Bureau

Bureau

Fraud prevention and trusted transaction processing

Overview

Bureau.id provides a secure fintech platform that reduces fraud and friction in payments to help businesses convert more potential customers into paying customers. It uses its Trust Network and Tokenized Intelligence to assess risk in real time by drawing on data from a network of about 500 million users, allowing fast, transparent transaction approvals. The platform includes a Chargeback Protection Guarantee to help recover losses from fraudulent chargebacks, which is especially valuable for e-commerce and online retailers. Businesses integrate Bureau.id through a well-documented API and smooth onboarding, with data protection at the core (ISO27001:2013 certified). Bureau.id differentiates itself through its large, active data network, real-time risk scoring, and built-in chargeback protection, aiming to give merchants lower fraud, higher conversion, and clearer transactional trust.

About Bureau

Simplify's Rating
Why Bureau is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Fintech

Cybersecurity

Financial Services

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$50.7M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2020

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What believers are saying

  • GMO VenturePartners added $4.5 million on July 2, 2026, extending Series A.
  • Bureau now claims 195+ countries and 2,000+ document types across onboarding.
  • Vanita Pandey joined May 14, 2025, strengthening global GTM across the Americas.

What critics are saying

  • Sift, SEON, Signifyd, Riskified, Alloy, and Persona crowd Bureau's core market.
  • Bureau still depends on expansion funding; July 2026 round closed only $20.5 million total.
  • If AI fraud detection commoditizes, Bureau loses pricing power and becomes a feature.

What makes Bureau unique

  • Bureau fuses device intelligence, behavioral biometrics, and identity data into one risk decision.
  • Its July 2, 2026 funding round backs global expansion and faster product launches.
  • Bureau Device ID launched June 19, 2026 to target AI-driven fraud rings.

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Funding

Total Funding

$50.7M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

4 Rounds

Series B funding is typically for startups that have proven their business model and need more funding to expand rapidly—often by entering new markets or adding more products. Investors are usually venture capital firms that specialize in later-stage investments.
Series B Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

$35M
$30M
Bureau
$45M
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$65M
Substack
$100M
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Benefits

Health Insurance

Professional Development Budget

Company Equity

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

3%
JD Supra
May 22nd, 2025
Rescission of CFPB's 2022 Interpretive Rule: A Shift in the Scope of State Enforcement Authority Under the CFPA

The CFPB stated that while some states had joined the Bureau in alleging violations of enumerated federal consumer financial laws, few had pursued non-UDAAP claims in their own CFPA actions.

Indian Television Dot Com Pvt Ltd
May 15th, 2025
Bureau appoints Vanita Pandey as CMO to steer global marketing and GTM strategy

MUMBAI: Identity and risk decisioning platform Bureau has appointed Vanita Pandey as its chief marketing officer to lead its global go-to-market strategy amid a phase of rapid international expansion.

Leads on Trees
May 14th, 2025
Bureau Secures $50M for AI Identity Revolution

Bureau has secured a $50 million Series B funding round to advance its AI-driven no-code identity solutions. The company is likely focusing on areas such as digital security services, fraud detection tools, compliance software, data analytics solutions, and user authentication solutions.

FF News
Jan 3rd, 2025
Bureau Secures $30M to Combat Fraud

Bureau has raised $30 million in Series B funding to combat global fraud losses, which have reached $486 billion annually. Led by Sorenson Capital with participation from PayPal Ventures and others, the funding will enhance Bureau's AI-driven fraud prevention platform and support its expansion into new markets. The platform integrates device intelligence, behavioral AI, and identity data to prevent sophisticated fraud, benefiting sectors like banking, fintech, gaming, and e-commerce.

623 PC Technology Services
Dec 18th, 2024
Bureau, which offers tools to prevent user identity fraud, raised a $30M Series B led by Sorenson Capital, a source says at a ~$150M valuation (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters)

Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: Bureau, which offers tools to prevent user identity fraud, raised a $30M Series B led by Sorenson Capital, a source says at a ~$150M valuation - Cybersecurity startup Bureau has secured $30 million in a funding round led by Sorenson Capital to expand its presence in new markets, it said on Wednesday.

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