# Difenz

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/difenz

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Bangalore, India
- Website: www.difenz.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $0.6M
- Latest round: Seed (Dec 1, 2021)
- Investors on record: 1

## About

Based in Bengaluru, India, and founded in 2020 by co-founders Mohan Kothandaraman, Madhu Srinivas, and Sivaram Jayaraman, CGRA Private Limited, doing business as Difenz, operates as a provider of fraud detection software, offering real-time transaction monitoring and risk management solutions to financial institutions and payment processors. In February 2024, Signzy Technologies Private Limited, a portfolio company of Sapphire Ventures, Gaja Capital Partners, Kalaari Capital, Contrarian Drishti Partners, Vertex Ventures, Stellaris Venture Partners, Kstart Capital, and Arkam Ventures, acquired Difenz from 8i Ventures in a combination of cash and stocks.

The company provides a fraud detection platform that offers real-time transaction monitoring to financial organizations. The platform services include rule management with custom rule creation, ML and AI-powered transaction scoring, and simple API integration. Moreover, the firm offers solutions such as extensive user and merchant profiling, anti-money laundering (AML) monitoring, and support for multiple transaction types and channels. Additionally, the company also provides services such as customizable dashboards and reports, integration with external ML models, and predictive modeling for reporting.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Dec 1, 2021, $0.2M — 8i Ventures
- Seed, Oct 27, 2020, $0.4M — 8i Ventures

## Investors

- 8i Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/8i-ventures) — Seed