Our Story

ValidSoft was founded to deliver innovative identity assurance and authentication solutions based on the most mathematically secure factor: the human voice. Our solutions are the safest, fastest, and most flexible way to secure critical business operations, be they financial transactions, call center operations or brand new ways of interacting with customers.

Our rapidly growing global team combines PhDs in voice biometrics and privacy compliance, fraud and cyber security experts and practitioners and experts in creating business-critical systems at scale.

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Our Background
Identity Assurance
Voice biometrics creates a unique physical representation of an individual
Unrivalled Accuracy
Independently proven to be up to 10x faster. More accurate and more precise than competitors
Omni-Channel
We provide secure and consistent omni-channel identity assurance & authentication
Data Privacy
Only security company in the world with 4 European privacy seals (EuroPriSe)
Thought Leadership
Multiple patented technologies, 20+ patents granted, many pending
Security Experts
We understand cyber security and the impact it has on our customer
Our History
2002
Important Steps

ValidSoft was first incorporated with financial backing in Europe from the EU and the Government of Ireland (Enterprise Ireland). First patent granted for multi-factor authentication solution

2012
Outstanding Performance

ValidSoft achieves outstanding performance in the NIST speaker recognition evaluation with its voice biometric solution, solidifying its position as a leader in the field

2013
First Deepfake and Antispoof tools

ValidSoft develops first deepfake audio detection and antispoof tools

2016
Relaunch

ValidSoft relaunched following a management buy-out and focuses exclusively on advanced AI and speech science technologies: next-gen voice biometrics and generative AI deepfake audio detection

2023
Deepfake Audio Detection Patent

ValidSoft is the first company in the world to be granted a deepfake audio detection patent and brings Voice Verity® to market

Why We Do What We Do
Our Vision
Where humanity vocally engages in digital and virtual worlds with security, privacy and a seamless experience
Our Mission
Make voice authentication the universal means of proving identity
Our Purpose
To deliver a hypersecure voice authentication solution, easy to use, fast and accurate, guaranteeing that the speaker is who they are always, and delivering a zero friction customer experience
Our Values
Trust
We are a trusted solution provider, but more importantly, we help our customers transmit trust to their own clients and partners
Transparency
We aspire to provide premium protection while reducing friction. Think "bullet proof glass:" visibility + speed + protection
Transformation
We aim to transform how critical data is secured. We also want to help our customers transform their own client interactions
Meet The Team
Pat Carroll
Executive Chairman, CEO
Pat is the founder, Executive Chairman and CEO of ValidSoft. He has over 25 years of experience in Information Technology and Financial Markets, where he has been an industry thought leader, and domain expert in security, strong authentication and voice biometrics. At ValidSoft, he leads our endeavors in commercializing the results of our extensive research and development. Prior to founding ValidSoft, Pat was the European Head of Electronic Trading Technology, co-head of the European Equities Technology and a technical advisor to the Investment Banking Division for Goldman Sachs. Pat has further extensive Financial Services & technical experience, having worked in senior roles with J.P Morgan, Credit Suisse Financial Products and Bankers Trust Company.
Alexander Korff
Chief Operating Officer & GC
Alexander joined ValidSoft in 2010, when it was part of the NYSE-listed Pareteum Corporation (NYSE American: TEUM), for which he has served as Group General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. He is now an executive Board member and General Counsel to ValidSoft. Prior to ValidSoft as General Counsel Alex practiced as an attorney at law firms Clifford Chance and Bird & Bird, specializing in intellectual property and general commercial law – predominantly for technology clients such as Google, Vodafone and Apple. Alex previously worked at WorldPay and Autonomy. Alexander has a wealth of experience in managing legal affairs, corporate restructuring, and debt- and equity-capital raising in the technology and software sectors. He advises the business on a wide range of legal, financial, commercial and public policy matters.
Simon Rich
Chief Financial Officer
Simon has experience with building financial infrastructures for a variety of small, medium and large enterprises, specializing in startups. Prior to ValidSoft he was employed by BNY Mellon. Much of Simon’s experience has involved resolving integration issues to provide a solid platform from which a business can make the transformation to becoming an industry leader. At ValidSoft, Simon provides constant review and development of financial and administrative procedures which in turn enable management to focus on top level decision making. Simon adds a forensic touch to the finance function and plays a vital role in helping ValidSoft fulfill its potential.
Matt Weeks
Chief Information Officer
Matt is an experienced technology leader, having deployed some of the world’s largest SaaS and technology platforms, including most recently for Travelopia (a KKR portfolio company). Matt is implementing ValidSoft’s Operation Excellence framework, to position the company for rapid-scalability.
Benoit Fauve
Chief Research & Development Officer
Benoit leads Research and Development at ValidSoft, with a special focus on speech processing, machine learning, deep neural networks and artificial intelligence. He has been with ValidSoft since 2010 helping to establish the company as a leading provider of multi-factor authentication and voice biometrics solutions. Benoit oversees the development of the company’s core voice biometrics engine. His role includes managing the design, implementation and delivery of high-performance voice biometrics products, as well as managing strategic R&D collaborations with external partners, and developing the company IP and patent portfolio. Benoit is an expert in speech and speech processing, machine learning, deep neural networks and artificial intelligence. He holds a PhD for his work on speaker verification and has significant commercial experience in speech recognition and acoustic monitoring.
Dr. Marcel Kockmann
Chief Technology Officer
Marcel is an accomplished speech science expert, having studied at post-grad level at Brno University. Marcel headed up VB speech science at Voice Trust before its merger with Lumenvox, and brings significant commercial deployment experience in the field of voice-biometrics.
Simon Woolf
Chief Product Officer
Prior to joining ValidSoft, Simon was Senior Product Manager for Alexa at Amazon where he led global product strategy and vision for Voice commerce TV Shopping using Alexa. He lead the team that created a brand new end-to-end Alexa Shopping experience for Fire TV and a range of products and features for Echo Show devices.
Our Affiliations and Sponsorships

ValidSoft has long standing relationships with voice biometrics thought leaders, standards bodies and privacy initiatives. Take a look at our academic partners, thought leaders, events we have sponsored and institutions we patronage..

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