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Reality Defender

Reality Defender

Private
New York City, New YorkCybersecurityhttps://www.realitydefender.com/

Last Round

Strategic

Apr 3, 2025

Total Funding Raised

$66M

Momentum

Top 10%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Reality Defender is a cybersecurity company that offers a deepfake-detection platform designed to identify and evaluate risks linked to deceptive media content in real-time.

Sector

Cybersecurity

Verticals

Application Security, Compliance & Risk, Digital Identity, Threat Intelligence, Computer Vision

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS, Usage-Based SaaS

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

deepfake detectionsynthetic media analysisAI fraud preventiondeepfake defenseidentity verificationmultimodal detectionAPI for developersthreat intelligenceenterprise securitymisinformation mitigationAI safetysynthetic media detectiondeepfake scannerAI securitydigital trust

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Reality Defender Comps

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Reality Defender comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Reality Defender Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
StrategicApr 3, 2025
Series AOct 22, 2024
Series AOct 17, 2023
SeedMar 22, 2022

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Ali Shahriyari

Co-Founder Chief Innovation Officer

Founding Team

Ben Colman

Co-Founder CEO

Founding Team

Alex Lisle

Chief Technology Officer

Executive Team

Reality Defender Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Reality Defender investors
InvestorRounds
Jefferies Family OfficeSeries A
ZillionizeSeed
AI GrantSeries A
Fusion FundStrategic
Rackhouse Venture CapitalSeries A
ex/anteSeries A
IBM VenturesSeries A

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  • Apr 3, 2026

    Orange Business Services will utilize deepfake detection capabilities.

  • Mar 26, 2026

    Added Mediacorp Pte Ltd. as a customer.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersNew York City, New York
Employee Range83
Year Founded2021
Last FundingApr 3, 2025

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