Commerce Ventures

Commerce Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2013. The firm specializes in growth capital investments within the commerce sector, focusing on areas such as mobile technology, payments, retail technology, fintech, and insuretech. Commerce Ventures distinguishes itself by assembling a diverse group of investors that includes leading entrepreneurs, senior executives, and corporate partners from its targeted sectors. This strategic blend not only provides capital but also enhances the support available to portfolio companies, helping them scale their innovations in commerce.

Daniel Eckert

Venture Partner

Erika Hull

Strategy Associate

Vivek Krishnamurthy

Partner

Rishabh Pudhota

Associate

Rima Reddy

Principal

Dan Rosen

Founder and General Partner

Neelesh Satpute

Senior Associate

Past deals in Fraud Detection

Fidel API

Series B in 2022
Fidel Limited is a payments API platform based in London that enables developers to create real-time and personalized applications using card-linked technology. Founded in 2012, Fidel offers a streamlined solution for integrating payment services, allowing developers to connect banking cards from major networks like Visa, Mastercard, and American Express with reward and marketing services. By managing the complexities of transaction data in the background, Fidel provides a secure and efficient single access point for developers to build web and mobile applications. Notable global companies such as Google and British Airways utilize Fidel's APIs to enhance their customer experiences. The company also has offices in Toronto, Lisbon, and New York and is supported by investors such as Nyca Partners and QED Investors.

Bureau

Series A in 2021
Developer of a no-code identity and risk orchestration platform designed to facilitate end-to-end identity verification, compliance, and fraud prevention for new-age businesses. The company's platform offers digital identity, risk management, and fraud prevention in the mobile space by enhancing KYC, authentication, and authorization on a real-time basis, enabling clients to accelerate transactions with one-tap login and one-click checkout.

Socure

Series E in 2021
Socure Inc. specializes in digital identity verification solutions through its Socure ID+ platform, which utilizes predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to authenticate identities in real-time. The platform aggregates data from various online and offline sources, such as emails, phone numbers, and social media, to support compliance with customer identification programs, know your customer guidelines, and anti-money laundering regulations. In addition to the Socure ID+ platform, the company offers tools like Aida, an AI-driven bot for identity validation, Docv for document verification, and Sigma Synthetic Fraud, which addresses synthetic identity fraud. Socure enhances financial inclusion by approving a significant percentage of millennial and thin-file consumers while substantially reducing fraud in online account openings. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure serves a diverse clientele, including software firms, financial institutions, and integration partners, and has established a strategic partnership with ForgeRock.

Lithic

Series C in 2021
Lithic offers a payments solution that enables users to create single-use virtual cards through a browser extension and an iOS application. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, the company focuses on enhancing privacy and security for online transactions. By providing virtual cards, Lithic allows both consumers and businesses to manage their spending while safeguarding sensitive financial information. The platform emphasizes the importance of online privacy, aiming to deliver a user-friendly experience that does not compromise convenience for security.

Socure

Series D in 2021
Socure Inc. specializes in digital identity verification solutions through its Socure ID+ platform, which utilizes predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to authenticate identities in real-time. The platform aggregates data from various online and offline sources, such as emails, phone numbers, and social media, to support compliance with customer identification programs, know your customer guidelines, and anti-money laundering regulations. In addition to the Socure ID+ platform, the company offers tools like Aida, an AI-driven bot for identity validation, Docv for document verification, and Sigma Synthetic Fraud, which addresses synthetic identity fraud. Socure enhances financial inclusion by approving a significant percentage of millennial and thin-file consumers while substantially reducing fraud in online account openings. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure serves a diverse clientele, including software firms, financial institutions, and integration partners, and has established a strategic partnership with ForgeRock.

Forter

Series E in 2020
Forter, Inc. specializes in providing comprehensive e-commerce fraud prevention solutions for online merchants. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and a research facility in Tel Aviv, the company offers a Decision-As-a-Service platform that utilizes a variety of data points, including cyber intelligence and behavioral analysis, to assess transactions. This system allows merchants to make informed fraud decisions with a transparent view provided through the Forter Decision Dashboard. Additionally, Forter Smart Routing enhances the payment process by preventing revenue loss from false declines. The platform is fully automated, focusing on creating a fraud-free environment that not only blocks fraudulent activities but also improves customer experience and transaction approvals. Forter aims to streamline risk management for e-commerce businesses, ensuring a secure and efficient transaction process.

