The problem
Risk teams drown in manual fraud and compliance reviews while AI-driven scams move money in milliseconds
What they do
AI platform for fraud prevention, AML compliance and KYC for banks, fintechs and merchants
Traction 500%+ revenue growth in 2 years; 500+ enterprise customers incl. FIS, Nubank, Deel, Gusto
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 49
- Ops roles
- 4
- Headcount
- ~240-370
Headcount 164 → 239 Q1 2025 to Q1 2026 (+46%, Revelio); active postings +73% in 2026
Hiring in
- Dubai
- Florianópolis
- Belo Horizonte
- Remote (North America)
- Remote (US)
Latest news
Sep 2026
Launched Sardine AI Labs with a card-fraud foundation model and research fellowships ↗Glassdoor
4.0 ★ 16 reviews ↗Funding
- Last round
- $25M (Series C extension)
- Stage
- Series C
- Date
- May 2026
Led by National Bank of Canada (NAventures); Series C ($70M, Feb 2025) led by Activant with a16z
- Hiring+249 open roles on the live job board (30+ roles = +2)
- Funding recency+1.5Series C · $25M (Series C extension), May 2026 (5 months ago): 6 months or less = +1.5
- Traction+1.5Strong growth: 500%+ revenue growth in 2 years; 500+ enterprise customers incl. FIS, Nubank, Deel, Gusto
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total5.02 + 1.5 + 1.5 − 0 = 5.0 → Sprint (4.75 or more)
Distance (Half) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Half · edge: grows with users
Forrester Wave Leader in financial crime management with broad bank and fintech adoption (500+ enterprises) and a consortium device/behavior network that gets stronger with each customer; still shares a crowded market with SAS, NICE Actimize, Socure, Sift and Feedzai.
Sources: Sardine: Leader in The Forrester Wave, Financial Crime Management Solutions Q3 2026 ↗ · Sardine: AI Labs launch, 500+ enterprise customers, 6.5B devices (Sep 2026) ↗ · FinTech Futures: NBC leads $25M Series C extension (May 2026) ↗
Last checked Oct 25, 2026