SEON
SEON is a Fraud Prevention & Risk Signals company founded in 2017 and based in Austin, United States. It has raised $187M in total funding, most recently a Series C in 2025.
SEON was founded in January 2017 by Tamás Kádár and Bence Jendruszák and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in London, Budapest and Jakarta. Its platform combines digital-footprint analysis, device intelligence, behavioral biometrics and AI-agent and bot detection with identity verification, customer and payment screening and AML transaction monitoring, all run through one rules and machine-learning decisioning layer. SEON added document verification, liveness and proof-of-address checks in January 2026, built on its real-time fraud signals, so businesses can screen out risky applicants before running a full KYC check. It sells the platform to more than 5,000 businesses. On September 16, 2025, SEON raised an $80 million Series C led by Sixth Street Growth, with IVP, Creandum, Firebolt and Hearst participating, bringing total funding to $187 million.
SEON is a fraud-scoring vendor that moved into identity verification in January 2026, folding both into one onboarding decision. On August 12, 2026, its identity verification was certified under eIDAS 2.0 at the Extended Level of Identity Proofing (ETSI TS 119 461), and Germany's KJM approved it for age verification under German youth-protection law. Customers include betting operator Superbet and Thai cross-border payments company DeeMoney.
At a glance
Total raised
$187M
Headcount
201-500
Headquarters
Austin
United StatesFounded
2017
Status
Private
Subsector
Where SEON ranks
Top 25 Digital Identity companies →Funding history
Total raised
$187M
Rounds tracked
1
Latest stage
Series C
| Date | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2025 | Series C | $80M | — | Sixth Street Growth |
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