# Hawk: Financial services, Munich, Germany

> Hawk: Hawk AI is a Munich-based fintech company founded in 2018 that specializes in AI-powered technology for detecting and preventing financial crime.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/hawk-3 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Hawk

Hawk AI is a Munich-based fintech company founded in 2018 that specializes in AI-powered technology for detecting and preventing financial crime.

Funding reported Last round: Series B

Financial services Munich, Germany

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2018 8 years old
- **Team:** 200 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** 56M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Series B Jun 2024

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Hawk has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Hawk

Hawk AI is a Munich-based fintech company founded in 2018 that specializes in AI-powered technology for detecting and preventing financial crime.

The company focuses on anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud prevention, serving banks, payment firms, and fintechs globally. Hawk AI aims to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of financial institutions in combating financial crime while significantly reducing false positive alerts. The company offers a comprehensive suite of cloud-based software solutions, including transaction monitoring, payment screening, customer screening, fraud detection, customer risk rating, and entity risk detection. Hawk AI's unique approach combines fraud detection and AML on a single modular platform, utilizing explainable AI to ensure transparency and compliance with regulatory standards. With over 80 customers, including Tier 1 banks and digital-first fintechs, Hawk AI is committed to becoming the global standard in AML technology.

## What company datasets say Hawk raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **56M** in the source's currency

Rounds **5**

Last round **Series B**

Last round size **56M**

Last round date **Jun 2024**

Investors listed **7**

## Founders and team

From Hawk's own website: 2 founders, 8 on the team.

**Tobias Schweiger** Co-founder & CEO

**Wolfgang Berner** Co-founder & Chief Product Officer

- **Eli Chamoun** President & Chief Revenue Officer
- **Ben Pannier** Chief Technology Officer
- **Daniel Marshall** Chief Customer Officer
- **Eric Larsson** Chief Financial Officer
- **Felix Berkhahn** Chief AI Officer
- **Maximilian Riege** Chief Risk Officer
- **Sarah Merker** Chief Marketing Officer
- **Paulina Wolf** VP of Operations

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [Coalition Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coalition-capital)

Each firm lists Hawk on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

fraud patterns aml rules aml investigation tools money laundering prevention financial institutions aml typology governance fast-growing fintechs computer & network security aml technology scalable solutions transaction monitoring aml audit trail enterprises aml typology ai models technology partnership flexible deployment

Built with from their website

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- **Sector:** Financial services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 54151, 51321, SIC 7389, 7372
- **Region:** Bavaria
- **Revenue:** 3.9M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/hawk-ai)

## Financial services in Germany

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