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OneNotary is a technology company.
OneNotary provides a digital platform for remote online notarization, enabling individuals and businesses to execute important documents securely and efficiently. The service offers 24/7 access to professional notaries and incorporates robust identity verification, including AI-powered ID analysis, knowledge-based authentication, and credential analysis, to ensure transaction integrity. It supports integration via APIs, allowing other services to embed its notarization capabilities directly.
Ivan Zinkov founded OneNotary in 2020, conceiving the company to address the demand for more convenient and secure digital solutions in the notarization process. His background as an expert in online notarization systems and sophisticated identity verification tools provided the foundational insight for developing the platform. The company emerged to transform traditional, often cumbersome, notarization into an accessible online experience.
The platform serves a broad base, from individuals requiring a single document notarized to large organizations seeking to streamline their workflow. OneNotary aims to simplify and secure the notarization of critical documents, making the process accessible globally. Its vision is to be the leading solution for identity, signing, and notarization workflows, ensuring a seamless and trustworthy experience for all users.
OneNotary has raised $6.8M across 2 funding rounds.
OneNotary has raised $6.8M in total across 2 funding rounds.
OneNotary has raised $6.8M in total across 2 funding rounds.
OneNotary's investors include Jackson Square Ventures, Silverton Partners, Tom Gonser, Alex Vitchenko, DocuSign, GoodPaper Ventures, The LegalTech Fund, Adventures Lab, Digital Future, TMT Investments, u.ventures.
OneNotary has raised $6.8M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $5.0M Series A in March 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2024 | $5M Series A | Jackson Square Ventures | Silverton Partners, TOM Gonser, Alex Vitchenko, DocuSign, GoodPaper Ventures, The Legaltech Fund | Announced |
| Jan 13, 2022 | $1.8M Seed | — | Adventures LAB, Digital Future, GoodPaper Ventures, The Legaltech Fund, TMT Investments, U.ventures | Announced |
OneNotary is a technology company providing an end-to-end platform for remote online notarization (RON) services, powered by a Notary AI Engine that automates routine tasks, verifies identities in real-time, and ensures compliance across fragmented state regulations.[1][2] It serves individuals, small businesses, enterprises, law firms, title agencies, and government entities, solving the inefficiencies of traditional notarization—such as in-person requirements, human error, fraud risks, and scheduling delays—by enabling secure, 24/7 notarizations in as little as 5 minutes on average.[1][2][3] With over 45,000 virtual notaries nationwide, integrations like DocuSign and Clio, white-label options, and enterprise APIs, OneNotary has processed 650,000+ notarizations, achieving 99.99% uptime, SOC 2 Type II compliance, and a 4.93/5 satisfaction rating, demonstrating strong growth momentum through milestones like I-9 verification launches in 2024.[2][3][4]
OneNotary was founded by Ivan during the early COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, inspired by the need to enable remote handling of critical legal milestones like trusts, marriage licenses, and medical directives amid lockdowns.[1][2] Ivan and his experienced software development team, who had collaborated for years, quickly launched the initial remote notarization platform for individuals, expanding in 2021 to organizations, adding government services in 2022, white-label solutions and DocuSign partnerships in 2023, and advanced workflows like I-9 verification in 2024.[1][2] This rapid evolution, fueled by their technical expertise, turned a pandemic-driven insight into a scalable platform with nationwide reach and enterprise-grade features.[1]
OneNotary rides the digital transformation of legal services, capitalizing on post-pandemic RON legalization in most U.S. states, which fragmented regulations have slowed—its compliance engine and AI standardize this for nationwide scalability.[1][2][5] Timing aligns with rising demand for remote workflows in real estate, lending, legal, and government sectors, accelerated by tools like e-signatures, reducing costs and delays versus physical notaries or services like UPS/FedEx.[3][4] Market forces like regulatory evolution, AI in legaltech, and data structuring from regulations favor OneNotary, as seen in LegalTech Fund's investment thesis on efficient, data-harnessing legal innovation.[1] It influences the ecosystem by enabling faster deal closures, white-label RON for partners, and notary marketplaces, lowering barriers for startups and enterprises in high-stakes document processes.[1][3]
OneNotary is poised for expansion with RON adoption maturing and international potential, likely deepening integrations (e.g., more API ecosystems), enhancing AI for predictive compliance, and scaling notary networks amid growing remote legal demands.[1][2] Trends like AI-driven legal automation, stricter digital identity standards, and hybrid work will propel it, potentially capturing more mortgage (MISMO) and government verticals while influencing standards for secure remote transactions.[2][3] Its influence may evolve from service provider to legaltech infrastructure leader, powering broader ecosystems as fragmentation resolves—building on its pandemic origins to redefine notarization as effortless and ubiquitous.[1]