About
Ayasdi (now SymphonyAI Sensa) provides ML-powered AML and financial crime detection. Acquired by SymphonyAI in 2019. HSBC reduced false positives by 20%+ using Ayasdi AML. SymphonyAI won Microsoft Partner of the Year for AI Innovation, RegTech of the Year 2024, and Chartis GenAI Initiatives Award. Customers achieve up to 81x risk-to-alert improvement and 77% reduction in false positives. Founded 2008. Products include SensaAI for AML and Sanctions.
Key Facts
- [1]Funding: Total funding: $98M. Last round: Apr 2015. Stage: Growth.
- [2]Employees: Employee count: 51-200.
- [3]Website: Official website: ayasdi.com.
- [4]AI Technology: Core AI/ML technologies: Predictive ML.
- [5]Region: Region: Americas (United States).
Founders
Gurjeet Singh
Co-founder & CEO
Gunnar Carlsson
Co-founder
AI Technology
Predictive ML
Traditional ML algorithms for classification, regression, and scoring models
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Market Segments
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ayasdi?
Ayasdi (now SymphonyAI Sensa) provides ML-powered AML and financial crime detection. Acquired by SymphonyAI in 2019. HSBC reduced false positives by 20%+ using Ayasdi AML. SymphonyAI won Microsoft Partner of the Year for AI Innovation, RegTech of the Year 2024, and Chartis GenAI Initiatives Award. Customers achieve up to 81x risk-to-alert improvement and 77% reduction in false positives. Founded 2008. Products include SensaAI for AML and Sanctions. Ayasdi is classified in the Risk & Compliance segment at the Models layer of the financial AI stack.
Who founded Ayasdi?
Ayasdi was founded by Gurjeet Singh (Co-founder & CEO) and Gunnar Carlsson (Co-founder).
How much funding has Ayasdi raised?
Ayasdi has raised $98M in total funding, placing the company at the Growth stage. The most recent round closed in Apr 2015. Among 74 funded Risk & Compliance companies, Ayasdi ranks #35 by total capital raised. (Source: AIFI Map directory.)
What AI technology does Ayasdi use?
Ayasdi primarily leverages Predictive ML technology. Traditional ML algorithms for classification, regression, and scoring models. Within the Risk & Compliance segment, 42 companies use this technology.
What market segment does Ayasdi operate in?
Ayasdi operates in the Risk & Compliance market segment. AI risk and compliance companies protect financial institutions from fraud, money laundering, identity theft, and regulatory violations. This is one of the largest and most critical segments in the AI finance landscape, as the cost of financial crime and non-compliance runs into the hundreds of billions annually.
Who are Ayasdi's competitors?
Companies similar to Ayasdi in the Risk & Compliance space include Feedzai ($431M raised), Sardine ($170M raised), Hawk AI ($83M raised), Resistant AI ($55M raised), Flagright ($8M raised). These companies operate in related areas of financial AI: Feedzai focuses on ai-native fraud and financial crime prevention platform for major banks. Sardine focuses on ai risk platform for fraud, credit, and compliance. Hawk AI focuses on ai-powered aml and fraud detection for banks and fintechs. (Based on AIFI Map classification data.)
What products does Ayasdi offer?
Ayasdi builds models-layer solutions for the financial services industry. The company's core offering: ML for risk and AML compliance. The platform is powered by Predictive ML technology.