ID.me Raises $132M in Series D Funding

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Written By Rick Watson

ID.me is a Mclean, VA-based provider of a secure digital identity network.

ID.me has been a big success over the past decade, expanding its reach from its roots in military and government websites, but also to other eCommerce situations where you need to verify identity to prove membership.

True story, I interviewed with the early version of ID.Me back in 2010 called Troopswap before I moved to New York City.  Blake Hall is a tremendous entrepreneur and wish him success.

FinSMEs: ID.me Raises $132M in Series D Funding

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

https://www.rmwcommerce.com/
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