Baselayer Raises $35 Million for its Agentic Identity Technology
What's happening
Baselayer, an identity and risk infrastructure provider used by 1 in 5 US financial institutions, announced a $35 million Series A led by M13 with participation from Torch Capital, Picus Ventures, Afore Capital and Matt Thompson of Socure. Alongside the raise Baselayer unveiled its new Agentic Identity Suite, a product positioned to verify autonomous software agents before they transact. The company is described as a business identity network and fraud intelligence platform in coverage of the round.
Why it's trending
Investor interest is rising as multiple fintech startups tout products to secure 'agentic' AI activity, and Baselayer just timed a $35m round to launch its agent-verification suite.
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- Baselayer raises $35m Series A for new agentic identity suiteFinTech FuturesSep 24
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FinTech Global RegTechSep 24 - 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
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