Kaarel Kotkas, Founder & CEO of Veriff on Their Journey from Estonia to YCombinator to United States

The European Startup Show

On Veriff

• [01:20] Could you tell a little about how and why you started Veriff?
• [03:53] What shortcoming did you notice in the current solution that made you think you could do something different and better than what existed?
• [6:42] How are fintech companies with their legacy systems able to use your new advanced verification system?

Growing your business

• [8:20]How did you go to your first ten to hundred customers? What did you prioritize in those initial stages?
• [12:38] How did you do employer branding to attract good talent from all over the world?
• [14:10] So far what are you most proud of doing in how you’ve built Veriff?
• [15:30] How do you hire at Veriff?
• [17:16] In hindsight, what would you do differently?
• [19:00] What helped you secure funding from people like the founder of TransferWise to tier 1 investors like Accel, beyond the basics?
• [23:11] What motivates you? Did you always have an entrepreneurial streak or did you fall into this?

Links:

Veriff

Books:

The Little Prince