When was Trench founded?

Trench was founded in 2023 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Trench located?

Trench is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Trench have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Trench is 1.

Is Trench a funded company?

Trench is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on 2023.

How much is Trench worth?

The latest valuation of Trench is $***** as of Jan 01, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Trench?

Trench's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on 2023, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Trench rank among its competitors?

Trench ranks 24th amongst 93 active competitors, of which 9 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Pinch, which secured $5M in Jan, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Trench?

Trench's top competitors include Justt, Ethoca and Chargeback Gurus. Among them, Pinch secured the most recent funding round in January, 2026.

Trench - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Open source fraud prevention platform for marketplaces. It provides a centralized system that brings together all data and processes related to fraud prevention. It allows marketplaces to self-host a fraud prevention solution to protect against fraudulent activities.

Website: www.trytrench.com
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Email ID: *****@trytrench.com

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2023

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$500K in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, 2023, $*****

Post Money Valuation

$***** as on Jan 01, 2023

Investors

Y Combinator

Ranked

24^th among 93 active competitors

Employee Count

1 as on Sep 30, 2026

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Trench has raised a total funding of $500K over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Trench has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Trench:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
2023	9920	Seed	7489	4350	7427	3530

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The founders of Trench are Max Wu and Bowen Xue.

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

Max Wu: Co-Founder of Trench.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Bowen Xue: Co-Founder of Trench.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Trench's employee count trend

Trench has 1 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Trench's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Trench include Justt, Ethoca and Chargeback Gurus. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Trench, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Justt 2020, Israel, Series C	AI-powered chargeback automation and fraud detection platform for online merchants	$100M	Zeev Ventures, Oak HC/FT & 7 others	60/100
2nd	Ethoca 2005, Toronto (Canada), Acquired	Fraud protection solutions for omnichannel retailers	$45M	Spectrum Equity, Pivot Investment Partners ... & 2 others	54/100
3rd	Chargeback Gurus 2004, Dallas (United States), Late Stage	Chargeback management and fraud prevention solution for merchants	-	Falfurrias Capital Partners, Falfurrias	50/100
4th	Accertify 2007, Itasca (United States), Acquired	Fraud prevention tools for businesses	$7.13M	ForgePoint Capital, Accel-KKR & 1 others	50/100
5th	Chargeblast 2023, New York City (United States), Unfunded	Dispute prevention and management platform	-	-	48/100
6th	Chargeback 2007, American Fork (United States), Acquired	Cloud based platform for recovering lost merchant revenue in chargebacks	$16.5M	Next Frontier Capital, FINTOP & 7 others	46/100
7th	PayTic 2020, Charlottetown (Canada), Seed	Provider of automated payment operations and compliance solutions for businesses	$6.69M	Build Ventures, P1 Ventures & 9 others	44/100
8th	Pinch 2018, Los Angeles (United States), Seed	AI-based job matching platform for tech industry	$5M	Dynamo Ventures, Infinity Ventures & 2 others	44/100
9th	Chargebacks911 2012, Clearwater (United States), Unfunded	Chargeback detection and management services	-	-	42/100
10th	Apruvd 2015, Phoenix (United States), Seed	Fraud detection and chargeback solutions for e-commerce businesses	$648K	-	37/100
24th	Trench 2023, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Open source fraud prevention platform for marketplaces	$500K	Y Combinator	27/100