- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": "Name collision with other companies named Sift", "detail": "Unrelated startups also use the Sift brand (for example hardware sensor observability ventures). This profile is specifically for the YC S11 digital trust and safety company at sift.com.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sift", "https://parsers.vc/startup/sift.com/"]}, {"topic": "Total funding amount inconsistencies", "detail": "Reported totals vary ($156.5M, $157M, $156.52M). Summing disclosed primary rounds yields $181.5M if Series E-1 $25M is included, suggesting some totals may exclude or classify E-1 differently.", "source_urls": ["https://www.businessinsider.com/fraud-prevention-startup-sift-names-new-ceo-2023-1", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/22/fraud-prevention-platform-sift-raises-50m-at-over-1b-valuation-eyes-acquisitions/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/sift-science/financials"]}, {"topic": "Series E-1 date conflict", "detail": "Business Insider and Payments Dive tie $25M extension to November 2021 Keyless deal; Forge lists 2021-09-24 Series E-1 at $1.84B post-money.", "source_urls": ["https://www.businessinsider.com/sift-acquires-keyless-fraud-prevention-startup-biometric-tech-2021-11", "https://forgeglobal.com/sift-science_ipo/"]}, {"topic": "Valuation conflict", "detail": "Series E press release states greater than $1B (April 2021). Business Insider reports $1.7B after November 2021 extension. Forge reports $1.84B post-money for September 2021 Series E-1.", "source_urls": ["https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/04/22/2215462/0/en/Sift-Raises-50-Million-at-a-Valuation-Over-1-Billion-and-Expands-its-Executive-Leadership-Team-to-Help-Companies-Fight-the-Growing-Fraud-Economy.html", "https://www.businessinsider.com/fraud-prevention-startup-sift-names-new-ceo-2023-1", "https://forgeglobal.com/sift-science_ipo/"]}, {"topic": "Employee count conflict", "detail": "Estimates range from 192 (LinkedIn) to 318 (GetLatka December 2025) to 265 (Tracxn May 2026). Sources use different methodologies and refresh dates.", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/getsift", "https://getlatka.com/companies/sift", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/sift/__RoFIZaQ9mUmqW3UOzWpSPuNDPLLF2GYOOqPSZlUaBLw"]}, {"topic": "Customer count conflict", "detail": "Company marketing cites 700+ brands; Business Insider cites 34,000+ sites and apps; GetLatka claims approximately 100 customers (inconsistent with other sources).", "source_urls": ["https://sift.com/", "https://www.businessinsider.com/fraud-prevention-startup-sift-names-new-ceo-2023-1", "https://getlatka.com/companies/sift"]}, {"topic": "Seed round exact date not found", "detail": "Primary sources confirm $1.5M seed amount and investors but not an exact closing date.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/19/ex-googlers-launch-sift-science-a-fraud-fighting-system-for-websites-backed-by-5-5m-in-funding-from-union-square-first-round-yc-others/", "https://sift.com/blog/announcing-sift-science-fight-fraud-with-large-scale-machine-learning/"]}, {"topic": "Third-party database errors", "detail": "Tracxn incorrectly lists founding year 1997 and a 2025 $507K Series D; Craft.co shows a $25M market valuation inconsistent with unicorn status. Treat as unreliable unless corroborated.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/sift/__RoFIZaQ9mUmqW3UOzWpSPuNDPLLF2GYOOqPSZlUaBLw", "https://craft.co/sift-science"]}, {"topic": "Leadership data staleness on LinkedIn", "detail": "LinkedIn company snapshot accessed during research did not reflect Kris Nagel as CEO. More recent sources confirm Kris Nagel as CEO from early December 2022.", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/getsift", "https://www.businessinsider.com/fraud-prevention-startup-sift-names-new-ceo-2023-1", "https://craft.co/sift-science"]}, {"topic": "Brandon Ballinger departure date", "detail": "Co-founder status and move to Empirical Health are documented, but no primary source found for exact departure date from Sift.", "source_urls": ["https://foundertrace.com/companies/sift/", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/19/ex-googlers-launch-sift-science-a-fraud-fighting-system-for-websites-backed-by-5-5m-in-funding-from-union-square-first-round-yc-others/"]}, {"topic": "No verified revenue figures", "detail": "Company declined to disclose hard revenue in Series E coverage; third-party revenue estimates (for example LinkedIn $65M) are unverified.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/22/fraud-prevention-platform-sift-raises-50m-at-over-1b-valuation-eyes-acquisitions/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/getsift"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://craft.co/sift-science", "https://diginomica.com/doing-fraud-detection-the-sift-science-way-with-ceo-jason-tan", "https://forgeglobal.com/sift-science_ipo/", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/sift/", "https://getlatka.com/companies/sift", "https://pages.sift.com/rs/526-PCC-974/images/Sift_CaseStudy_Doordash_062823.pdf", "https://parsers.vc/startup/sift.com/", "https://sift.com/", "https://sift.com/blog/announcing-sift-science-fight-fraud-with-large-scale-machine-learning/", "https://sift.com/blog/kris-nagel-sift-ceo-announcement/", "https://sift.com/blog/new-chapter-new-role-jason-tan/", "https://sift.com/blog/series-e-funding", "https://sift.com/blog/sift-science-raises-30m-new-funding", "https://sift.com/blog/sift-to-acquire-chargeback/", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/19/ex-googlers-launch-sift-science-a-fraud-fighting-system-for-websites-backed-by-5-5m-in-funding-from-union-square-first-round-yc-others/", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/05/14/sift-science-raises-18m/", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/22/fraud-prevention-platform-sift-raises-50m-at-over-1b-valuation-eyes-acquisitions/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/sift/__RoFIZaQ9mUmqW3UOzWpSPuNDPLLF2GYOOqPSZlUaBLw", "https://www.biometricupdate.com/202111/sift-acquires-keyless-to-add-biometric-passwordless-mfa-to-fraud-prevention-portfolio", "https://www.businessinsider.com/fraud-prevention-startup-sift-names-new-ceo-2023-1", "https://www.businessinsider.com/sift-acquires-keyless-fraud-prevention-startup-biometric-tech-2021-11", "https://www.businessinsider.com/sift-chargeback-acquisition-fraud-startup-dispute-management-fintech-ecommerce-2021-5", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/sift-science/financials", "https://www.einpresswire.com/article/452108018/sift-science-appoints-software-industry-leader-marc-olesen-as-president-and-coo", "https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/90351/sift-acquires-biometric-based-authentication-provider-keyless", "https://www.globenewswire.com/de/news-release/2021/05/25/2235607/0/en/Sift-to-Acquire-Chargeback-Providing-Merchants-With-Complete-Protection-Against-Payment-Fraud.html", "https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2021/01/21/2162342/0/en/Sift-Appoints-President-COO-Marc-Olesen-to-President-CEO.html", "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/03/21/1443481/0/en/Sift-Science-Secures-53-Million-to-Prevent-Fraud-and-Abuse-Power-Digital-Trust.html", "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/04/22/2215462/0/en/Sift-Raises-50-Million-at-a-Valuation-Over-1-Billion-and-Expands-its-Executive-Leadership-Team-to-Help-Companies-Fight-the-Growing-Fraud-Economy.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/getsift", "https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/sift-acquires-keyless-adds-25m-in-funding/610277/", "https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/sift-science-announces-a-30mln-funding-round-idUSFWN1A50MA/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/sift-science-yc-s11-launches-to-fight-fraud-on-your-website-raises-5-dollars-dot-5m-series-a-from-union-square-ventures-max-levchin-others", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sift"]