About us

Powering a people-friendly digital future

We're building a digital world that's safe, inclusive, and accessible—where every user, everywhere, can feel secure and businesses can grow without barriers.

Trusted by 4,000+
companies worldwide

The power of one

One world

Supporting 14,000+ document types in 50+ languages, Sumsub enables seamless global onboarding—no matter location, regulation, or language—ensuring a borderless, inclusive verification experience for all users.

One verification platform

From identity and business verification to continuous monitoring, our platform adapts to risks, market demands, and regulations. With AI-driven risk analysis, Sumsub scales globally while keeping businesses compliant and future-ready.

One future

We're shaping the future of identity with Non-Doc Verification and reusable solutions like Sumsub ID, creating a frictionless, inclusive, secure digital economy that gives customers instant access and helps businesses remove friction.

Roadmap

Yesterday

Founded in 2015, Sumsub started as a tool for spotting manipulated graphics. It quickly grew into a fast, precise KYC solution—laying the foundation for the global verification platform we are today. Learn more about our story here.

Today

We're a full-cycle verification and compliance platform verifying 1M+ people a day and blocking thousands of fraud attempts using adaptive AI to power configurable, scalable identity operations across users, businesses, and transactions.

Tomorrow

We're scaling AI to cut bias, outsmarting ever-evolving fraud, and driving a paperless ID future, shaping a digital world that's secure, inclusive, and ready for all.

Industry-approved technology built on trust

Founders

A quartet of visionaries driven by a common goal: building a people-friendly digital future for everyone, anywhere

Andrew leads Sumsub's operations and global expansion. He strives to make Sumsub a single hub for any verification or compliance task. Andrew oversees every department at Sumsub to ensure they move towards their goals, stay engaged, and unite under a shared vision.
Before founding Sumsub, Andrew worked as a C-suite manager at top IT companies. He holds a degree in theoretical physics.

Andrew Sever

Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer

Jacob's extensive expertise in product design, animation, and computer graphics grants him a profound understanding of digital image manipulation and innovative solutions to combat such fraud.
In his role, Jacob leads transformative initiatives, aligning business strategy with forward-thinking approaches to drive innovation.

Jacob Sever

Co-founder, Chief Innovation Officer

Peter focuses on helping Sumsub meet market demand and maintain stable growth by carefully planning new product features and functionality. With Peter as CSO, Sumsub's customers can count on their voices being heard and product features that meet their particular needs.
Peter works closely with his brother, Jacob Sever, to encourage data-driven insights in the product growth and development process.

Peter Sever

Co-founder, Chief Strategy Officer

Vyacheslav brings unparalleled technical and entrepreneurial acumen to help Sumsub's development team reach complex goals effectively. His efforts are the reason why Sumsub has 99.996% uptime.
Vyacheslav holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Jacobs University (Germany), with experience working as a solution architect at ResearchGate.

Vyacheslav Zholudev

Co-founder, Chief Technical Officer

Advisory board

The superheroes of regulatory compliance and risk governance. With their guidance, we continue to build top-notch products, ensure the long-term success of Sumsub's clients, and scale worldwide.

FinTech advisor with deep expertise in innovation, strategy, compliance, and governance. Non-Executive Director at Bitpanda; former Founder & CEO of Trustology (acquired by Bitpanda), with leadership roles at BNY Mellon, UBS, and JPMorgan. Named among the FinTech 35 and FinTech 40 innovators shaping the future of finance.

Alex Batlin

Non-Executive Director at Bitpanda

An unparalleled expert in AML and financial crime prevention. His sought-after knowledge helped many enterprise companies and institutions around the world hone their risk management and compliance workflows to perfection.

Graham Barrow

Director at The Dark Money Files Ltd and Risk Alert 247 Ltd

Soroush is one of the leaders behind Kroll, a titan of the financial investigation and compliance industry. His insights help gambling, crypto, and insurance companies improve their AML infrastructure and workflows.

Soroush Kafiabadi

Senior Vice President at Duff & Phelps

Experienced GRC expert specializing in EU regulatory requirements (MiFID II, AIFMD, UCITS, AML, CRD, etc.) and financial services operations. Yiannos helps Sumsub tackle ever-evolving landscapes of fintech and crypto industries.

Yiannos Ashiotis

Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) Expert (CPA, CAMS, CFSA, ACSI)

Offices

From headquarters to coworking hubs, Sumsubers collaborate across cities and time zones, staying connected and building great things together.

London

Singapore

Riga

Limassol

Berlin

Miami

Dubai

Tel Aviv

Meet people who make Sumsub

We build technology that takes the pressure off people—but our real strength is the people behind it.

At Sumsub, every idea, line of code, and customer win starts with a team that values creativity, empathy, and collaboration—spanning the globe and sometimes joined by a few four-legged teammates 🐶.