69 Best Fraud Detection Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Fraud Detection Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 102 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $9.6b. The average funding per company in this subset is $139.4m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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ComplyAdvantage logo

ComplyAdvantage

ComplyAdvantage is a company developing machine learning and big data based financial crime fighting software.

4

Funding Rounds

$107.0m

Money raised

Socure logo

Socure

Socure is a New York City-based developer of an identity verification and fraud risk solution.

8

Funding Rounds

$646.9m

Money raised

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Sayari

A company offering a business intelligence and risk management platform.

5

Funding Rounds

$57.2m

Money raised

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Fortress Identity

Fortress Identity is a Miami-based cybersecurity developer offering multi-factor authentication with biometrics inherence factors to secure iOS and Android applications, active directory environments and Citrix applications.

2

Funding Rounds

$3.0m

Money raised

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4Paradigm

4Paradigm is a China-based artificial intelligence start-up company developing machine learning software.

7

Funding Rounds

$1.1b

Money raised

Chainalysis logo

Chainalysis

Chainalysis is a company that provides tools for cryptocurrency analysis, compliance, and investigation.

13

Funding Rounds

$655.6m

Money raised

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Onfido

Onfido is an identity verification service for enterprises.

7

Funding Rounds

$309.9m

Money raised

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Shift Technology

An insurance technology company offering artificially intelligent software for insurance fraud detection and claims handling.

10

Funding Rounds

$568.0m

Money raised

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Sift Science

Sift Science is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2011 by Brandon Ballinger.

15

Funding Rounds

$249.8m

Money raised

Sardine logo

Sardine

Sardine is a real-time fraud prevention product for financial technology and Web3 customers.

5

Funding Rounds

$127.1m

Money raised

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AimBrain

User authentication and fraud prevention with biometric Identity-as-a-Service. AimBrain provides face, voice, lipsync, behavior and anomaly detection modules.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

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Fingerprint

Fingerprint is a developer of an application programming interface designed for fraud detection on the modern web.

3

Funding Rounds

$44.0m

Money raised

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Elliptic

Elliptic is a blockchain security company founded by Tom Robinson, Adam Joyce, and James Smith.

19

Funding Rounds

$293.0m

Money raised

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KnowBe4

KnowBe4 is a Clearwater, Florida-based platform for security awareness training and simulated phishing attacks.

4

Funding Rounds

$635.0m

Money raised

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CARTO

CARTO is a developer of a platform turning spatial data into delivery routes, behavioral marketing, and strategic development.

2

Funding Rounds

$122.0m

Money raised

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Feedzai

Feedzai is a San Mateo, California-based Information Technology & Services company.

8

Funding Rounds

$276.2m

Money raised

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Forter

Forter provides new generation fraud prevention to meet the challenges faced by modern enterprise e-commerce. Only Forter provides fully automated, real-time Decision as a Service fraud prevention, with approve/decline decisions backed by a 100% chargeback guarantee. The system eliminates the need for rules, scores or manual reviews, making fraud prevention friction-free. The result is fraud prevention that is invisible to buyers and empowers merchants with increased approvals, smoother checkout and the near elimination of false positives - meaning more sales and happier customers. Behind the scenes, Forter's machine learning technology combines advanced cyber intelligence with behavioral and identity analysis to create a multi-layered fraud detection mechanism. The result is best for online merchants, and best for online customers.

6

Funding Rounds

$525.0m

Money raised

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Quantexa

Quantexa is a company that enables institutions to make better decisions using their data.

8

Funding Rounds

$373.3m

Money raised

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Veriff

Veriff is a company founded in 2015 by Kaarel Kotkas.

7

Funding Rounds

$192.3m

Money raised

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Signifyd

Signifyd is a SaaS-based, enterprise-grade fraud technology solution for e-commerce stores.

7

Funding Rounds

$409.0m

Money raised

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CipherTrace

CipherTrace is a Menlo Park, California-based cybersecurity company developing security solutions for the cryptocurrency industry.

4

Funding Rounds

$80.2m

Money raised

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Attestiv

Attestiv verifies the authenticity of digital media and data.

4

Funding Rounds

$9.8m

Money raised

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FRISS

Friss is a company that develops fraud detection and risk assessment software for P&C Insurance companies.

