# Jan Valkonen Relaunches Kleoverse as User-Controlled Professional Identity Platform

> Kleoverse relaunches as a user-controlled professional identity platform with 29,767 people on its waitlist and evidence-based discovery in private beta.

- Published: 2026-10-27T04:33:38+00:00
- Section: Product Launches
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-27/kleoverse-relaunch-professional-identity
- Source: [PRLog](https://www.prlog.org/13179212-jan-valkonen-relaunches-kleoverse-as-user-controlled-professional-identity-for-the-ai-era.html)

## Key takeaways

- Kleoverse reports 29,767 people on the waitlist for its rebuilt professional identity product.
- The Finnish-founded platform is operating in private beta, with evidence-based talent discovery and permissioned introductions in pilot.
- Kleoverse has published an inspectable AI talent-discovery case study using Jan Valkonen's public profile.

Jan Valkonen relaunched [Kleoverse](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0003ds8/kleoverse) as a user-controlled professional identity platform built for AI-era discovery, with 29,767 people on the waitlist for the rebuilt product. The Finnish-founded company said the platform is operating in private beta, with evidence-based talent discovery and permissioned introductions in pilot. The details were reported by [PRLog](https://www.prlog.org/13179212-jan-valkonen-relaunches-kleoverse-as-user-controlled-professional-identity-for-the-ai-era.html).

## What the Kleoverse Relaunch Includes

Kleoverse gives people an adaptive profile built around experience, projects, capabilities, achievements and supporting evidence. People decide what is public, what remains private and what they share with a particular audience, according to the company. Approved public information is available in human-readable and machine-readable formats, allowing compatible search engines and AI systems to understand professional context without exposing private evidence.

Kleoverse distinguishes owner-stated information, contextual material and independently verified information. Public discovery does not authorize private-data access, bulk export or unsolicited contact. The company has published an inspectable AI talent-discovery case study using Valkonen's public profile, showing what an AI system can see, why a profile may match, what remains unknown and how introductions remain subject to permission.

"In 2024, I watched my 20-year-old daughter apply for job after job and hear nothing back. She wasn't unqualified. She was invisible," Valkonen said. "The technology has changed. The reason I'm building this hasn't."

Kleoverse began in Finland in 2021 as a Web3 professional platform. The earlier Web3 records are historical records, not current active users. "We are not hiding where Kleoverse came from," Valkonen said. "The earlier platform showed that people want a portable professional identity grounded in real work. The technology has changed, but the mission has not."

## Kleoverse Funding and Company Records

According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Kleoverse has one funding round on record: a seed round of $1.2 million in January 2022 with two investors. The same records list total funding of $1.2 million, a valuation estimate under $10 million, a headcount range of 1-10 and Jan Valkonen as Chairman and Executive Chairman.

## Workday, LinkedIn and TechLife Columbus

Workday and LinkedIn have addressed long-standing job-seeker and employer issues, with Workday now letting candidates create a single profile and LinkedIn removing impostors from company pages, [Inc.](https://www.inc.com/suzanne-lucas/workday-and-linkedin-finally-fixed-2-problems-that-have-frustrated-job-seekers-and-employers-for-years/91420311) reported on October 16, 2026. LinkedIn is launching tools for professionals to monetize expertise, including a Network feed and digital business cards, [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/linkedin-will-now-let-you-charge-to-share-your-expertise-and-build-stronger-business-relationships) reported on October 15, 2026. TechLife Columbus relaunched under new CEO Kristine Tsirigotis, [EIN Presswire](https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/950143725/techlife-columbus-returns-new-leadership-and-expanded-community-vision) reported on October 16, 2026.

## Kleoverse Case Study Availability

Kleoverse has published an inspectable AI talent-discovery case study using Valkonen's public profile, available through the company's own [case study](https://kleoverse.com).

## Companies in this story

- [Kleoverse company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0003ds8/kleoverse) · website: https://kleoverse.com

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