Reality Defender - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding

Q: Who invested in Reality Defender?

Reality Defender has 26 investors including Fusion Fund And BNY.

Q: When was the last funding round for Reality Defender?

Reality Defender closed its last funding round on obfuscated from a Venture - Series Unknown round.

Q: How much funding has Reality Defender raised to date?

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Overview

Reality Defender

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Recent Milestones

Raised Funding Round

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Raised Funding Round

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About Reality Defender

CB Rank

1116

Reality Defender is the market leader in deepfake detection. Sign up for free at https://www.realitydefender.com/api

Founded

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Private

Venture - Series Unknown

New York, New York, United States

11-50

realitydefender.com

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Fraud Detection

Identity Management

Network Security

Funding Rounds

Venture - Series Unknown

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Series A

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Non-equity Assistance

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Key People

Brian Levin: Chief Revenue Officer
Past Role: Panaseer, Chief Customer Officer
Ali Shahriyari: CTO & Co-Founder

Details

Legal Name

Reality Defender Inc.

Operating Status

Active

Company Type

For Profit

Founders

Ali Shahriyari, Ben Colman, Gaurav Bharaj

About the Company

Reality Defender is the market leader in deepfake detection, protecting enterprises and governments from realtime deepfake and agentic fraud. Sign up for free access at https://www.realitydefender.com/api

Awards: 2025 - Gartner: Recognized as Market Leader in Deepfake Detection 2025 - JPMorgan: Inducted into Hall of Innovation 2025

- World Economic Forum: Named Technology Pioneer 2025 - USA DIU + Japan MOD: 1st Place "Global Innovation Challenge" 2024 - RSA Conference: 1st Place “Most Innovative Startup” 2024 - SINET16 Innovator Award 2023 - SXSW 1st Place "Artificial Intelligence, Voice, & Robotics Technologies"

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Products & Services

Reality Defender Deepfake Detection Platform

A multimodal detection platform that identifies AI-generated and manipulated content across audio, video, image, and text in real time to prevent fraud and impersonation.

Deepfake Response Playbook: An Executive Guide to Detection, Escalation & Containment

An executive-focused guidance playbook from Reality Defender on detecting, escalating, and containing deepfake threats in corporate environments.

Research & Development

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Financials

Company Funding

Funding Rounds

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Number of Funding Rounds

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Announced Date	Transaction Name	Number of Investors	Money Raised	Lead Investors	Funding Type
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - Reality Defender	5	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Venture - Series Unknown
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Funding Rounds

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Number of Funding Rounds

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Announced Date	Transaction Name	Number of Investors	Money Raised	Lead Investors	Funding Type
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - Reality Defender	5	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Venture - Series Unknown
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Investors

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Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Partners
Fusion Fund	—	Venture Round - Reality Defender	Lu Zhang
Fusion Fund	—	Venture Round - Reality Defender	Lu Zhang
Fusion Fund	—	Venture Round - Reality Defender	Lu Zhang
Fusion Fund	—	Venture Round - Reality Defender	Lu Zhang
Fusion Fund	—	Venture Round - Reality Defender	Lu Zhang