“Can a modern AI-native KYB layer replace LexisNexis/D&B as the default identity signal for the 'agentic economy' of B2B fintech?”
Founded 2023 by Jonathan Awad and Timothy Hyde as an AI-native alternative to legacy KYB providers (LexisNexis, Middesk, etc.). Baselayer's core wedge is unifying 50-state SOS registries, IRS data, court records, sanctions lists, and web/social signals into a real-time KYB Rating and Fraud Consortium. Now pivoting up the stack toward 'agentic economy' identity — positioning as decisioning infrastructure (Risk Co.Pilot) rather than just a data vendor, and embedding via partners like Socure RiskOS and FIS Chex Systems.
Baselayer uses Baselayer (self-operated) and Socure for KYC and identity verification.
Baselayer was founded by Jonathan Awad and Timothy Hyde and is founded in 2023, headquartered in New York, New York, United States.
Baselayer has raised $13.5M+ (disclosed) in total (latest round: Early Stage VC, $13.5M).
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