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Wire fraud prevention and identity verification platform for real estate closing professionals, with recovery services and per-file insurance coverage.
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CertifID was founded in 2017 by Thomas Cronkright, Lawrence Duthler, and Tyler Adams — title industry veterans who personally experienced wire fraud — and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company has raised a total of approximately $83 million across seed, Series A, B, and C rounds, with the most recent $47.5 million Series C closing in July 2025 led by Centana Growth Partners. Since inception, CertifID has protected over 1.4 million real estate transactions, blocked $283 million in attempted fraud, and recovered $118 million in stolen funds in partnership with the U.S. Secret Service.
The platform's core capabilities include identity verification for buyers, sellers, and lenders using government ID checks and biometric confirmation, business verification for counterparties, and secure wire instruction delivery that replaces unencrypted email exchange of banking details. Each protected file carries up to $5 million in direct insurance coverage. As of 2026, CertifID has expanded into a broader closing management platform incorporating document workflows, digital payments, and AI-powered payoff ordering.
CertifID is used by title companies, real estate attorneys, mortgage lenders, and escrow officers who transmit or receive wire instructions as part of the closing process. The platform is also used directly by buyers and sellers who want to verify instructions before transferring funds. It has a partnership with ALTA and participates in the Coalition to Stop Real Estate Wire Fraud.
Unlike general identity verification tools, CertifID is purpose-built for the real estate closing workflow, where the combination of large one-time transactions, time pressure, and email-based wire instruction delivery creates a high-value fraud target. Its track record of fund recovery and per-file insurance coverage distinguishes it from competitors that offer verification only without recourse.
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