“Can guest identity verification become the embedded security layer for every hospitality platform, PMS, insurer and payment processor?”
Autohost was born out of the founders' own short-term rental operations, where existing guest-screening practices failed to stop fraud and criminal misuse. Originally a screening tool for STR operators, Autohost has pivoted toward being an embedded verification infrastructure layer — offering SDK/API/iFrame integrations so PMS platforms, booking sites, insurers and payment providers can embed KYC-grade guest verification into their own products. Checktiv (2025) extends this into a self-serve developer motion.
Autohost uses Equifax for KYC and identity verification.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Autohost's stack: Payments / PSP (Stripe and Adyen); KYC (Equifax).
Autohost was founded by Ela Mezhiborsky and Anton Zilberberg and is founded in 2019, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Autohost has raised undisclosed in total (latest round: Pre-seed (February 2023)).
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