AiPrise has raised $12.5m in Series A funding to help businesses streamline Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Business (KYB) processes.
The round was led by Headline, with additional backing from Y Combinator, SixThirty Ventures, Correlation Ventures, and several strategic angel investors. The company, which emerged from Y Combinator’s Summer 2022 batch, has since expanded to over 150 global customers and built a 40-person team. Its client base includes major enterprises such as Bridge (a Stripe company) and D.Local.
AiPrise helps companies manage compliance and onboarding operations across more than 150 countries. Its platform integrates three key components: data from over 80 local registries worldwide, an advanced decisioning and case management system, and AI agents that automate verification and fraud detection. This unified approach allows businesses to onboard customers faster, reduce compliance costs, and mitigate risks associated with fraud and regulatory fragmentation.
The company plans to use the new funding to expand its product suite and team in response to growing global demand. The investment will enable AiPrise to enhance its orchestration capabilities and further develop its intelligent compliance layer that simplifies onboarding for enterprises entering new markets.
AiPrise co-founder and CEO Chaitanya Sarda said, “Global companies shouldn’t have to rebuild compliance infrastructure every time they expand into a new country. We’re thrilled to have the support from Headline, who made a dozen introductions to companies in their network. With this Series A funding, we’re expanding our product and team to meet growing demand. Our goal is to give companies a single, intelligent layer for onboarding and compliance so they can focus on growth while we handle the complexity behind the scenes.”
As for what the company plans to do with the funding, Sarda remarked, “We plan to invest funds in two areas: Product and Sales. Product: We want to build a 21st-century AI-powered compliance tool that automates the entire onboarding process and makes it real-time. Regarding sales, most sales to date have been founder-led. With the latest funding, we plan to build a robust sales team.”
Headline founding partner Thomas Gieselmann said, “When we first met AiPrise, it was clear they weren’t just building another KYC tool. They’re building the orchestration layer global companies need to operate confidently. By converting several prospective customers, we connected them with paying customers. AiPrise has shown both strong product-market fit and the urgency of the problem they’re solving.”
AiPrise co-founder and co-CEO Rushabh Shah said, “Compliance should empower growth, not hold it back. With this funding, we’re building a smarter, unified platform that transforms fragmented, manual processes into secure, scalable solutions. Our mission is to enable global businesses to fight fraud, scale with confidence, and focus on what matters most: their customers.”
The company’s continued growth aligns with a broader industry shift towards global expansion from day one, creating heightened demand for compliance partners capable of adapting to diverse regulations and fast-evolving fraud tactics.
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