised across 1 round.
- Where is Kairos headquartered?
- Kairos is headquartered in Miami, US.