// startup autopsy
Video Passports
Too early to the video identity party
timingSilent Shutdown
Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: Launched a video identity verification product a decade before enterprise security buyers were ready to adopt it.
| Founded | 2007 |
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| Closed | 2010 |
| Country | USA |
| Sector | Healthtech |
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Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
Video Passports founded in the USA to offer video-based identity verification as a SaaS product.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Initial product launched targeting enterprise clients needing remote identity checks.
PIVOT
Attempted to pivot toward smaller SMB market after enterprise sales stalled, but traction remained limited.
SHUTDOWN
Video Passports quietly ceased operations after failing to secure additional funding or a paying customer base.