# Mark Straub, CEO at Smile ID

> Mark Straub, CEO at Smile ID. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-straub (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Mark Straub

CEO at Smile ID

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 1 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 +2 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator
- **Linked to a firm** No firm on record
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [EyeNetra](https://millionrounds.com/startup/eyenetra-inc)
- [Kopo Kopo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/kopo-kopo)
- Babajob

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Kopo Kopo Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2011

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Venture Everywhere](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-everywhere) · 6 Sept 2023 · 35 min 3,2,1...Smile ID: Mark Straub with Jenny Fielding With [Mark Straub](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-straub) Mentions [Khosla Impact](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-impact) About this episode Mark Straub is the founder and CEO of Smile ID, the leading digital KYC (know your customer) and identity verification provider in Africa. Smile ID helps companies scale rapidly across Africa by confirming the identity of their users in real time, using any smartphone or computer. Prior to Smile,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Mark Straub in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Flip](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-flip) · 30 May 2024 · 20 min Tackling Africa’s $330 Billion Credit Gap Mentions [Babs Ogundeyi](https://millionrounds.com/person/babs-ogundeyi)[Benjamin Fernandes](https://millionrounds.com/person/benjamin-fernandes)[Mark Straub](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-straub)[Tosin Eniolorunda](https://millionrounds.com/person/tosin-eniolorunda) About this episode There is a $330 billion credit gap, according to the IFC. But why is it so hard to lend in African markets? We explore that question with Chijioke Dozie, Co-founder and CEO of Carbon, and Mark Straub, CEO of Smile Identity. This episode was recorded live from the FT Partners Fintech in Africa… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Flip](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-flip) · 21 Oct 2021 · 34 min Africa Stack Mentions [Mark Straub](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-straub) About this episode This episode concludes our three-part fintech series this season. In the first two episodes, we tackled payments. In this episode, we explore the other layers of the financial services stack - namely, identity and data. Africa Stack is a play on India Stack - India's pioneering platform of open… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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