ActiveFence
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Consulting Enterprise software |
| Founded 📆 | 2018 |
| Founders 👔 | Noam Schwartz (CEO), Alon Porat (CPO), Eyal Dykan (President) and Iftach Orr (CTO) |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , |
Number of locations | 3 offices (Ramat Gan, Binyamina, New York City) |
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| Products 📟 | Professional services, content moderation software |
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| 🌐 Website | [Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 665: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). ] |
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ActiveFence is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-backed trust and safety services. It is based in New York City and Tel Aviv.[1]
History[edit]
ActiveFence was founded in 2018 by Noam Schwartz, Alon Porat, Eyal Dykan and Iftach Orr.[2] The idea for founding ActiveFence came to Schwartz when he uncovered a stockpile of pedophilic material in Dropbox.[3]
Funding[edit]
In July 2021, following a Series B round, the company announced that it had received $100 million in funding. Investors in ActiveFence include CRV, Highland Europe, Grove Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners.[4]
Awards and accolades[edit]
In 2022, ActiveFence received an AI Breakthrough Award as one of the best-in-category AI-based solutions. It was also recognized by business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan for excellence in best practices in the Trust & Safety sector.[5][6][7]
Services[edit]
ActiveFence provides artificial intelligence (AI)-backed malicious content detection services and software that targets hate speech, child sexual abuse materials, extremist networks, trending misinformation, and disinformation campaigns.[8][9][10] Its clients reportedly include government agencies, social media platforms, and video streaming sites.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "ActiveFence comes out of the shadows with $100M in funding and tech that detects online harm, now valued at $500M+". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ "#10 ActiveFence: Making the Internet a safer place". Globes. 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ "More than offensive cyber". Globes. 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ Orbach, Meir (2021-07-27). "ActiveFence announces arrival with $100 million in funding at over $500 million valuation". CTECH - www.calcalistech.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ "Israel's ActiveFence wins award for cybersecurity at AI Breakthrough Awards". Israel Hayom. June 24, 2022.
- ↑ Alex. "2022 Winners". AI Breakthrough Awards. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ "ActiveFence Recognized for 2021 Technology Innovation Leadership" (PDF). Frost & Sullivan. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ↑ Ben-David, Ricky. "Game of foes: Israeli AI startup hunts 'bad actors' across the internet". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ "Abortion Protests See Surge of Armed Demonstrators and Far-Right Groups". Time. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ Dodgson, Lindsay. "Experts explain the real impact TikTok's new policies around state-controlled media might have". Insider. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ "AI-powered malicious content detection startup ActiveFence raises USD 100 million". KrASIA. 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
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