Socure

Series C in 2020
Socure Inc. specializes in digital identity verification solutions through its Socure ID+ platform, which utilizes predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to authenticate identities in real-time. The platform aggregates data from various online and offline sources, such as emails, phone numbers, and social media, to support compliance with customer identification programs, know your customer guidelines, and anti-money laundering regulations. In addition to the Socure ID+ platform, the company offers tools like Aida, an AI-driven bot for identity validation, Docv for document verification, and Sigma Synthetic Fraud, which addresses synthetic identity fraud. Socure enhances financial inclusion by approving a significant percentage of millennial and thin-file consumers while substantially reducing fraud in online account openings. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure serves a diverse clientele, including software firms, financial institutions, and integration partners, and has established a strategic partnership with ForgeRock.

Fidel API

Series A in 2019
Fidel Limited is a payments API platform based in London that enables developers to create real-time and personalized applications using card-linked technology. Founded in 2012, Fidel offers a streamlined solution for integrating payment services, allowing developers to connect banking cards from major networks like Visa, Mastercard, and American Express with reward and marketing services. By managing the complexities of transaction data in the background, Fidel provides a secure and efficient single access point for developers to build web and mobile applications. Notable global companies such as Google and British Airways utilize Fidel's APIs to enhance their customer experiences. The company also has offices in Toronto, Lisbon, and New York and is supported by investors such as Nyca Partners and QED Investors.

Socure

Series C in 2019
Socure Inc. specializes in digital identity verification solutions through its Socure ID+ platform, which utilizes predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to authenticate identities in real-time. The platform aggregates data from various online and offline sources, such as emails, phone numbers, and social media, to support compliance with customer identification programs, know your customer guidelines, and anti-money laundering regulations. In addition to the Socure ID+ platform, the company offers tools like Aida, an AI-driven bot for identity validation, Docv for document verification, and Sigma Synthetic Fraud, which addresses synthetic identity fraud. Socure enhances financial inclusion by approving a significant percentage of millennial and thin-file consumers while substantially reducing fraud in online account openings. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure serves a diverse clientele, including software firms, financial institutions, and integration partners, and has established a strategic partnership with ForgeRock.

Socure

Series B in 2017
Socure Inc. specializes in digital identity verification solutions through its Socure ID+ platform, which utilizes predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to authenticate identities in real-time. The platform aggregates data from various online and offline sources, such as emails, phone numbers, and social media, to support compliance with customer identification programs, know your customer guidelines, and anti-money laundering regulations. In addition to the Socure ID+ platform, the company offers tools like Aida, an AI-driven bot for identity validation, Docv for document verification, and Sigma Synthetic Fraud, which addresses synthetic identity fraud. Socure enhances financial inclusion by approving a significant percentage of millennial and thin-file consumers while substantially reducing fraud in online account openings. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure serves a diverse clientele, including software firms, financial institutions, and integration partners, and has established a strategic partnership with ForgeRock.

Forter

Series C in 2016
Forter, Inc. specializes in providing comprehensive e-commerce fraud prevention solutions for online merchants. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and a research facility in Tel Aviv, the company offers a Decision-As-a-Service platform that utilizes a variety of data points, including cyber intelligence and behavioral analysis, to assess transactions. This system allows merchants to make informed fraud decisions with a transparent view provided through the Forter Decision Dashboard. Additionally, Forter Smart Routing enhances the payment process by preventing revenue loss from false declines. The platform is fully automated, focusing on creating a fraud-free environment that not only blocks fraudulent activities but also improves customer experience and transaction approvals. Forter aims to streamline risk management for e-commerce businesses, ensuring a secure and efficient transaction process.

InAuth

Series A in 2016
InAuth is a digital device intelligence company for a mobile-first world. It delivers the most advanced device identification, risk detection, and analysis capabilities possible to help organizations limit risk, remove friction, and reduce fraud within their digital channels. With safer digital transactions, banks, payment networks, merchants, healthcare providers, governments, and other organizations are better positioned to capture new revenue opportunities and compete more effectively in an “always-on” world.

Forter

Series B in 2014
Forter, Inc. specializes in providing comprehensive e-commerce fraud prevention solutions for online merchants. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and a research facility in Tel Aviv, the company offers a Decision-As-a-Service platform that utilizes a variety of data points, including cyber intelligence and behavioral analysis, to assess transactions. This system allows merchants to make informed fraud decisions with a transparent view provided through the Forter Decision Dashboard. Additionally, Forter Smart Routing enhances the payment process by preventing revenue loss from false declines. The platform is fully automated, focusing on creating a fraud-free environment that not only blocks fraudulent activities but also improves customer experience and transaction approvals. Forter aims to streamline risk management for e-commerce businesses, ensuring a secure and efficient transaction process.
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