Baselayer Raises $35 Million for its Agentic Identity Technology
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Baselayer, an identity and risk infrastructure provider used by one in five US financial institutions, raised a $35 million Series A led by M13 with participation from Torch Capital, Picus Ventures, Afore Capital and Matt Thompson of Socure. Alongside the round Baselayer announced the launch of its Agentic Identity Suite, a product positioned to verify autonomous software (AI agents) before it transacts. The company is framed as a business identity network and fraud intelligence platform addressing agentic risks for financial services.
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Investor interest is clustering around agentic AI risk solutions as banks and lenders race to secure and verify autonomous software before fraud emerges.
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If everyone is shouting about agentic AI agents, the real money may be in verifying them, not building them, Baselayer just raised $35M to prove that point.
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- Baselayer Raises $35 Million for its Agentic Identity Technology
Business identity network and fraud intelligence platform Baselayer has raised $35 million in Series A funding. The round was led by M13 with participation from Torch Capital, Picus Ventures, Afore Capital, and Matt Thompson of fellow Finovate alum Socure. In addition to the investment, Baselayer announced the launch of its Agentic Identity Suite, an interoperable Read more... The post Baselayer R
FinovateSep 23 - Baselayer raises $35 million; rolls out agentic identtity suite
Baselayer, the identity and risk infrastructure company trusted by 1 in 5 financial institutions nationwide, today announced it has raised a $35 million Series A led by M13, with participation from Torch Capital, Picus Ventures, Afore Capital, and Matt Thompson of Socure.
FinextraSep 23 - Baselayer lands $35m to verify AI agents before fraud hits
Baselayer, an identity and risk infrastructure provider used by one in five US financial institutions, has secured $35m in Series A funding and unveiled a product designed to verify autonomous software before it transacts. M13 led the round, joined by Torch Capital, Picus Ventures, Afore Capital and Socure’s Matt Thompson. Alongside the raise, Baselayer introduced […] The post Baselaye
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