6

Funding Rounds

$171.3m

Money raised

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BioCatch

BioCatch is a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity company developing behavioral biometrics and human-device interactions analysis to build user and data protections.

2

Funding Rounds

$175.0m

Money raised

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Deduce

Deduce is a New York City-based cybersecurity company.

3

Funding Rounds

$21.9m

Money raised

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Scytl

Scytl develops secure electronic voting and electoral modernization solutions for the public and private sectors.

3

Funding Rounds

$31.4m

Money raised

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Transmit Security

Transmit Security is a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity company offering a low code platform for authentication, trust, and identity management.

2

Funding Rounds

$583.0m

Money raised

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Featurespace

Featurespace is the world-leader in Adaptive Behavioural Analytics and creator of the ARIC platform for fraud and risk management. The ARIC platform a real-time machine learning software system monitors individual behaviours and detects anomalies to catch new fraud attacks as they happen. The increased accuracy of understanding customer behaviour simultaneously reduces the number of genuine customers whose purchases and transactions are incorrectly declined. Customers include TSYS, Ally Bank, Worldpay, Playtech, Paddy Power Betfair, Vocalink Zapp, CashFlows and William Hill. To find out more visit: www.featurespace.com

6

Funding Rounds

$181.6m

Money raised

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Ravelin

Platform providing smart fraud detection and prevention to stop online payment fraud.

3

Funding Rounds

$52.0m

Money raised

Emailage logo

Emailage

Emailage is a developer of fraud prevention and identity verification technology used to make transactions easier and secure.

3

Funding Rounds

$25.7m

Money raised

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CHEQ (advertising company)

The Go-to-Market security suite, trusted by over 12,000 customers to protect their funnels, sites and analytics from bots and fake users.

5

Funding Rounds

$174.0m

Money raised

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Chargeback

Chargeback has pioneered real-time dispute resolution executing its mission to fully disrupt the current status quo of manual labor and outsourced dispute management. Internal teams at Dicks Sporting Goods, Turo, FanDuel, TripAdvisor and Sling TV are using Chargeback's SaaS-based dispute management platform to lower dispute rates, improve win-rates and reduce labor costs. These three key benefits work together to minimize the bottom line hit merchants receive from the fraudulent and accidental use of credit card disputes.

1

Funding Rounds

$6.6m

Money raised

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SentiLink

A technology company that has developed a solution for fraud detection management.

2

Funding Rounds

$84.0m

Money raised

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Quantifind

Quantifind enables financial crimes/fraud analysts and investigators to make better decisions, faster, with intelligent automation.

2

Funding Rounds

$44.0m

Money raised

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EverC

EverC (previously EverCompliant) is a leading provider of cyber intelligence that allows acquiring banks and payment service providers (PSP) to manage cyber risk.

3

Funding Rounds

$44.5m

Money raised

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ThreatMetrix

ThreatMetrix is a San Jose, California-based cybersecurity company developing an integrated digital identity platform to reduce transaction friction.

5

Funding Rounds

$56.4m

Money raised

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BitNinja Security

BitNinja Security is a Debrecen, Hungary-based company offering security information and event management (SIEM) software.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

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iovation

iovation is a company founded in 2004.

1

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

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Rippleshot

Rippleshot is a Chicago-based data protection company offering fraud and risk management software founded in 2012 by Canh Tran, Yueyu Fu and Randal Cox.

4

Funding Rounds

$8.2m

Money raised

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NetGuardians

NetGuardians is a leading Fintech company recognized for its unique approach to fraud and risk assurance solutions.

3

Funding Rounds

$38.2m

Money raised

Dropin Inc logo

Dropin Inc

Dropin Inc is a Los Angeles-based insurance company that provides its users with access to AI-enhanced video streaming platform for visual evidence when making decisions.

2

Funding Rounds

$200.0k

Money raised

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Smyte

Smyte is a company providing Software-as-a-Service solution offering trust and safety as a service for websites and mobile applications. It is now part of Twitter.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.0m

Money raised

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Arkose Labs

Arkose Labs' Fraud and Abuse Platform combines Telemetry and adaptive Enforcement Challenges to break down the ROI of fraudsters and protect digital businesses.

3

Funding Rounds

$98.0m

Money raised

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Doppel

Doppel is a real-time, cross-chain monitoring platform for detecting NFT fraud -- starting with counterfeits

2

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

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DataVisor

DataVisor is a researching and developing company with focus in fraud management.

