USA – 1Kosmos, a Somerset, N.J.-based cybersecurity solution to provide digital identity proofing and passwordless authentication, raised $15m in Series A funding.
ForgePoint Capital provided the funding. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth and product roadmap.Led by CEO Hemen Vimadalal, CTO Rohan Pinto and CSO Mike Engle, 1Kosmos comes out of stealth mode to offer a security platform that brings high identity and authentication assurance levels through advanced biometrics and a private blockchain ecosystem. Its family of products include BlockID Verify, BlockID Workforce and BlockID Customer.Since launching, the company has already developed a portfolio of partners and clients including Verizon, Hitachi and RSA Security and assembled an advisory board that brings together top professionals in the cybersecurity industry. The board members include:16/02/2021
