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Know Your Developer™ (KYD™) is a trust and risk intelligence platform that verifies the people behind the code. By analyzing public signals from developer contributions, credentials, and behavioral patterns, KYD™ builds a portable reputation profile that developers can use to earn trust across platforms, contracts, and careers.

In today’s software supply chains, resumes are easily exaggerated, AI-generated code is indistinguishable from real experience, and platform reviews are no longer enough. KYD™ verifies identity, behavior, and intent — helping companies reduce fraud, prevent breaches, and make smarter hiring and access decisions at the developer layer.

The company was founded by a developer who repeatedly encountered clients burned by bad hires on freelance platforms. KYD™ was built to restore trust in technical talent — not by adding more gatekeeping, but by replacing guesswork with proof.

Know Your Developer™ (KYD™) is a trust and risk intelligence platform purpose-built for verifying software talent — without the invasiveness of traditional background checks. In a zero-trust world, KYD™ replaces unverifiable resumes and unverifiable claims with real behavioral signals from code, credentials, and community activity. The result is a portable, continuously updated trust signal developers can carry with them — and companies can rely on to reduce fraud, manage third-party risk, and secure the human layer of their software supply chain.

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Michael Horn

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For Developers:

  • “Your reputation shouldn’t live in someone else’s inbox. KYD puts your credibility where it belongs: in your hands.”

  • “In a world full of bots, it pays to be verified.”

  • “KYD is like a security clearance for developers — portable, behavioral, and real-time.”

  • “It’s not imposter syndrome if they actually don’t trust you. KYD is how you stop explaining and start verifying.”

  • “KYD turns your journey into a trust signal that opens real doors. Not louder. Just clearer.”

  • “Résumés are marketing. KYD is proof.”

  • “Get verified once. Let your badge do the bragging.”

  • "Your work already speaks for itself. KYD makes sure people hear it."

  • "You’ve shipped the code. Now ship the trust."

  • "KYD is how you stand out without selling out."

  • "You deserve more than a PDF to prove your career. KYD makes it portable and provable."

For Companies

  • “The wrong developer, with the wrong intent, can turn a bullet point into a breach. KYD verifies what resumes can’t.

  • “KYD is OSINT for prevention, not forensics.”

  • “In a zero-trust world, trusting résumés is an attack surface.”

  • “Most teams buy the life raft after the boat sinks. KYD is the signal before the breach.”

  • “Every developer has access. KYD helps you know who really should.”

  • “You verify devices, encrypt data, monitor endpoints — but you still trust developers by résumé? KYD closes the human blind spot.”

  • “One bad hire can compromise everything. KYD helps you screen for trust, not just skill.”

  • “You wouldn’t onboard a third-party without due diligence. Why treat your developers differently?”

  • ““Software is your infrastructure. Developers are your supply chain. KYD is your trust control.”

  • “Hiring used to mean ‘gut feel.’ Now it means behavioral proof. KYD is the shift.”

  • “Every breach has a root cause. Don’t let yours be a résumé.”