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Cybersecurity company providing AI-powered bot management and account security for enterprises, preventing online fraud.
Arkose Labs has raised $99.0M across 4 funding rounds.
Key people at Arkose Labs.
Arkose Labs has raised $99.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Based in San Mateo, California, Arkose Labs develops AI-powered cybersecurity and bot management solutions designed to prevent online fraud, account takeovers, and automated attacks across various digital platforms. The enterprise software-as-a-service platform utilizes real-time risk assessments and interactive three-dimensional challenges to distinguish human users from malicious bots, making large-scale credential stuffing economically unviable for threat actors. The company protects billions of user sessions globally and has secured over $114 million in total funding, which includes a $70 million Series C round to expand its international operations across multiple global offices. Arkose Labs is backed by notable institutional and corporate investors such as SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Microsoft's M12, and PayPal Ventures, while providing security infrastructure for major enterprise clients including Roblox and OpenAI. The organization was originally established in 2015 by co-founders Kevin Gosschalk and Matthew Ford.
Key people at Arkose Labs.
Arkose Labs has raised $99.0M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $70.0M Series C in May 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2021 | $70M Series C | Softbank Group | Andreessen Horowitz, Floodgate, Granite Ventures, Jeff Richards, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Systemiq Capital, Carl Showalter, M12, PayPal Ventures, Basil Darwish | Announced |
| Mar 1, 2020 | $22M Series B | Nagraj Kashyap | Andreessen Horowitz, Floodgate, Granite Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Jeff Richards, Pelion Venture Partners, Polaris Partners, Social Impact Capital, Softbank Group, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Sony Innovation Fund, Systemiq Capital, Steve Krausz, U.S. Venture Partners, Zetta Venture Partners, Carl Showalter, PayPal Ventures | Announced |
| Sep 1, 2018 | $6M Series A | U.S. Venture Partners | Menlo Ventures, Pelion Venture Partners, Polaris Partners, Steve Krausz, Zetta Venture Partners | Announced |
| Jul 27, 2017 | $1M Seed Plus | — | Brendan Brummer, Leon Brummer, Brisbane Angels, Sequoia Financial Group | Announced |
Arkose Labs has raised $99.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Arkose Labs's investors include Softbank Group, Andreessen Horowitz, Floodgate, Granite Ventures, Jeff Richards, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Systemiq Capital, Carl Showalter, M12, PayPal Ventures, Basil Darwish, Nagraj Kashyap.
Arkose Labs is a fraud prevention and account security company that builds an AI-powered platform to detect, prevent, and neutralize online threats like bots, account takeovers, fake account creation, and AI-driven attacks.[1][2][4][5][6] It serves enterprises such as top banks, Microsoft, Meta, and Roblox, solving the problem of escalating cyberfraud by distinguishing genuine users from attackers through real-time risk intelligence, behavioral analysis, and dynamic enforcement challenges that undermine fraudsters' ROI.[1][2][3][5] The platform combines detection (Arkose Detect for anomaly spotting) with mitigation (Arkose Enforce for targeted responses), backed by global data from 90% of internet traffic every 20 minutes, 24/7 SOC support, and million-dollar warranties.[1][2][3] Growth momentum includes recognition as the 195th fastest-growing U.S. company on the 2021 Inc. 5000 list and a 2025 Cybersecurity Breakthrough Award for email security innovation.[4][5]
Founded in 2017 by Kevin Gosschalk (CEO) and Matthew Ford (VP of Product), Arkose Labs emerged from the founders' deep expertise in combating fraud, aiming to disrupt the fraud economy by introducing friction to attackers' operations rather than just mitigating damage.[2][4] Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices in Brisbane, London, and globally across APAC, EMEA, Central America, and South America, the company quickly gained traction through its customer-centric approach and investment from M12 (Microsoft's venture fund).[2][5] A pivotal moment came with the hiring of Brett Johnson, a former "US Most Wanted" cybercriminal, as Chief Criminal Officer to leverage insider insights on fraudster motivations.[4]
Arkose Labs rides the surge in AI-powered cybercrime, where fraud grows in sophistication amid rising bot traffic and organized networks like Storm-1152, countering it by "bankrupting the business of fraud" through ROI disruption.[2][3][5] Timing is ideal as enterprises face mounting account security needs—90% of internet traffic scanned every 20 minutes provides unmatched global intel—amid market forces like regulatory pressures and AI threats (e.g., LLM-driven scraping).[1][5] It influences the ecosystem by partnering with CISOs to neutralize threats proactively, enabling secure digital growth for consumer brands and fintechs while setting a standard for accountable, intelligence-sharing fraud defense.[1][3][5]
Arkose Labs is poised to expand its platform with deeper AI integrations, like enhanced email intelligence and defenses against emerging Agentic AI attacks, solidifying its lead in proactive fraud deterrence.[5][6] Trends such as AI-bot proliferation and global fraud networks will amplify demand, potentially driving further awards, partnerships, and scalability for its unified ecosystem.[1][4][5] As cybercrime evolves, Arkose's intent-focused, friction-inducing model—pioneered by its expert team—will likely reshape online security, empowering enterprises to protect revenue-driving experiences without compromising user trust, fulfilling its mission to upend the fraud economy.[2][3]
