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February 23, 2022

Yoti finally takes outside investment after £110m bootstrapping run

Digital identity market was too unsure to raise 8 years ago, but now has become red-hot say millionaire founders.


Maija Palmer

5 min read

After bootstrapping itself with some £110m in funding from its multimillionaire serial founders over the last eight years, UK digital identity company Yoti is finally opting to take in some outside investment.

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Robin Tombs CEO of Yoti
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