Niva partners with Kaszek to accelerate global expansion of AI-native business identity platform

Today marks a major milestone in Niva's journey to make it effortless to trust businesses anywhere in the world. We're excited to announce a $5.5 million strategic investment by Kaszek, the leading venture capital firm in Latin America. They join our existing investors—Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI-focused fund), Picus Capital, Canary, and Gilgamesh Ventures—as we scale internationally.

This investment will accelerate our international expansion and fuel the next phase of our growth. By automating business verification with Agentic AI, we are eliminating a major bottleneck for financial institutions and global commerce—enabling businesses to establish trust instantly, accurately, and at scale.

The global challenge

For too long, verifying a business has been a slow, manual, and error-prone process. Onboarding, compliance and fraud teams at financial institutions spend days—sometimes weeks—sifting through complex legal documents, tax records, and fragmented data sources to determine whether a company is legitimate.

This friction doesn’t just slow down financial institutions—it limits economic growth. Nearly 99% of cross-border commerce involves at least one business that requires verification. Yet, legacy processes involve unnecessary delays, inefficiencies, and costs, making it hard to scale while exposing institutions to unnecessary risks. 

The future of global commerce demands an identity layer—one that establishes trust between businesses with speed and confidence.

Proving our playbook

To build a truly global business identity platform, we needed to prove our playbook in one of the hardest markets first.

Unlike fully digitized economies, Mexico operates in a semi-digitized environment, where business verification requires collecting and parsing hundreds of pages of non-standard, often handwritten, legal documents. These documents contain critical but deeply nuanced details that determine whether a business is compliant, making the process even more complex.   

Niva’s AI processes this complexity with precision, speed, and scale, proving that automation isn’t just possible—it’s far superior to manual review. Here’s a glimpse of what our customers are seeing: 

• 98% reduction in review time for compliance teams
• 88% fewer incorrectly submitted applications, improving conversion rates
• 30% increase in sales rep capacity, driving revenue growth

In just six months, leading local and global banks and fintechs are already leveraging Niva to verify businesses faster, safer and smarter. What once took 10 days now takes under 10 minutes—with more accuracy, depth, and scalability than before.

Setting the global standard for business verification

At Niva, our sights are far beyond Mexico and we’re not just fixing KYB—we’re re-defining how businesses establish trust worldwide. 

“We are impressed by Niva’s cutting-edge technology, world-class team, and rapid growth,” said Hernan Kazah, Managing Partner at Kaszek. “We believe Niva has the potential to set the global standard for business verification and are excited to partner with them on this journey.”

Kaszek’s investment isn’t just capital—it’s an endorsement. As the largest and most respected technology investment firm in Latin America, they have an unparalleled track record of backing fintech leaders across the region, including Nubank, the world's biggest digital bank. Kaszek's deep expertise will be invaluable as we scale across Latin America and beyond.

By proving our playbook in one of the most challenging markets, we’re laying the foundation for a new era of trust in global commerce—one where verification is instant, accurate, and effortless.

Join us in transforming global commerce 

We're grateful to our customers, investors, and team for believing in our vision to build the AI-native infrastructure for business identity. 

If you're interested in learning how Niva can help scale your business internationally, visit www.niva.co or reach out to schedule a demo.

We're also hiring across engineering, design, and sales. Join us in building the future of global commerce.