{"id":207546,"date":"2026-02-04T14:02:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efecomunica.efe.com\/?p=207546"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:32:43","slug":"trm-labs-announces-70m-series-c-to-scale-ai-solutions-to-disrupt-criminal-networks-and-counter-national-security-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/efecomunica.efe.com\/en\/trm-labs-announces-70m-series-c-to-scale-ai-solutions-to-disrupt-criminal-networks-and-counter-national-security-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"TRM Labs announces $70M Series C to scale AI solutions to disrupt criminal networks and counter national security threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Statement issued by the company (Announcement)<\/p>\n<h2>The funding advances TRM\u2019s AI platform supporting law enforcement, national security, and financial institutions worldwide<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><strong>TRM Labs<\/strong>, the company building AI solutions to disrupt criminal networks and counter national security threats, today announced a recently-closed USD 70 million Series C funding round valuing the company at USD 1 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Blockchain Capital led the round, having previously led TRM\u2019s pre-seed round in 2018, and is joined by fellow returning investors <strong>CMT Digital, Goldman Sachs, Bessemer Venture Partners, DRW Venture Capital (DRW VC), Y Combinator, Thoma Bravo, Alumni Ventures, Citi Ventures, Brevan Howard Digital<\/strong>, and new strategic investor Galaxy Ventures.<\/p>\n<p>The funding follows revenue growth that has averaged more than 150% annually over the past five years and supports TRM\u2019s mission to equip public- and private-sector institutions with advanced AI solutions to combat crime. TRM\u2019s global customer base includes leading law enforcement and national security agencies across more than 50 countries, as well as private sector institutions including Circle, Coinbase, Cross River Bank, PayPal, Robinhood, Stripe, Visa and others.<\/p>\n<p>As an increasing amount of global economic activity moves on-chain, TRM\u2019s industry-leading blockchain intelligence platform provides a foundational defense layer against illicit actors, including ransomware groups, terrorist financiers, transnational criminal networks, and scam operators that are increasingly relying on automation, programmatic money laundering, and AI-driven social engineering to scale their operations.<\/p>\n<p>In this environment, the need for solutions that can not only scale an effective response to these threats, but are also designed to operate in high\u2011consequence environments \u2014 where accuracy, defensibility, and security are essential \u2014 has never been greater.<\/p>\n<p>The funding will accelerate TRM\u2019s investment across three core areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 12pt;\"><strong>World\u2011class talent<\/strong> \u2014 expanding its team of AI researchers, data scientists, engineers, and domain experts in financial crime, investigations, and national security.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI\u2011enabled compliance<\/strong> \u2014 advancing solutions that help institutions manage financial crime risk efficiently, accelerating operations such as alert disposition and assessing risk exposure<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 12pt;\"><strong>AI\u2011powered investigations<\/strong> \u2014 advancing capabilities to identify and disrupt illicit activity, leveraging stronger linkages between on-chain and off-chain adversarial activity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cAI is one of the most important technologies of our generation, and where it\u2019s applied matters,\u201d said <strong>Esteban Casta\u00f1o<\/strong>, co-founder and CEO of TRM Labs. \u201cAt TRM, we\u2019re building AI for problems that have real consequences for public safety, financial integrity, and national security. This funding allows our world-class team \u2014 and the people who will join us next \u2014 to innovate alongside institutions on the front lines of the most consequential threats, and expand the potential of AI to meaningfully improve how our critical systems are protected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spencer Bogart<\/strong>, general partner at Blockchain Capital said, \u201cEsteban and Rahul have built a product and organization that sells mission-critical software to some of the world\u2019s most selective institutions, navigating the toughest procurement processes in government and regulated finance. That combination of technical depth, strategic adaptability, and credibility with demanding buyers is rare, and we&#8217;re excited to continue backing this team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mathew McDermott<\/strong>, global head of digital assets at Goldman Sachs, noted, \u201cTRM Labs provides foundational infrastructure that enables institutions to operate distributed ledger technologies safely and efficiently. We are proud to continue supporting TRM, given their role in accelerating the responsible growth and institutionalization of digital assets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re proud to double down on TRM as their world-class team continues to build upon their market leadership in blockchain intelligence. They are helping customers tackle some of the most critical challenges we face in the blockchain and AI age across public safety, national security, and financial services,\u201d said <strong>Charles Birnbaum<\/strong>, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners.<\/p>\n<p>TRM is headquartered in San Francisco and is a distributed-first company with hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., London, and Singapore. The company is hiring across all functions, including applied AI, machine learning, engineering, data science, go-to-market, and operations.<\/p>\n<h2>About TRM Labs<\/h2>\n<p>TRM Labs provides blockchain analytics and AI solutions to help law enforcement and national security agencies, financial institutions, and cryptocurrency businesses detect, investigate, and disrupt crypto-related fraud and financial crime. TRM\u2019s blockchain intelligence and AI platforms include solutions to trace the source and destination of funds, identify illicit activity, build cases, and construct an operating picture of threats. TRM is trusted by leading agencies and businesses worldwide who rely on TRM to enable a safer, more secure world for all. To learn more, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trmlabs.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.trmlabs.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre>For media enquiries, please contact press@trmlabs.com.<\/pre>\n<p><em><img \/>AGENCIA EFE S.A.U.,S.M.E. shall not be liable for any information contained in this message and assumes no responsibility towards third parties in relation to its contents, being expressly exempt from any liability that the author may have in relation to the information in question. 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