Los Angeles, November 11 (Reuters/ PR Newswire ) – Voice-driven human verification platform Helix announced today that it has completed a $6.2 million financing round and has officially launched with its first batch of partners. Helix stated that its biometric identity and age verification can be completed in four seconds, and that the data does not leave the user's phone. This financing round was led by Chicago Ventures, with participation from BAM Ventures, Agla, Ventures, Corazon Capital, Tusk Ventures, Yonder Ventures, Rule30, Press On Ventures, and Brown Angel Group.
Helix, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Alex Oberg stated: "We created Helix to restore trust in every digital interaction. Currently, consumers are worried about their personal information being stolen online, while platforms are engaged in a destinedly difficult battle with AI to prove whether an account belongs to a real adult or a synthetic agent."
He stated that the traditional approach involves collecting a large amount of sensitive data, ranging from uploading driver's licenses to video selfies. This not only makes the user experience cumbersome but also exposes privacy to risks. Helix solves these issues by using voice verification for identity confirmation, and the entire process is completed entirely on the device side. Oberg mentioned that in this new era where fraud and proxy services are rampant, the company hopes to introduce its patented solution to contribute to a safer and more user-centric internet.
“It took us many years to teach machines to understand words. Helix is now teaching them to understand the people who speak – and to do so in a way that people can trust,” said Siri, co-founder and CEO, along with Viv, also co-founder and CEO of Dag Kittlaus.
Helix Problem to be solved: According to the data from Cloudflare, robots now account for over 57% of all internet traffic. As the number of proxies increases, there have been more cases of proxies acting without human authorization, ranging from intrusions into key websites to accessing customers' bank accounts. Generative AI has also increased the frequency and complexity of romance scams, identity theft, and minors accessing platforms with age restrictions; by 2027, the cost associated with generative AI fraud is expected to exceed $40 billion for American businesses.
In response, companies were forced to choose between low-friction but less effective solutions (such as CAPTCHA and SMS verification) and expensive and cumbersome solutions (such as video selfies), neither of which are sufficient to prevent today's level of fraud.
Helix's solution: Helix verifies whether users are real people through a simple four-digit numeric voice challenge, providing nearly biometric-level security while also offering the low cost and low friction of SMS multi-factor authentication. Helix's biometric MFA and age verification functions run entirely on the device side, without storing any biometric data or other personal identification information on any servers ( PII ). This unique zero PII architecture can be deployed in various vertical fields such as ticketing, dating, gaming, gambling, and fintech. The platform can be integrated through software development toolkits ( SDK ), and can also be connected with just one line of code in Claude Code or OpenAI Codex deployments.
Helix has obtained the following external standards and certifications: Helix is also one of the few audio companies in the world that complies with ISO / IEC 27566-1:2025. This standard is an international standard for age protection systems; the company has also passed the certification of Age Check Certification Scheme ( ACCS ), which is a strict and independent third-party auditing organization. Helix is also one of the first companies to obtain certification under IEEE's online age verification program. This framework has been adopted by New York State's SAFE for Kids Act, which will come into effect in January 2027. The new law requires that all platforms with algorithm-driven information flows must adopt independently certified and highly reliable age protection measures, and must provide at least one option that does not require government-issued identification documents. Helix's voice solution meets this requirement.
Helix is currently conducting tests with an early partner, Zeel, which is a leading home-based health and wellness platform, using it as an additional measure to verify the process.
Zeel, the founder and CEO, Samer Hamadeh stated: "The fields of trust and security are changing rapidly, especially as AI brings new challenges to identity and verification. In Zeel, we believe it is important to continuously assess new methods to strengthen trust. As we consider how trust and security need to evolve in the AI era, Helix is one of the technologies we are exploring."
Jared Smith, the former president and global chairman, who is also a member of the board of directors and an investor in Helix, stated: "Fighting against bots has always been one of the biggest and most challenging issues faced by the ticketing industry. Despite using numerous tools and defense measures in Ticketmaster, it remains a continuous arms race, and new approaches are needed in the AI era. The voice-driven capabilities adopted in Helix are among the most unique and effective I have seen, and they can truly bring improvements to platforms and users in various online industries."
Chicago Ventures Partners Eric Duboe state: " AI has fundamentally changed the landscape of fraud and impersonation, exposing the limitations of traditional identity and human verification methods. Helix is redefining human verification through voice technology—seamless for consumers, privacy-first, and specifically designed for the AI era. Alex and our team have extensive experience in solving identity and trust challenges on a large scale; we believe that Helix is building the critical infrastructure needed for digital trust."
About Helix
Helix is a voice-based human verification company designed for the AI era. Through a single SDK integration, Helix provides robot management, biometric MFA, and age verification, all built on the same principles of privacy architecture – no data will be leaked outside of the user's device. Helix was founded by engineers from Ticketmaster, Tinder, and Zillow with the mission to restore trust in every digital interaction. Helix has received support from Chicago Ventures, BAM Ventures, Agla, Ventures, Corazon Capital, Tusk Ventures, Yonder Ventures, Rule30, Press On Ventures, and Brown Angel Group. For more information, please visit https :// helix.id.
