Persona is an identity-verification and compliance platform that provides configurable solutions for KYC, KYB, and AML use cases across cryptocurrency and other digital businesses. Persona's Twitter Score is 12 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #82,545 among 486,860 tracked accounts.
Persona was co-founded by Rick Song and Charles Yeh. The company launched in 2018 and has since built a platform that allows businesses to verify individuals and companies through government-ID checks, selfie liveness detection, and screening of cryptocurrency wallet addresses against crypto watchlists. Its KYC + Crypto Watchlist product combines these capabilities into a single compliance workflow suited to digital asset businesses. Cryptocurrency-industry customers identified on its official page include BitGo and Bridge, while its broader customer base spans Block, LinkedIn, and OpenAI. X has also stated that it uses Persona alongside Stripe as a third-party processor for ID verification.
Persona processed more than 300 million verifications in 2024 and doubled both revenue and customer count year over year in that period. The company has raised across four rounds: a $17.5 million Series A backed by Coatue Management and First Round Capital, a $50 million Series B led by Index Ventures with Coatue participating, a $150 million Series C led by Founders Fund that valued the company at $1.5 billion, and a $200 million Series D led by Founders Fund and Ribbit Capital, announced on April 30, 2025. Additional backers include BOND, Chemistry, Meritech Capital Partners, and Insight Partners.
Persona has 2,569 followers as of September 2026 and has published 444 posts. The account has been mentioned by 74 accounts, with 116 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Persona include 49 founders, 11 angel investors, 20 influencers and 5 VCs. Among them are IcoBeast.eth, Josh Ong, zac.eth, Simon Taylor, There. Is. Now. Alternative and Josh Kopelman.