RIYADH: Saudi-based venture capital firm, Nama Ventures, led a seed funding round for an undisclosed amount for Bahrain-based award-winning fraud protection and identity verification platform, Faceki. “We plan to expand our global footprint, and continue innovating and provide compliant, secure, and user-friendly identity verification solutions,” Hamza Al-Ghatam, co-founder and CEO of Faceki, said in a statement. The round also saw participation from venture capital firm Vision Ventures along with other angel investors. Founded in 2020, the platform uses cloud biometrics and digital identity verification solutions powered by machine learning to serve its customer base in over 175 countries.