Persona Joins Internet2 to Strengthen Identity Security Across Research and Higher Education
Persona, a leading verified identity platform, announced today that it has been selected by Internet2, an advanced technology nonprofit serving the research and education community, for its NET+ program. By joining NET+, Persona’s identity verification technology will become more widely accessible to colleges and universities, helping institutions more securely verify the identities of students, faculty, staff, and others.
Persona Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Identity Verification
Persona, the verified identity platform used by LinkedIn, Etsy, and Affirm, today announced that it has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Identity Verification for the second consecutive year. This also marks the third consecutive year Persona is positioned highest for Ability to Execute amongst 12 vendors.
Persona Achieves FedRAMP® Moderate Authorization, Giving Federal Agencies Modern Identity Verification
Persona, the leading verified identity platform, today announced Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP®) Moderate Authorization, enabling U.S. Federal agencies to deploy its identity platform to verify identities, prevent fraud, and secure digital services. The platform is now listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace and is available to Federal agencies directly and through Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®.
Persona Partners With Chainlink To Power Compliant Identity Credentials Across On-Chain Markets
Persona has partnered with Chainlink, the industry standard oracle platform, to power compliant on-chain identity via the Chainlink Automated Compliance Engine (ACE). As a core component of Chainlink ACE, the Cross-Chain Identity (CCID) framework helps enable institutions to verify users once with Persona and reuse those credentials across blockchains, protocols, and asset managers without re-running KYC or exposing sensitive data on-chain.
Coursera Partners with Persona to Verify its Global User Base
Persona, the identity infrastructure company offering businesses the building blocks to create a personalized identity verification experience for any use case, announced today that it is partnering with Coursera, one of the world’s leading online learning platforms. Coursera selected Persona as its identity verification partner to better serve its community, which has grown to more than 82 million learners worldwide.
Persona Secures $50M in Series B Funding to Become the Identity Layer of the Internet
Persona, the identity infrastructure company offering businesses the building blocks to create a personalized identity verification experience for any use case, announced today that it has secured $50 million in Series B funding led by Index Ventures with participation from existing investor Coatue. Additionally, Index Ventures’ Partner Mark Goldberg will be taking a seat on Persona’s board of directors.
