Darwinium
Darwinium provides edge-based intent intelligence to prevent digital fraud and abuse across customer journeys.
- Categories
- Fraud and payment fraud prevention, Identity threat detection and response, API security, AI and LLM security
- Based in
- San Francisco, United States
- Ownership
- Private
- Certifications
- SOC 2 Type 2, PCI DSS 3.2.1, ISO 27001
About Darwinium
Darwinium provides a cyberfraud prevention platform that assesses intent across digital journeys. It serves sectors such as fintech, eCommerce, gaming, and banking. The platform analyses behaviour and context in real time to separate genuine users from harmful actors, including bots and AI agents. It is deployed at the edge via content delivery networks, allowing quick updates without code changes. The company says this approach leads to less fraud and greater operational efficiency. Darwinium's platform offers continuous visibility from the first request through login, checkout, and beyond. It unifies security and fraud teams on one system, closing gaps that fraudsters exploit. The platform includes behavioural analytics, device intelligence, and a decision engine that can accept, challenge, or block interactions. It also provides dashboards, interrogation tools, and labels for tracking user behaviour. Darwinium helps businesses protect revenue while maintaining smooth experiences for legitimate customers and their agents.
Products
- Darwinium PlatformA cyberfraud prevention system that assesses intent across web, mobile, API, and MCP traffic.
- Agent Intent DetectionA feature that evaluates behavioural intent of AI agents and applies friction based on risk.
Ownership and deals
- Raised $7mReport on the Darwinium funding round of February 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Raised $18m in a Series A roundInvestor U.S. Venture PartnersReport on the Darwinium funding round of October 2023 (opens in a new tab)
- Raised $10m in a seed roundInvestor Blackbird VenturesReport on the Darwinium funding round of November 2022 (opens in a new tab)
Acquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. Funding rounds from 2022 onwards come from Return on Security's weekly Security, Funded newsletter. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Amounts are in US dollars.