Darwinium Company Research Report
Company Overview
Name
Darwinium
Mission of the Company
To better protect digital businesses and the customers they serve from the harmful effects of fraud and abuse, ensuring a safe, fair, and accessible internet for everyone.
Founded
No information is available.
Founders
- Alisdair Faulkner
- Ben Davey
- Caleb Moore
- Colin Goldie
- Ananth Gundabattula
Key People
- Alisdair Faulkner: CEO and Co-Founder
- Ananth Gundabattula: Co-Founder, Head of Data/Architecture
- Ben Davey: Co-Founder, VP Products
- Caleb Moore: Co-Founder, CTO
- Colin Goldie: Co-Founder, VP Engineering
- Reed Taussig: Board Chairman
- Rebekah Moody: VP Marketing
- Elias Bizannes: Head of Business Operations
Headquarters
- San Francisco, US
- Additional locations in Sydney, AU and London, GB
Number of Employees
11-50
Revenue
No information is available.
What is the Company Known For
Darwinium is known for developing a cyberfraud prevention platform that unites digital security with fraud prevention. The platform provides complete visibility of user behavior across every digital touchpoint, enabling businesses to protect user accounts from fraud, scams, and abuse without compromising online experience or privacy.
Products
Overview
Darwinium offers a comprehensive cyberfraud prevention platform that secures user experiences across web, mobile apps, and APIs by combining real-time analytics, journey-level behavioral analytics, native device fingerprinting, and behavioral biometrics.
Key Products and Their Features
1. Customer Journey Protection
- Description: Combines visibility of user behavior with risk decision-making abilities to protect user journeys without relying on exhaustive engineering resources.
- Features:
- Full visibility of user behavior across digital touchpoints
- Real-time decision making and dynamic tailored remediation
2. Account Security
- Description: Protects every touchpoint in the customer journey by merging unified analytics and actions.
- Features:
- Protection against automated traffic, fake accounts, and stolen identity data
- Seamless integration with third-party identity verification
3. Account Takeover Prevention
- Description: Protects online accounts from takeover by integrating real-time monitoring and decision-making capabilities.
- Features:
- Continuous monitoring
- Behavioral biometrics for anomaly detection
- Digital signatures for device and behavioral biometrics
4. Fraud Prevention
- Description: Provides continuous fraud prevention across every customer journey.
- Features:
- Comprehensive fraud intelligence
- User recognition with digital signatures
- Real-time data usage for decision making
5. Scam Detection
- Description: Identifies social engineering behaviors and scam payment journeys.
- Features:
- Detection of behaviors indicative of authorized push payment (APP) fraud
- Fine-grained behavioral biometrics for anomaly identification
6. Abuse Prevention
- Description: Identifies unwanted behaviors targeting business processes.
- Features:
- Detects anomalies in content
- Protection against abuse of APIs and business logic
Recent Developments
New Products and Features
1. Digital Signatures for Behavioral Biometrics
- Recently added to enhance user recognition and improve account security by analyzing device interactions and behavioral patterns.
New Partnerships
1. Platform & Technology Partnerships
- Collaborations with various service providers to enrich fraud detection capabilities through the Darwinium Marketplace, integrating third-party APIs for comprehensive risk assessment.
Recent Company Milestones
- Funding Rounds
- Raised $18 million in Series A funding on November 18, 2023, to accelerate global adoption of its edge-based digital security and fraud prevention platform.
- Awards
- Won the Ignite Presentation Award at Merchant Risk Council 2023, recognized for innovations in fraud prevention.
Customer Success
- Asaas Case Study
- Improved user recognition to 97% at login using Darwinium’s digital signatures, reducing friction for good customers while improving security.
Public Statements
- Egle Nartautaite, Global Fraud at Pitney Bowes
- Praised the Darwinium platform for its flexibility and innovative approach to meeting business needs.
This report provides a structured overview of Darwinium, focusing on key aspects such as company structure, product offerings, and recent developments. Further specific financial data and detailed company inception history are not available.