This Canada Day, we’re sharing a personal look at the people, values, and vision behind iComply. From a Métis founder’s philosophy of stewardship to a Slovak-born tech leader’s passion for building secure, scalable systems. This is the story of how a grass-roots Canadian idea became a global compliance platform.
Matthew, our CEO and founder, was raised in a Mennonite German household in the prairies, he later reconnected with his Métis heritage and brought together two powerful worldviews: Indigenous stewardship and immigrant opportunities. “My heritage taught me to value both responsibility and resilience,” Matthew says. “When I founded iComply, I adopted the principle of Seven Generations thinking – not as a cultural reference but as a design philosophy. What we build today should serve the world for generations to come.”
That mindset has shaped every decision we’ve made since day one. iComply wasn’t built to be another checkbox tool for regulators. Our vision is to restore trust in digital identity and regulatory systems. To protect privacy, not exploit it. To empower users, not burden them. And to reflect Canadian values: fairness, integrity, and future-minded responsibility.
Our CTO and co-founder, Matej, brings a complementary perspective. A Slovak immigrant and systems architect, Matej came to Canada with a dream of solving hard problems. When he met Matthew, their shared vision and values on privacy and identity led to the founding of iComply. Together, they built iComply from the ground up: modular, multilingual, and secure by design. “Most platforms in this space are stitched together from third-party APIs and cloud hacks,” Matej says. “We knew that wouldn’t cut it. So we did the hard work ourselves.”
iComply cofounders “The Matts” at Web Summit Vancouver
Today, iComply supports clients in 195 countries, works in over 140 languages, and enables real-time ID verification for more than 14,000 government-issued ID types. And every client we serve still benefits from the same founding principles: keep data sovereign, respect user privacy, and future-proof for generations to come.
So this Canada Day, we’re celebrating the people, ideas, and commitments that built this company and continue to guide it.
Happy Canada Day from all of us at iComply.
