Notarize
Founders: Pat Kinsel (CEO), Adam Pase
Equity raised: $213 million
Estimated 2020 revenue: $25 million
Lead investors: Camber Creek, Canapi Ventures, CapitalG, Polaris Partners
Pat Kinsel, 36, started Notarize after selling his previous company to Twitter in 2013 and realizing that the notary had failed to sign his documents. He had to convince state and local regulators that online notarization using cameras could be as secure as the service performed in person. Ultimately, he helped pass legislation allowing virtual notaries in 38 states, including Pennsylvania, Florida and Texas. “I’ve got the scars and receipts,” Kinsel says. Already more than 2,200 corporate customers, including title agency First American and real estate marketplace Zillow, as well as plenty of individuals, have tapped its online services—including proprietary identity verification tools—to skip the trip to a notary and connect with a professional via video chat instead.
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