Omar Tahir serves as Chief Technology Officer and Founding Engineer at deepidv, a biometric identity verification company headquartered in Toronto with operations in San Francisco and Dallas. The company provides both online and in-person identity verification solutions, including real-time document authentication, biometric matching with active liveness detection, facial age estimation, deepfake detection, and anti-money laundering tools. Its products are deployed across regulated industries such as casinos, online gaming, retail, gyms, cannabis dispensaries, and bank branches.
Tahir states that deepidv's fraud suite is "purpose-built to counter threats with AI trained specifically to detect AI-generated content," emphasizing the company's focus on a post-deepfake world. The founding team, which includes Tahir, has previously launched two startups before founding deepidv. The company raised $1 million in seed funding and expanded its presence to the United States. Robert Herjavec, known from Shark Tank, sits on the board of directors alongside Tahir and CEO Shawn-Marc Melo.
Career History
| Company | Role | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| deepidv | Chief Technology Officer (CTO) | – present |