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Sardine Closes $19.5 Million In Series A Funding From Andreessen Horowitz And Nyca As It Sets A New Standard In Fraud Prevention

PRIVATEFeb 10, 2022

Amount Raised

$19.5 Million

Round Type

Series A

San FranciscoFinancial ServicesPaymentsPrivacy And Security

Description

Sardine, the fraud and compliance platform for fintechs, today announced $19.5 million in Series A funding from Andreessen Horowitz, NYCA, and Experian Ventures to enable companies to protect customers from financial fraud. Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Angela Strange joins XYZ’s Ross Fubini on the Sardine board of directors. Funding comes amid strong growth and company momentum. Since its launch last Spring, Sardine now powers over 50 customers, including some of the largest neobanks (Brex and Chipper Cash), fast growing crypto exchanges (FTX, Luno, and Bakkt), and global NFT and crypto platforms (Abra, Transak, MoonPay, and Candy Digital)

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Sardine raised $19.5 Million in a Series A round, dated February 10, 2022. Sardine is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

How much did Sardine raise?
Sardine raised $19.5 Million in a Series A round on February 10, 2022.
What does Sardine do?
Sardine is a leader in financial crime prevention.
Where is Sardine based and how big is it?
Sardine is based in San Francisco, California, United States. Fundz records about 185 employees.
Who are the decision-makers at Sardine?
Fundz holds 1 contact at Sardine, including the Co-Founder & CEO. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.

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Who else raised in Financial Services and Payments around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Sardine that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • PayMongo raised $31M on March 10, 2022.
  • Parallel Markets raised $7.2M on February 24, 2022.
  • PayMongo raised $31M (Series B) on February 21, 2022.
  • Parallel Markets raised an undisclosed amount (Series A) on February 3, 2022.
  • Nucleus Security raised $20M on March 24, 2022.
  • Nucleus Security raised $20M (Series B) on March 23, 2022.

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Company Information

Company

Sardine

Location

3260 HILLVIEW AVE

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Sardine is a leader in financial crime prevention. Using proprietary device intelligence and behavior biometrics, Sardine applies machine learning to detect and stop fraud before it happens. The platform includes tools for identity verification, fraud prevention and investigation, AML monitoring, and case management. Over 250 companies use Sardine to prevent fake account creation, social engineering scams, account takeovers, bot attacks, payment fraud, and money laundering.

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