A Kansas City, Kan., startup with a software solution that verifies identity via a human eyeprint and a smartphone delivered the knockout pitch in last night’s final round of “Get in the Ring: The American Startup Clash.”

EyeVerify CEO Toby Rush sparred verbally with seven other finalists from across the nation for the title of U.S. champion, a $10,000 cash prize, and a round-trip ticket to Rotterdam, the Netherlands. EyeVerify’s technology was developed in a lab at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Read more on the Kauffman Foundation’s website.