Exciting News! Each month, Okta highlights one of the founders from Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies in their "Founders in Focus" series. This month, our Co-Founder and CEO, Kieran Donovan, had the opportunity to share insights about k-ID and our collaboration with Okta. Check out the interview to learn more about our mission and how we are working together to enhance online safety and privacy for kids and teens. https://lnkd.in/gyYcMR8k #FoundersInFocus #OktaVentures #kID #OnlineSafety #TechInnovation
k-ID
Technology, Information and Internet
it’s not about telling kids what they can’t do – it’s about giving them the right tools to discover what they can
About us
k-ID is a first-of-its-kind global compliance engine that makes it easy for game developers and parents to ensure the safety and privacy of kids and teens online, providing age-appropriate and market-specific feature access in more than 200 markets around the world.
- Website
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http://www.k-id.com
External link for k-ID
- Industry
- Technology, Information and Internet
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Singapore
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2023
Locations
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Singapore, SG
Employees at k-ID
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Julian Corbett
Co-Founder of k-ID | WEF Tech Pioneer | Entrepreneur | Advisor | Board Member | Growth Stage Executive
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Jeff Collins
CCO k-ID
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Kay Vasey
Technology Lawyer & Impact Entrepreneur focused on tech4good | TEDx Speaker on Gaming for Good | Educate, Enable, Empower
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Luc Delany
Updates
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k-ID reposted this
Looking forward to this next stage of development in the Japanese market for k-ID, together with the support of the team at Z Venture Capital. Thanks to 高橋翔吾 for the warm reception and planning session. For those who don't know, Z Venture Capital is the venture capital arm of the Line Yahoo Group - a perfect partner for us!
Recently, k-ID, which announced funding from various VCs including a16z, ZVC, had Ben Fox from their Japan team visit the LINE Yahoo office today. Together with Ben, we discussed future media developments and event planning in Japan. We might be able to bring you some new news from summer to autumn. We want to excite Japan together! Thank you for the valuable connection, Hyung Kim.
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We are excited to share a recent article by Tatler Asia, highlighting k-ID’s journey and insights from our CEO, Kieran Donovan, in securing our latest $45 million Series A round. At k-ID, we understand the critical importance of partnering with investors who share our vision and values. The journey to secure our recent $45 million Series A round was not just about raising capital; it was about aligning with those who believe in our mission to create safe online environments for kids and teens. See the full article: https://lnkd.in/ghdhzZQ5 Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, Konvoy, TIRTA Ventures, Z Venture Capital, Everywhere Ventures
Recently Funded: K-ID’s Kieran Donovan on why finding like-minded investors makes all the difference
tatlerasia.com
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k-ID reposted this
excited to announce our Series A investment in k-ID, a first-of-its-kind global compliance engine simplifying online safety & privacy management for game developers, parents, & youths! this $45M round marks our 3rd investment in k-ID since we led the initial preseed round, as we support the company in its mission to define a new industry standard for digital youth safety the time is now - the regulatory landscape for data privacy & digital safety has never been more complex. for developers, k-ID's engine enables compliance with the ever-changing patchwork of regulations, while providing an easy-to-use, instant sign-on experience for parents & youths Troy Kirwin and I first invested in k-ID thru our accelerator A16Z GAMES SPEEDRUN 8 months ago and had the privilege to watch founders Kieran Donovan, Julian Corbett execute up-close. they've hired a world-class team, built a best-in-class product, and signed many of the top game publishers & app developers from around the world. developers, parents, & the ESRB all love k-id, with the customer pipeline immense and growing quickly the k-id team has unique founder-market fit. CEO Kieran is a former attorney at Latham who advised tech & gaming clients on global privacy compliance, and built k-ID as the solution his clients always wanted. he's joined by an all-star founding team of Julian Corbett (ex Take-Two / Voodoo), Timothy M. (former head of international privacy at Tencent), & Jeff Wu (former trust & safety at Meta / Google). best of all, the team is hiring now! 