When was Steg founded?

Steg was founded in 2018 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Steg located?

Steg is headquartered in Princeton, United States.

How many employees does Steg have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Steg is 11.

Is Steg a funded company?

Steg is a funded company, having raised a total of $5M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Jul 01, 2020.

When was the latest funding round of Steg?

Steg's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Aug 01, 2023, with participation from 5 investors.

Where does Steg rank among its competitors?

Steg ranks 2nd amongst 24 active competitors, of which 5 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Verify, which secured $1.06M in Apr, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Steg?

Steg's top competitors include CertiPhoto, ascribe and Berify. Among them, Verify secured the most recent funding round in April, 2024.

Steg - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of forensic watermarking solutions for content security and authentication. The company offers tools to protect various media types from misuse. It provides leak protection and tracing to safeguard sensitive media. Deepfake detection is available to ensure content integrity. The company also offers content authentication to verify media origin. Copyright protection is provided through tamper-resistant watermarking. The technology trains deep learning models for use through APIs and web applications.

Website: steg.ai
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Founded Year

2018

Location

Princeton, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$5M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Aug 01, 2023, $*****

Investors

Paladin Capital & 5 more

Ranked

2^nd among 24 active competitors

Employee Count

11 as on May 31, 2026

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Steg has raised a total funding of $5M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 01, 2020. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Aug 01, 2023 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Steg has 4 institutional investors and 2 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Steg:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 01, 2023	9066499	Series A	8897878	9073777	6026995	2894119
Jul 01, 2020	8116786	Grant (prize money)	2721092	5814857	7735464	America’s Seed Fund

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The founders of Steg is Kristin Dana.

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

Kristin Dana: Co-Founder of Steg.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Steg's employee count trend

Steg has 11 employees as of May 26. Here is Steg's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Steg include CertiPhoto, ascribe and Berify. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Steg, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	CertiPhoto 2015, Biot (France), Unfunded	Phone certification application developer	-	-	36/100
2nd	Steg 2018, Princeton (United States), Series A	Provider of forensic watermarking solutions for content security and authentication	$5M	NYU, Paladin Capital & 4 others	36/100
3rd	ascribe 2013, Berlin (Germany), Seed	Blockchain-based platform offering copyright monitoring solutions for multimedia content	$2M	PCV Systemhaus, Freelands Ventures & 11 others	36/100
4th	Berify 2012, Los Angeles (United States), Unfunded	Reverse Image search engine	-	-	34/100
5th	Numbers 2019, Taipei (Taiwan), Funding Raised	App-based platform for tracking media content	-	Darwin Venture Management, Outlier Ventures ... & 9 others	34/100
6th	Cheeze 2016, Palo Alto (United States), Seed	NFT-based copyright management solutions provider for photos	-	Olive Tree Capital, RAA Capital & 9 others	32/100
7th	Imatag 2015, Rennes (France), Unfunded	Digital watermarking software for business content protection	-	-	29/100
8th	Verify 2022, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Seed	Provider of software development solutions with a focus on identity and device management	$1.06M	Google & 2 others	29/100
9th	Copytrack 2015, Berlin (Germany), Funding Raised	Image theft and license monitoring platform	-	Front Equity	27/100
10th	Pixsy 2006, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Online platform to identify unlicensed image usage	-	TS Ventures, Monkfish Equity & 2 others	27/100