TypingDNA raises $1.5M seed round to fuel international expansion of typing biometrics technology

TypingDNA, the winner of the fintech competition of Gala NOCASH in 2018, uses a biometrics authentication technology that recognize people by the way they type on desktop keyboards and mobile devices. The company’s technology—known as typing biometrics—improves security through passive authentication and frictionless 2FA.

TypingDNA has raised $1.5M in seed round funding from European venture firm GapMinder Venture Partners, as well as several international investors from U.S., U.K., and European Union.

„The company plans to use the funds to improve their technology and expand their presence in the financial and enterprise sectors. TypingDNA will also build new partnerships and increase awareness of their passive online fraud prevention capabilities.”, according to the press release.

A Techstars NYC ‘18 company, TypingDNA is an innovative AI tech and game changer in behavioral biometrics started in 2016 in Romania by entrepreneur and data scientist Raul Popa. TypingDNA has clients in the U.S. and Europe.

In 2018, the company began partnering with identity access management (IAM) providers and security companies. TypingDNA also works directly with banks and other financial service providers to improve online fraud detection.

“We are now setting new standards in the industry. Our goal is to be the number-one provider of typing biometrics technology. We are focused on striking more partnerships with major players in identity, authentication, two-factor authentication (2FA) and fraud prevention”, says Raul Popa, CEO of TypingDNA.

In just two years, the company has won a number of awards, including “Best Newcomer”, “Best Startup”, “Best Fintech Startup”, “Disrupt100” and “EUTop50”. Recently, TypingDNA launched a Chrome extension alternative to Google Authenticator that won ProductHunt Product of the Day.

„We are constantly looking in the areas which can make a strong statement in what we call change, and AI is one of the main areas where we put our eyes and money. TypingDNA biometrics technology is using proprietary pattern recognition, anomaly detection and one shot learning algorithms, adding a lot of value to the bottom line. We feel TypingDNA is at the forefront of the ‘AI-first’ wave,” says Cosmin Ochisor, Partner at GapMinder, a Seed and Series A fund focused on investing in innovative AI technologies developed in Eastern Europe.

The financing round also includes previous investor Gecad Ventures, Techstars NYC alumni and mentors fund, angel investors with network and domain expertise in banking, financial services, enterprise, AI and cybersecurity, as well as founders of hypergrowth startups DataDog, WayUp and UiPath.

About TypingDNA

TypingDNA (a Techstars-backed company) is an established, behavioral biometrics SaaS company that offers highly accurate typing biometrics solutions. The company’s AI-based technology makes it easier to prevent fraudulent activity such as identity theft through keystroke dynamics. TypingDNA’s existing commercialized product recognizes people based on the way they type, which offers a non-obtrusive security measure that doesn’t require any special equipment.