4

Funding Rounds

$54.5m

Money raised

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Ripjar

Data intelligence platform that helps global institutions manage strategic risks.

3

Funding Rounds

$69.7m

Money raised

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The ID Co.

Platform helping businesses onboard customers using Open Bank data to address credit risk and affordability issues.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

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Coalesce.ai

Coalesce.ai is a software application that automates tedious, manual workflows in financial services firms (e.g., email surveillance and document processing). Coalesce.ai's technology, User Defined Machine Learning (UDML), allows end-users to teach the software to filter, analyze, and process data without the need for programming.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

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nSure.ai

nSure.ai is a company developing an AI-powered fraud prevention platform for high-risk digital transactions.

2

Funding Rounds

$24.8m

Money raised

Trunarrative Ltd logo

Trunarrative Ltd

Trunarrative Ltd is a platform for fraud detection founded in 2016.

1

Funding Rounds

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Shield

Shield is an end-to-end fraud management solution that blocks fraudulent activities such as account takeovers, fake accounts creation, fraudulent payments, loyalty fraud and more.

2

Funding Rounds

$25.5m

Money raised

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VU Security

VU Security is a company founded in 2007.

2

Funding Rounds

$13.0m

Money raised

Seon logo

Seon

Seon is a real-time transaction fraud prevention platform founded in 2017.

3

Funding Rounds

$201.1m

Money raised

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FraudScope

FraudScope is an AI-assisted platform that accelerates the identification of fraud, waste, and abuse.

3

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

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Unit21

Unit21 fights financial crime by providing solutions for anti-money laundering.

1

Funding Rounds

$13.0m

Money raised

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AU10TIX

AU10TIX's smart forensic-level ID authentication technology links physical and digital identities, meets compliance mandates, and ensures your customers know their trust and safety come first.

2

Funding Rounds

$80.0m

Money raised

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ThirdWatch

ThirdWatch is an artificial Intelligence company founded in 2016 by Adarsh Jain.

1

Funding Rounds

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Inscribe (company)

Inscribe provides an API helping companies detect fraudulent documents.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.0m

Money raised

FiVerity, Inc. logo

FiVerity, Inc.

FiVerity develops and markets AI and Machine Learning solutions that detect sophisticated forms of cyber fraud.

3

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

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SpyCloud

SpyCloud offers early warning solutions to businesses to prevent compromises on employee and customer account.

6

Funding Rounds

$84.5m

Money raised

Pixalate logo

Pixalate

Pixalate is an omni-channel fraud intelligence company that works with brands and platforms to prevent invalid traffic and improve ad inventory quality.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.6m

Money raised

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Formotiv

Formotiv is a behavioral intelligence company developing digital body language as a method to predict and prevent risk and fraud.

3

Funding Rounds

$11.7m

Money raised

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NS8

NS8 is a Las Vegas-based cybersecurity company developing a fraud prevention platform using behavioral analytics and real-time scoring.

4

Funding Rounds

$278.4m

Money raised

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Fraugster

Artificial intelligence system eliminating fraud and increasing customer profits.

1

Funding Rounds

$14.0m

Money raised

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Vesta

Originally named Carrier Services Incorporated (CSI), Vesta was founded on selling and recharging prepaid long distance under our own brand name, 1-800-PREPAID. In 1999, the Company responded to changing market conditions by shifting its business model to provide fraud management, payment processing, customer service, and program management for prepaid products offered by major telecom carriers and other stored value clients.

1

Funding Rounds

$125.0m

Money raised

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Resistant AI

Resistant AI protects against evolving online fraud. We connect the dots to provide a new layer of trust and performance for our clients' systems.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.8m

Money raised

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Conatix

Conatix was formed to apply recent advances in AI and other fields of technology to insider fraud, one of the most intractable problems in cybersecurity.

4

Funding Rounds

$89.0k

Money raised

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Zighra

Zighra is a company founded in 2009 by Deepak Dutt.

1

Funding Rounds

Revelock (Bugaroo) logo

Revelock (Bugaroo)

Revelock (formerly buguroo) enables financial services and fintech companies to reveal and respond to online identity impersonation & manipulation attacks without hindering the customer experience.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.1m

Money raised