About
Hawk builds AML transaction monitoring and fraud detection for banks and payment companies. Serves 80+ customers ranging from Tier 1 banks to fintechs, including Worldline, VakifBank, and Vodafone. Raised $134M+ total including $100M Series B expansion (June 2024) and $56M Series C (April 2025) from One Peak, BlackFin, Macquarie, and Rabobank. Product suite covers payment screening, transaction monitoring, and customer risk rating.
Key Facts
- [1]Founded: Founded in 2018 in Munich, Germany.
- [2]Funding: Total funding: $83M. Last round: Apr 2025. Stage: Late Stage.
- [3]Customers: Key customers include Worldline, VakifBank, Vodafone.
- [4]Employees: Employee count: 201-500.
- [5]Website: Official website: hawk.ai.
- [6]AI Technology: Core AI/ML technologies: Predictive ML.
- [7]Region: Region: EMEA (Germany).
Founders
Tobias Schweiger
Co-founder & CEO
Wolfgang Berner
Co-founder & CPO
Key Customers & Partners
AI Technology
Predictive ML
Traditional ML algorithms for classification, regression, and scoring models
Classification
Market Segments
Tech Stack Layers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hawk AI?
Hawk builds AML transaction monitoring and fraud detection for banks and payment companies. Serves 80+ customers ranging from Tier 1 banks to fintechs, including Worldline, VakifBank, and Vodafone. Raised $134M+ total including $100M Series B expansion (June 2024) and $56M Series C (April 2025) from One Peak, BlackFin, Macquarie, and Rabobank. Product suite covers payment screening, transaction monitoring, and customer risk rating. Hawk AI is classified in the Risk & Compliance segment at the Models layer of the financial AI stack.
Who founded Hawk AI?
Hawk AI was founded by Tobias Schweiger (Co-founder & CEO) and Wolfgang Berner (Co-founder & CPO) in 2018 in Munich, Germany.
How much funding has Hawk AI raised?
Hawk AI has raised $83M in total funding, placing the company at the Late Stage stage. The most recent round closed in Apr 2025. Among 74 funded Risk & Compliance companies, Hawk AI ranks #37 by total capital raised. (Source: AIFI Map directory.)
What AI technology does Hawk AI use?
Hawk AI 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 Hawk AI operate in?
Hawk AI 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.
Where is Hawk AI headquartered?
Hawk AI is headquartered in Munich, Germany. The company operates in the EMEA region. The team consists of 201-500 employees. Germany is home to 10 financial AI companies tracked by AIFI Map.
Who are Hawk AI's competitors?
Companies similar to Hawk AI in the Risk & Compliance space include Feedzai ($431M raised), Sardine ($170M raised), Resistant AI ($55M raised), Flagright ($8M raised), Tookitaki ($58M 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. Resistant AI focuses on ai models for document fraud and financial crime prevention. (Based on AIFI Map classification data.)
What products does Hawk AI offer?
Hawk AI builds models-layer solutions for the financial services industry. The company's core offering: AI-powered AML and fraud detection for banks and fintechs. The platform is powered by Predictive ML technology. Notable users include Worldline, VakifBank, Vodafone.