🔥 we're thrilled to team up this round with our friends at Lightspeed, Konvoy, Okta, Z Venture Capital, TIRTA Ventures as well as an amazing group of angels including former Unity CEO John Riccitiello, former Proletariat CEO Seth Sivak, former Markforged CEO Gregory Mark, film producer Lauren S., Joe Brumm the creator of Bluey, & more for more on our investment, see our A16Z GAMES blog below: https://lnkd.in/gVTjTxBW
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k-ID reposted this
In just 9 months k-ID had raised 3 rounds collecting a whopping $51M in funding from the likes of Lightspeed, Andreessen Horowitz, Konvoy, and TIRTA Ventures. In the latest Deconstructor of Fun podcast, we got to the bottom of this: 👨🏼🎓 Kieran Donovan's diverse career journey from a screenwriter in New York to a lawyer in Hong Kong and now a successful startup founder CEO in Singapore. 📈 k-ID’s business case of creating safe online gaming experiences for youth. 😍 How to make top VCs fall in love with you. At series A, k-ID had 98 funds interested in investing! And we got the returning guest star Moritz Baier-Lentz 🎮 sharing valuable insight into the decision-making process for an oversubscribed round like this. He’s not on the podcast just because we have those matching tattoos 🐯 #venturecapital #gameindustry
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k-ID reposted this
Co-Founder @k-ID | Chief Legal Officer | Former DPO @Tencent | Angel Investor | IAPP Asia Advisory Board Member | CIPP/E, CIPM
🚀 Big News! 🚀 We're thrilled to announce that k-ID has secured $45m in Series A funding! This is a monumental step forward in our mission to create safer, age-appropriate online experiences for kids and teens worldwide. 🌍 As a parent, I've experienced the challenges of guiding my children through the digital world. It’s also unfortunate to see kids are either blocked off on some online services, or have to lie about their age. At k-ID, we believe it's time for a change. We're dedicated to creating a future where children can explore the internet safely and honestly, without compromising their integrity or their right to have fun online. This milestone wouldn't have been possible without the incredible dedication and hard work of our team. You are the backbone of k-ID, tirelessly working to make our vision a reality. To everyone at k-ID, thank you for your passion and perseverance. You know who you are! A massive thank you to our amazing investors for their unwavering support and belief in our vision: The incredible team at A16Z GAMES, including Andrew Chen, Jonathan Lai, and Troy Kirwin. Our new friends at Lightspeed, Moritz Baier-Lentz 🎮, and Bejul Somaia. The supportive crew at Konvoy, Taylor Hurst, Jackson V., Josh Chapman, Jason C.. Our steadfast believers at TIRTA Ventures, Ben Feder, and Justin Yuan. Old friends from Everywhere Ventures, Scott Hartley, and Jenny Fielding. New partners at Okta, Austin Arensberg. The fantastic team at zVentures Hyung Kim. I would like to extend my gratitude to my fellow co-founders, Kieran Donovan, Jeff Wu, and Julian Corbett. Working alongside you has been a truly rewarding experience and has made k-ID a special place to be. To my wife and daughters, thank you for your unconditional support while I work away from home in Singapore and take frequent trips for this mission. Your support means the world to me. We're just getting started, and there's much more to come. If our mission resonates with you, come join us on this incredible journey: www.k-id.com/careers If you are interested in learning more about k-ID’s offerings, please reach out to me or contact us at contact@k-id.com. #startup #SeriesA #onlinesafety #kidsafety #techforgood #venturecapital #kidentify
k-ID raises $45M to make online games safer and more private for all
https://venturebeat.com
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Lightspeed co-led our recent Series A funding round. Read more on why Moritz Baier-Lentz 🎮 and the Lightspeed team decided to invest in k-ID. As conviction-based investors, each of the partners at Lightspeed teams up with only a select few companies each year. We're incredible fortunate and thrilled to have Moritz and team supporting us!
