Last updated 2026-08-12
- Acquired by Visa for $2.4B, Aug 2026
- Raised $2.4B Series E led by Visa, Aug 2026
- Raised $750M Secondary led by Permira, Feb 2024
Total raised
$3.5B
Last: D Round 2023-11
Stage
Acquired
Founded
2011
Headcount
400
HQ
Tel Aviv, Israel
Sector
Cyber Security
About
BioCatch is a cybersecurity company that delivers behavioral biometrics, analyzing human-device interactions to protect users and data. It provides behavioral biometrics solutions that analyze online user behavior to prevent fraud, detect impersonation, and provide digital identity verification and security for financial institutions and other organizations. The company's platform, BioCatch Connect, unites real-time telemetry, behavioral analysis, and predictive intelligence to detect and prevent account opening fraud, account takeover, social engineering scams, and mule accounts. BioCatch serves over 350 financial institutions globally, including more than 30 of the world's top 100 banks, protecting over 680 million accounts worldwide.
Funding history · 11 rounds · $3.5B total
2026-08
E Round
$2.4B
★ VisaPermiraother shareholders
2024-02
Secondary
$750.0M
★ Permira★ Macquarie Capital★ Permira Growth Opportunities★ Permira Growth Opportunities IISapphire VenturesMaverick VenturesBain Capital Tech Opportunities
2023-11
Secondary
$70.0M
★ Sapphire Ventures
2023-05
Secondary
$40.0M
★ Permira★ Permira Growth OpportunitiesSapphire VenturesPermira Growth Opportunities II
2020-09
D Round Extension
$20.0M
★ Citi★ HSBC★ Barclays★ LIP Ventures★ Industry Ventures★ American Express Ventures★ National Australia Bank (NAB)OurCrowdCreditEaseMaverick VenturesNational Australia Bank
2020-04
D Round
$145.0M
★ Bain Capital★ Bain Capital Tech OpportunitiesothersOurCrowdCreditEaseIndustry VenturesMaverick VenturesMaverick Ventures IsraeIAmerican Express Ventures
2018-03
C Round
$30.0M
★ Maverick VenturesothersOurCrowdCreditEaseKreos CapitalJoule VenturesJANVEST CapitalNexStar PartnersMaverick Ventures IsraeIAmerican Express Ventures
2016-05
B Round Extension
$7.0M
★ OurCrowd
2014-06
B Round
$10.0M
★ OurCrowd★ Blumberg CapitalJoule VenturesJanvest Capital Partners
2013-09
A Round
$1.0M
★ Joule Ventures★ Decacorn Capital★ Janvest Capital Partners
2012-03
Seed
$600K
★ Joule Ventures★ Janvest Capital Partners
Q&A
- What is BioCatch's primary business?
- BioCatch provides behavioral biometrics cybersecurity solutions that analyze online user behavior to prevent fraud, detect impersonation, and provide digital identity verification and security for financial institutions and other organizations.
- When was BioCatch founded and where is its headquarters?
- BioCatch was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
- What is the employee count for BioCatch?
- BioCatch has 201-500 employees.
- What was BioCatch's most recent funding round?
- In October 2023, BioCatch completed a Secondary Round of funding, raising $70,000,000. Permira and Sapphire Ventures were among the investors.
- What is the total amount of funding BioCatch has raised to date?
- BioCatch has raised a total of $253,000,000 in funding.
- Has BioCatch made any acquisitions?
- Yes, BioCatch acquired AimBrain in February 2020.
- What is the status of BioCatch regarding acquisition?
- BioCatch is currently listed as acquired. It was acquired by Visa in August 2026 for $2,400,000,000.
- Who are the founders of BioCatch?
- The founders of BioCatch are Avi Turgeman, Uri Rivner, and Benny Rosenbaum.
- Who is the current CEO of BioCatch?
- The current Chief Executive Officer of BioCatch is Gadi Mazor.
