Alphabet's CapitalG unit contributed to a series C round valuing the identity verification network provider at $1.5bn.
US-based digital identity technology provider ID.me has secured $100m in a series C round featuring CapitalG, the growth equity arm of internet and technology group Alphabet, at a $1.5bn valuation.
Hedge fund manager Viking Global Investors led the round, which included new media holding company WndrCo, Morgan Stanley’s Counterpoint Global unit, PSP Growth, Lead Edge Capital, Willoughby Capital, BoxGroup, Moonshots Capital and private investors Marcelo Claure, Alexa Von Tobel and Dan Rosensweig.
ID.me has created a digital identity network which…