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Sardine AI raises $70M Series C to expand AI risk platform for fraud, compliance, and credit underwriting

Sardine AI is revolutionizing fraud prevention and compliance by integrating AI-driven automation into risk management workflows.

Sardine AI raises $70M Series C to expand AI risk platform for fraud, compliance, and credit underwriting
Source: Sardine AI

Company name: Sardine AI
Location: San Francisco, CA
Industry: Fraud Prevention

Funding details:

  • Amount: $70M (bringing total capital raised to $145M)
  • Investors:
    • Lead: Activant Capital
    • Participants: Andreessen Horowitz, Nyca Partners, Google Ventures, Geodesic Capital, Cross Creek Capital, Moody’s Analytics, Experian Ventures, NAventures

Purpose of investment:

  • Expand AI-driven risk management capabilities
  • Develop intelligent agents to automate fraud and compliance operations
  • Reduce manual workloads and costs for financial institutions

Leadership:

Product:
Sardine AI provides an AI-powered risk platform designed to stop fraud in real time, streamline compliance, and unify risk management across enterprises.

Key features:

  • Fraud prevention using device intelligence, behavior biometrics, and machine learning
  • AI-powered automation for compliance and risk operations
  • Seamless integration with enterprise risk teams

Customer base:
More than 300 enterprises across 70+ countries use Sardine AI, including:

  • FIS
  • Ascensus
  • Deel
  • GoDaddy
  • X (formerly Twitter)

Planned AI agents:
The funding will support the expansion of Sardine’s AI risk platform, including:

  • KYC Onboarding Agent to streamline identity verification
  • Sanctions Screening Agent to enhance regulatory compliance
  • Merchant Risk Agent to assess transaction risks
  • Disputes Agent to automate fraud-related dispute resolution

About the company:
Sardine AI is revolutionizing fraud prevention and compliance by integrating AI-driven automation into risk management workflows. Its solutions help financial institutions prevent fraud, stop money laundering, and optimize compliance operations with real-time intelligence.

Future plans:
With this funding, Sardine AI will continue innovating in AI-driven risk management, expand its intelligent agent suite, and scale its global adoption to help enterprises combat fraud and streamline compliance more efficiently.

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