Pantera Capital led the round, with participation from Lightspeed Faction, Alpha Edison and others. The company, which is co-headquartered in California and Toronto, plans to use the money to expand into health and education records in addition to offering employment credential checks. (The Logic)
Talking point: TransCrypts, co-founded by cousins Zain Zaidi and Ali Zaheer, helps users bypass traditional background checks by streamlining employment and income verification through a blockchain-based platform. In 2022, it launched an initiative to help Ukrainian health-care organizations and refugees access medical records securely. TransCrypts plans to double the size of its team in the next year, focusing on hiring for its Toronto office.