ORIBI Groep acquires ID verification specialist JanusID

Main Capital Partners today announces that ORIBI Groep, active in the Identity & Access Management (“IAM”) market, has acquired ID verification specialist JanusID. JanusID marks ORIBI’s second add-on acquisition. The IAM expert from Oisterwijk has been supported by software investor Main in an active buy-and-build strategy since 2021. Earlier this year, it strengthened its position by acquiring authorisation management specialist SmartAIM.

JanusID is a software company that provides solutions for digital identity verification. The company supports processes for Know Your Customer (“KYC”) and Know Your Employee (“KYE”) by remotely verifying identities of customers and employees. By using modern technologies, JanusID’s solutions enable users to safely automate manual and often error-prone processes and to easily position them within existing business processes of clients.

Increasing importance of (remote) identity verification
ORIBI’s investment in JanusID highlights the growing importance of ID verification and data protection. Ivo van Deudekom, Senior Investment Manager at Main, commented: “The identity verification market is expected to grow by 30 – 40% annually in the coming years. Identity verification plays an important role within an increasing number of digital processes. We see its importance in both KYC and KYE – in short, knowing with whom you are doing business and who you are hiring – increase rapidly.” Main is strongly positioned in the security software market through previous acquisitions of Pointsharp in Sweden, Sivis in Germany and NFC specialist ReadID in the Netherlands.

In collaboration with ORIBI’s existing management team, Main is exploring various growth opportunities, both in adjacent markets as well as within the segments in which the company is already active. With JanusID’s solutions, the combined company will further strengthen its current position in the ID verification market and increase its expertise in especially the mobile segment.

Henk de Kort, CEO at ORIBI said: “We are looking forward to working with JanusID. This combination will expand our position in the identity verification market, which enables us to provide our customers with a digital application for performing proper identity verification.”

Irwin Oedayrajsingh Varma, Director at JanusID, adds: “Joining forces with Oribi will result in a wider range of high-quality ID services; it will furthermore strengthen the service offering and accelerate accessing new customers. We look forward to the integration with ORIBI for both the further rollout of CheckedID as well as the development of ShowID.” The founders/directors of JanusID will continue to be operationally involved in the combined group.

ORIBI Groep
ORIBI Groep offers modern solutions that enable secure and efficient verification of identities of, for example, visitors, customers and employees as well as the subsequent management of associated authorizations. Headquartered in Oisterwijk, ORIBI has approximately 40 employees who serve over 450 customers. Approximately half of these are municipalities, but ORIBI also serves customers active in automotive, flex work, education, and healthcare.

JanusID
JanusID, founded in 2016, is a software company with a focus on ID verification. JanusID’s solutions enable users to remotely verify the identity of customers and employees and safeguard them from risks related to privacy and data protection when exchanging identities. From its headquarters in The Hague, the JanusID team serves over 40 customers, who are active in the flex market, HR, financial services, international trade and logistics, notary, and real estate rental.

Main Capital Partners
Main Capital Partners is a leading software investor in the Benelux, DACH and Scandinavia. Main has nearly 20 years of experience in empowering software companies and as a strategic partner works closely with management teams from its portfolio companies to achieve sustainable growth and build excellent software groups. Main has over 55 employees and has offices in The Hague, Stockholm, Düsseldorf and the USA (Boston). As of October 2021, Main has more than EUR 2.2 billion in assets under management. Main has invested in more than 130 software companies to date. These companies have created jobs for about 8,000 employees.