When was Quavo founded?

Quavo was founded in 2016 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is Quavo located?

Quavo is headquartered in Wilmington, United States. It is registered at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

How many employees does Quavo have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Quavo is 149.

Is Quavo a funded company?

Quavo is a funded company, having raised a total of $311M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jun 19, 2020.

When was the latest funding round of Quavo?

Quavo's latest funding was a $***** PE round on Jul 22, 2025, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Security & Surveillance Technology. In United States, the Security & Surveillance Technology sector has seen $2.56B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Quavo rank among its competitors?

Quavo ranks 75th amongst 1042 active competitors, of which 237 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Sift, which secured $507K in Oct, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Quavo?

Quavo's top competitors include Jumio, ComplyAdvantage and Kairos. Among them, Sift secured the most recent funding round in October, 2025.

Quavo - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Quavo is a series A company based in Wilmington (United States), founded in 2016 by Richard Jefferson and Daniel Penne. It operates as a Cloud based fraud detection solutions for card transactions. Quavo has raised $311M in funding from Decathlon Capital Partners and FINTOP. The company has 1042 active competitors, including 237 funded and 192 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Jumio, ComplyAdvantage and Kairos.

Company Details

Cloud based fraud detection solutions for card transactions. It offers solutions that enable automated reasonable investigation agents for fraud investigation, quantum fraud and disputes for fraud and disputes processing solutions, quantum accelerators for business growth development, and more. It also facilitates an automated fraud dealing process.

Website: quavo.com
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Email ID: *****@quavo.com
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Registered Address: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2016

Location

Wilmington, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$311M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

PE, Jul 22, 2025, $*****

Investors

Decathlon Capital Partners & 3 more

Ranked

75^th among 1042 active competitors

Employee Count

149 as on Apr 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Jumio & 3154 more

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Quavo is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
QUAVO, INC. CIN: 474504920 , United States, Active	Jun 16, 2015	-	99 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Quavo has raised a total funding of $311M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 19, 2020. Its latest funding round was a PE round on Jul 22, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Quavo has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Quavo:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 22, 2025	5379778	PE	7592752	4247220	4796498	8810800
Apr 13, 2023	1834421	Series A	2461078	6036091	9831849	2103729
Jul 29, 2022	3714998	Series A	3915685	2508528	5397538	6188501

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The founders of Quavo are Richard Jefferson and Daniel Penne.

Here are the details of Quavo's key team members:

Richard Jefferson: Co-Founder | EVP | BOD of Quavo. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Daniel Penne: Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer of Quavo.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Quavo's employee count trend

Quavo has 149 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Quavo's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Quavo include Jumio, ComplyAdvantage and Kairos. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Quavo, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Jumio 2010, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired	Provider of AI-powered identity verification solutions	$196M	Great Hill Partners, Millennium Technology Value Partners ... & 10 others	76/100
2nd	ComplyAdvantage 2014, London (United Kingdom), Series C	Cloud-based AML solutions	$167M	Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Index Ventures ... & 39 others	75/100
3rd	Kairos 2011, Miami (United States), Series A	Provider of AI-powered identity verification, document authentication, and biometric solutions	$19.6M	500 Global, Beyond Capital Markets & 21 others	74/100
4th	Riskified 2013, New York City (United States), Public	AI-based payment fraud prevention solutions for e-commerce solution	$232M	Genesis Partners, Founder Collective & 21 others	74/100
5th	Entrust 1969, Dallas (United States), Acquired	Provider of identity-centric security solutions, including issuance and data protection	-	Thoma Bravo, Olympus Partners	71/100
6th	WorkFusion 2010, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of robotic process automation and chatbot solutions to automate work processes	$411M	Georgian, Inovia Capital & 23 others	71/100
7th	Clear 2010, New York City (United States), Public	Provider of expedited identity verification services for airport security and more	$135M	T. Rowe Price, United Airlines & 21 others	71/100
8th	Signifyd 2011, Palo Alto (United States), Series E	Provider of fraud prevention and payment validation for online retailers	$394M	Resolute Ventures, Owl Rock & 29 others	70/100
9th	Sift 1997, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Provider of an AI-powered platform for fraud detection and prevention	$162M	Insight Partners, Spark Capital & 22 others	70/100
10th	iProov 2011, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Platform offering digital identity verification services	$85.1M	Sippchoice, Sumeru Equity Partners & 50 others	70/100
75th	Quavo 2016, Wilmington (United States), Series A	Cloud based fraud detection solutions for card transactions	$311M	Decathlon Capital Partners, FINTOP & 2 others	58/100