# Reality Defender

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/reality-defender

- Industry: IT Security/Cybersecurity
- Headquarters: New York, US
- Website: www.realitydefender.com
- Total disclosed funding: $37M
- Latest round: Series A (Aug 19, 2024)
- Investors on record: 12

## About

Based in New York, US, and founded in 2021 by co-founders Gaurav Bharaj, Benjamin Colman, and Ali Shahriyari, Reality Defender Inc. operates as a detection platform used by enterprises to flag fake users and fraudulent content such as audio, video, and images. In April 2025, Reality Defender Inc. raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from new investors Bank of New York Mellon Private Equity, Samsung NEXT Ventures and Fusion Fund. Reality Defender Inc.'s product offering includes defender online, defender 360, and API integrations. The company offers comprehensive deepfake scanning and provides real-time scanning across press, social media, and websites related to the company, customers, and employees. The company will use the April 2025 funding to advance AI-driven command and control decision-making to strengthen resilience against information warfare.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Aug 19, 2024, $18M — IBM Ventures, Accenture, Partnership Fund for New York City, Y Combinator, DCVC, Illuminate Financial, Booz Allen Ventures
- Series A, Sep 29, 2023, $19M — Comcast Ventures, Partnership Fund for New York City, DCVC, Parameter Ventures, Rackhouse Venture Capital, AI Grant Fund, ex/ante

## Investors

- Comcast Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/comcast-ventures) — Series A
- Partnership Fund for New York City (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/partnership-fund-for-new-york-city) — Series A
- DCVC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/dcvc) — Series A
- Parameter Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/parameter-ventures) — Series A
- Rackhouse Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/rackhouse-venture-capital) — Series A
- AI Grant Fund — Series A
- ex/ante (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ex-ante) — Series A
- IBM Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ibm-ventures) — Series A
- Accenture — Series A
- Y Combinator (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/y-combinator) — Series A
- Illuminate Financial (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/illuminate-financial) — Series A
- Booz Allen Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/booz-allen-ventures) — Series A