Sardine

Sardine

Fraud prevention and compliance platform

About Sardine

Simplify's Rating
Why Sardine is rated
A+
Rated A+ on Competitive Edge
Rated A on Growth Potential
Rated A+ on Rating Differentiation

Industries

Fintech

Financial Services

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$141.6M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2020

Overview

Sardine.ai specializes in fraud prevention and compliance for banks, retailers, and fintech companies. Its platform offers a suite of products designed to detect fraud patterns, prevent money laundering, and stop scams. Key features include customer due diligence, risk scoring, transaction monitoring, and case management, which help clients reduce fraudulent chargebacks and improve approval rates. Sardine.ai takes on liability and manages disputes, providing a centralized dashboard for compliance operations. What makes Sardine.ai unique is its ability to monitor customer interactions for potential fraud signals, using data from over 35 providers to generate precise risk scores based on behaviors like typing speed and mouse movement. The goal of Sardine.ai is to enhance security and compliance for its clients in the financial services market.

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Sardine raised $70M in Series C funding, boosting its growth potential.
  • Partnerships with companies like Airbase enhance Sardine's fraud management capabilities.
  • The demand for real-time risk scoring is growing, benefiting Sardine's offerings.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from companies like Sonar could challenge Sardine's market position.
  • Partnerships may expose Sardine to risks from partners' financial stability.
  • Rapid tech advancements could render Sardine's offerings less competitive if not updated.

What makes Sardine unique

  • Sardine offers instant settlement for NFT and cryptocurrency transactions, enhancing transaction speed.
  • The platform uses behavioral biometrics to detect fraud through user behavior patterns.
  • Sardine combines data from over 35 providers for precise risk scoring.

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Funding

Total Funding

$141.6M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

4 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Series C funding is usually for startups that are doing well and are looking for more money to fuel major growth, such as acquiring other companies, expanding into global markets, or launching new product lines. Investors typically include larger venture capital firms and private equity.
Series C Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

$50M
$50M
Medium
$62M
SeatGeek
$70M
Sardine
$100M
Oura

Benefits

Generous compensation in cash and equity

7-year for post-termination option exercise (vs. standard 90 days)

Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested

Work from anywhere: Remote-first Culture

Unlimited paid time off and minimum 2 weeks/year of mandatory vacation

100% of health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and 60% for dependents

4% matching in 401k

Company-wide offsites, the last one was at Miami

MacBook Pro delivered to your door

One-time stipend to set up a home office — desk, monitors, etc.

Monthly meal stipend

Monthly health and wellness stipend

Monthly meet-up stipend

Unlimited access to an expert financial advisory

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-4%

1 year growth

-3%

2 year growth

-6%
Business Wire
Feb 12th, 2025
Sardine AI Raises $70M to Make Fraud and Compliance Teams More Productive

Sardine, the leading AI risk platform for fraud, compliance, and credit underwriting, today announced a $70 million Series C funding round, bringing t

PR Newswire
Dec 31st, 2024
Cornerstone Advisors Announces 2024 Gonzobanker Award Winners

Company Hosts Awards Live for First TimeSCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cornerstone Advisors, a leading management and technology consultancy for banks, credit unions and fintech firms, has announced its 24th Annual GonzoBanker Awards, the company's iconic tribute to notable people, companies, technologies and deals in the banking and fintech industries.According to Steve Williams, Cornerstone CEO, banks and credit unions demonstrated remarkable performance this year in the face of accelerating complexity on many fronts, not the least of which was a difficult economic environment. "We salute the 'troublemakers' in the industry who balanced fundamental and complex challenges while continuing to improve customers' financial lives," said Williams.Award categories included the Smarter Banks Awards, designed to celebrate extraordinary financial institutions that have modernized their businesses and grown in focused and strategic ways. These included:The Smarter Bank Hyper-Efficient Award , recognizing groundbreaking efficiency driven by digital self-service, process automation and artificial intelligence, went to Space Coast Credit Union in Melbourne, Fla. Under the leadership of CEO Tim Antonition , the credit union has demonstrated how leaning into new approaches to efficiency can yield a 2.5% non-interest expense/asset ratio in a full-service community credit union.digital self-service, process automation and artificial intelligence, went to Space Coast Credit Union in Under the leadership of CEO , the credit union has demonstrated how leaning into new approaches to efficiency can yield a 2.5% non-interest expense/asset ratio in a full-service community credit union. The Smarter Bank Differentiated Award , recognizing institutions that forge distinct competitive positions and segmented brands, went to CEO Ken Vecchione and the team at Western Alliance Bancorporation

PYMNTS
Dec 26th, 2024
Digital Ids And Financial Services Collaboration Strengthen Proactive Fraud Prevention

As payments become faster, fraudsters hide behind anonymity or concoct identities that seem legitimate, and then scam banks, merchants and individuals out of their money. Among the most effective ways of stopping would-be criminals in their tracks is using advanced technologies and collaboration to spot red flags before the money ever leaves an account — to take action, in other words, upstream. Data — from continuous verification to location to device-level details — is critical, and real-time analysis can help block fraudulent transactions

FF News
Oct 15th, 2024
Experian UK&I Marks Next Step in Fraud Prevention with Sardine Partnership

Experian UK&I today announces a new partnership with Sardine, the leader in behavioural biometrics and device intelligence-based fraud prevention.

PYMNTS
Jul 11th, 2024
Sonar Launches Service Identifying Compromised Customer Data

Fraud data sharing consortium Sonar has launched a new service that helps banks and FinTechs verify if their customer data has been compromised in a breach or used for fraudulent activities. This new service, Red Flag, allows organizations to proactively check if an account’s credentials are exposed on the dark web, Sonar said in a Tuesday (July 9) press release. The Red Flag service not only supports banks and FinTechs that have been directly impacted by breaches, but also protects other organizations, Ravi Loganathan, president of Sonar, said in the release

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