# Persona

*Identity verification; Tempo partner.*

Persona is a San Francisco-based identity-verification and compliance company, founded in 2018 by Rick Song and Charles Yeh, whose products span identity verification and KYC/KYB/AML compliance. Tempo publicly named Persona as a design partner in its December 9, 2025 public testnet announcement.

## At a glance

- **Type:** company
- **Category:** companies-partners
- **Status:** active
- **Website:** https://withpersona.com

## Key facts

- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, USA _(confidence 60%)_
- **Founded:** 2018 _(confidence 60%)_
- **Founders:** Rick Song and Charles Yeh _(confidence 60%)_
- **Role on Tempo:** Design partner _(confidence 96%)_
- **Named by Tempo:** Publicly listed by Tempo as a design partner on December 9, 2025 (public testnet announcement) _(confidence 94%)_
- **Products:** Identity verification and KYC/KYB/AML compliance tooling _(confidence 60%)_
- **Recent funding:** $200 million Series D in 2025 _(confidence 60%)_

## Sources

1. [https://withpersona.com/blog/persona-announces-17mm-funding-round/](https://withpersona.com/blog/persona-announces-17mm-funding-round/)
2. [https://withpersona.com/blog/people-first-an-inside-look-into-personas-culture](https://withpersona.com/blog/people-first-an-inside-look-into-personas-culture)
3. [https://tempo.xyz/blog/testnet](https://tempo.xyz/blog/testnet)
4. [https://withpersona.com/products](https://withpersona.com/products)
5. [https://withpersona.com/blog/series-d/](https://withpersona.com/blog/series-d/)

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Last reviewed: 7 Jun 2025  
Canonical: https://tempo.dataos.so/entity/persona  
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