Welcome to the Outlander Unicorn Rodeo Series! 🤠 We’re rounding up exceptional unicorn founders from our portfolio and growth-stage investors to dive deeper into the making of unicorn startups, identifying breakout companies early, and supporting founders as they scale.

Join ID.me's CEO Blake Hall and early investor Paige Craig's fireside on Hall's founder journey, the journey to ID.me's unicorn status, and beyond!

Blake Hall is the Co-Founder and CEO of ID.me, the next-generation digital identity network that simplifies how individuals can create a secure, private, and portable digital identity. More than 100 million members can use their ID.me Wallet to easily verify and use their identity across 30 states, 14 federal agencies, and over 600 organizations. ID.me's technology meets the federal standards for consumer authentication set by the Commerce Department and is approved as a NIST 800-63-3 IAL2 / AAL2 credential service provider as verified by the Kantara Initiative. ID.me is committed to "No Identity Left Behind" by enabling all people to have a secure digital identity.

Prior to ID.me, Blake led a reconnaissance platoon in Iraq. He was awarded two Bronze Stars, one for heroism in combat earned while stopping an Al-Qaida assault on a Combat Support Hospital in Mosul, and the other for exceptional performance hunting high-value targets. Blake holds a Bachelor of Science magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Unicorn Founder Blake Hall's Journey to ID.me 🤝 Unicorn Rodeo Series