Team · 21
Avi Turgeman
Founder · Founder & CTO
Benny Rosenbaum
Founder · Founder
Uri Rivner
Founder · Founder & Chief Cyber Officer
Anna Nuriel
Vice President, HR
Dominik Pozny
Principal at Permira
Stefan Dziarski
Partner and Co-Head of Permira Growth Opportunities
Ran Maidan
Senior Adviser and Head of Israel at Permira
Liat Nadai Arad
Chief Transformation Officer at Tel Aviv Medical Center
Sallie Krawcheck
CEO and Co-founder of Ellevest
Daniel Frankenstein
Board Member
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Cyber Security
Technologies
Target customers
Business model
SaaS
Highlights
Patents
Tags
financial-institutionsauthenticationiamtransactionsmobile-securityanomaly-detectionpaymentsbehavior-analyticsbiometricscyber-securityinsurance-companiesartificial-intelligencemachine-learninganti-fraudidentity-verificationunicorn-2023
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
External links
| Website | biocatch.com |
|---|---|
| linkedin.com/company/2689103 | |
| X / Twitter | twitter.com/biocatch |
| Wikipedia | he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%A5' |
| Wikidata | wikidata.org/wiki/Q123498788 |
Identifiers & details
| Legal name | BIOCATCH, INC. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Employees (exact) | 400 |
| Wikidata QID | Q123498788 |
Acquisitions & public offerings
Acquired by Visa 2026-08 $2.4B
| Acquired | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AimBrain | 2020-02 |
Radar intelligence
Open jobs — lever
| Total open | 13 |
|---|---|
| Remote | 0 |
| By department | Solutions (3), Sales & Marketing (5), R&D (5) |
| By location | Australia (1), Netherlands (1), Saudi Arabia (1), India (1), United Arab Emirates (1), United States (1), Tel-Aviv (5), Spain (2) |
| Title | Location | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement Manager, APAC | Australia | Solutions |
| Senior Sales Manager, Benelux | Netherlands | Sales & Marketing |
| Sales Account Director, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | Sales & Marketing |
| Pre-sales Consultant, India | India | Sales & Marketing |
| Pre-sales Consultant, GCC | United Arab Emirates | Sales & Marketing |
| Threat Analyst | United States | Solutions |
| Web Solutions Engineer | Tel-Aviv | Solutions |
| Senior DevOps Infra Engineer | Tel-Aviv | R&D |
| Sales Account Manager Iberia | Spain | Sales & Marketing |
| Senior Data Engineer | Tel-Aviv | R&D |
| Senior Backend Engineer (Data Platform Group) | Tel-Aviv | R&D |
| Data Scientist | Tel-Aviv | R&D |
Patents
| EPO | 77 |
|---|
Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | biocatch.com |
|---|
Wikidata
| QID | Q123498788 |
|---|
Certificate / subdomain footprint
| Subdomains | 200 |
|---|
Israeli Companies Registrar (רשם החברות / ICA)
| Registrar # (ח.פ.) | 514522895 |
|---|---|
| Status | פעילה |
| Corp type | ישראלית חברה פרטית |
| Incorporated | 2010-11-21 |
| Purpose | לעסוק בכל עיסוק חוקי |
| Liability | מוגבלת |
| In violation (unfiled) | no |
| Last annual report | 2026 |
| Active charges / liens | 3 |
| Registry events | 10 — shares_capital (5), annual_report (1), violation (1), charge (3) |
| Registered address | דרך בגין 136 תל אביב - יפו |
Recent registry events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | הקצאת מניות |
| 2026-06-28 | דו~ח שנתי |
| 2026-06-28 | עדכון הפרה |
| 2025-11-24 | רישום שעבוד |
| 2026-04-12 | רישום שעבוד |
| 2026-07-06 | שינוי בהרכב הון - מניות-הפחתת הון מוקצה |
| 2026-02-04 | רישום שעבוד |
| 2026-02-04 | העברת מניות |
| 2026-02-03 | שינוי בהרכב הון - מניות-הפחתת הון רשום |
| 2026-02-03 | שינוי בהרכב הון - מניות-שינוי ערך נקוב |