Overview
Middesk is a US business-identity company backed by investors including Sequoia, Accel, Insight Partners, Canapi and Y Combinator, and lists 135 team members[25]. It states that it verifies 7 million businesses a year and that it verifies 10 percent of new US businesses within 90 days of formation, drawing on more than 400 government and authoritative data sources[22].
Its verification product confirms legal name, trade names, entity type, formation date and good standing using direct Secretary of State records in all 50 states, validates EINs in real time through IRS TIN matching, identifies beneficial owners, officers and principals and verifies their identity in the same flow, and screens businesses and owners against OFAC and global sanctions, PEP lists and adverse media[23]. The company also lists ongoing monitoring, UCC lien data for underwriting and AI-driven investigations[22]. International verification against official registries covers 30 countries across Canada, Europe and Asia-Pacific and is available on the Verify plan[24]. Middesk states it is SOC 2 Type II compliant[22].
Customers named on its site include Toast, Mercury, Brex, Ramp, Plaid, Rippling, Cash App, Shopify, Intuit, Gusto and Revolut[22]. Its limitation is geography: outside the US its coverage is 30 countries, below the 100-country threshold used in this list. Prices are not published.
Middesk features
- Secretary of State records in all 50 states
- Real-time IRS TIN matching
- Beneficial owner and officer identification with KYC
- OFAC, sanctions, PEP and adverse-media screening
- Ongoing monitoring
- UCC lien data
- International registry checks in 30 countries
Middesk pricing
Quote-based; no prices are published. International verification is available on the Verify plan.
Middesk strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Direct Secretary of State and IRS TIN data for US entities
- Owner KYC and screening in the same flow
- Long list of named fintech customers
- SOC 2 Type II stated
Limitations
- International coverage limited to 30 countries
- No published pricing
- US-centric data model
- International product tied to a specific plan
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Middesk alternatives and competitors
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