Building With k-ID: Safe Gaming & Internet for Kids, Teens, and Their Parents
https://lsvp.com
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k-ID reposted this
Technology Lawyer & Impact Entrepreneur focused on tech4good | TEDx Speaker on Gaming for Good | Educate, Enable, Empower
🤔 What happens when you gather a team of professionals with over 50 years of collective experience in trust & safety, privacy and technology law, and game development and distribution? 👀 Take a look at what Asia's top privacy lawyer and now visionary entrepreneur, Kieran Donovan and his co-founders, Jeff Wu, Julian Corbett & Timothy M. have just achieved: https://lnkd.in/gd9PqjzQ. It has been amazing to witness the convergence of Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, Konvoy, TIRTA Ventures, Z Venture Capital & Okta who have all come out to show their support for k-ID to the tune of more than S$60m. 🌟 I recently joined as Head of Youth & Family to drive the vision of the experience for digital youth and their trusted adults. Together, we are on a mission to protect and empower digital youth as they play, learn and grow up online. 🤖 I'm so honoured to have been welcomed to this incredible team, majority of whom are parents who understand acutely the problem of today's broken online experience for kids and teens. I'm looking forward to working more closely with Aakash Mandhar, Ben Fox, Braxton Sheum, Crystal Wong, Erich Bao, Jeff Collins, Joe Newman, Luc Delany, Lulu Xia, CFA, CPA, Sebastian Chew, Tiffany Friedel and more smart, talented and mission-driven individuals that make up our fast-growing team. 🔜 I encourage you to follow k-ID as we build unique technology based on unique insights and spearhead a movement towards a safer, more inclusive digital world. 🚀 If you're keen to join our rocketship, check out: www.k-id.com/careers #kids #onlinesafety #protect #empower #safetybydesign #SeriesA #funding #technology #innovation #kidentify #Singapore #startup
Building With k-ID: Safe Gaming & Internet for Kids, Teens, and Their Parents
https://lsvp.com
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Our CEO, Kieran Donovan recently sat down for an interview with Forbes to talk about k-ID's vision, Series A fundraising round and why the time for change is now!
k-ID Raises $45 Million In Quest For Child Safety In Gaming
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We are thrilled to announce that k-ID has successfully raised a $45M Series A funding round, backed by some of the world’s top-tier venture capital firms: Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, Okta, Konvoy, Z Venture Capital and TIRTA Ventures. This achievement is a validation of our vision and reflects the hard work and dedication of every member of the k-ID team. Our mission is to protect today's and tomorrow's digital youth by enabling age-appropriate experiences for all. We aim to empower kids and teens, rather than exclude them or expose them to harm, ensuring they can explore online experiences safely and honestly.
“Dad, can I use your birth date?” - my 8 year old Isn’t it wild that one of the first things our kids learn to do online is to lie about who they are? 🤨 Today, we change the paradigm. I am super excited today to announce k-ID's $45m Series A, a huge milestone toward effecting a hugely ambitious paradigm shift for kids and teens online the world over 🌏 I’m also crazy excited to let everyone know that our first publicly announced title is the most popular VR game in the world – Gorilla Tag, from pioneer Another Axiom 🎮 This is a milestone only made possible through the hard work of the incredibly dedicated team we have around the world – they are laying the foundation for a new vision for youth online. I am so humbled to deepen our ties with A16Z GAMES (Jonathan Lai Andrew Chen Troy Kirwin) and forge new ones with the incredible team at Lightspeed (Moritz Baier-Lentz 🎮). We’re so privileged to be working with the teams at Konvoy (Taylor Hurst Danielle Tran Jackson V. Josh Chapman Jason C.) and TIRTA Ventures (Ben Feder Justin Yuan), and to welcome new friends with the world’s identity pioneer Okta (Austin Arensberg) and Z Venture Capital (Hyung Kim) (the great investment team from Japan’s Line-Yahoo J). I say this a lot inside the four walls of k-ID: we have the best team. Our team is what makes each and every day on this mission special. To be in the trenches alongside such incredibly smart, hard-working, humble people makes this a special place to be. This milestone is a testament to the phenomenal people that together make up the DNA of k-ID. We sweat the detail, we challenge every assumption, we ask ourselves at every turn: how can we make this better in every way. A huge thank you to our entire team around the world and all of the hard work that this milestone represents. It is an absolute privilege to be building a bright future for the next generation with the humble rockstars of today 🙏 🔥🚀 🪐 ♾️ If you want to work with the most awesome people in the world: https://lnkd.in/dbVA4rZJ #seriesa #a16z #a16zgames #lightspeed #lsvp #konvoy #tirta #okta #zventures #zvc #andreesenhorowitz #andreesen #anotheraxiom #gorillatag #vr #wef #techpioneers24 #kid #ageappropriate #family #familyportal #sso4kids #aadc #gdpr #gdprk #coppa #safeharbor #dsa #dma #vpc #universalapi #onlinesafety #trustandsafety #safetybydesign #safergamer #gamingindustry Link:
k-ID raises $45M to make online games safer and more private for all
https://venturebeat.com