Riskified

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Riskified
Company type Public Company
NYSE:  RSKD (Class A)
Industry
Founded2012;12 years ago (2012)
Headquarters
Key people
  • Eido Gal (CEO)
  • Assaf Feldman (CTO)
ProductsFraud prevention
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$229.1 million (2021)
Decrease2.svgUS$−55.4 million (2021)
Decrease2.svgUS$−178.9 million (2021)
Total assets Increase2.svgUS$600.6 million (2021)
Total equity Increase2.svgUS$528.9 million (2021)
Number of employees
768 (Dec 2021)
Website www.riskified.com
Footnotes /references
[1]

Riskified is a publicly traded company that provides software as a service (SaaS) fraud and chargeback prevention technology. [2]

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History

Riskified’s technology uses behavioral analysis, elastic linking, proxy detection, and machine learning to detect and prevent fraud. [3] Riskified backs transactions approved by its technology with a chargeback 100% money-back guarantee in the event of fraud. [4]

Riskified was founded in 2012 by Eido Gal and Assaf Feldman. [5] As of 2018, Riskified secured $63.7 million in funding. [6] In November 2019, Riskified announced a Series E funding round of $165 million, led by General Atlantic and joined by Fidelity Management & Research, Winslow Capital, and existing investors. [7] [8]

On July 28, 2021, Riskified launched its initial public offering on the NYSE, valuing the company at $4.3 billion. [9]

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References

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