VU Security - About the company
VU Security is a series B company based in Buenos Aires (Argentina), founded in 2007 by Sebastian Stranieri. It operates as an Identity security and fraud prevention solution. VU Security has raised $22.6M in funding from investors like Telefonica, Agrega Partners and Finnovista. The company has 1829 active competitors, including 367 funded and 230 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Jumio, Idfy and IDnow.
Company Details
Identity security and fraud prevention solution. Products include fraud analysis, voice recognition security mobile tokens, VPN security, an App server, and a smart wallet. Solutions evaluate user behaviour to protect against targeted attacks, pharming, phishing, MiTM and botnets. It also provides a 2FA solution using the hardware in mobile phones as a means of use and distribution.
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- www.vusecurity.com/
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- Email ID
- *****@vusecurity.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2007
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$22.6M in 7 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
89th among 1829 active competitors
Employee Count
167 as on Jul 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with VU Security
VU Security is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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VU INC CIN: 1812299 , United States, Active | Jan 01, 2007 | $5M - $25M (As on Apr 07, 2023) | - | - |
VU SECURITY LIMITED CIN: 12245053 , United Kingdom, Active | Oct 03, 2019 | - | - |
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VU Security's funding and investors
VU Security has raised a total funding of $22.6M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 28, 2007. VU Security has 15 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of VU Security:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Apr 07, 2023 | 3874373 | Series B | 1424342 | 1799856 | 4374891 | 1526232 |
Jul 12, 2021 | 6133102 | Series B | 6470107 | 2798677 | 3704775 | 6727276 |
May 21, 2020 | 4664298 | Series A | 6031547 | 5308417 | 6361219 | 4442100 |
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VU Security's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of VU Security is Sebastian Stranieri. Sebastian Stranieri is the CEO of VU Security.
Here are the details of VU Security's key team members:
- Sebastian Stranieri: Founder & CEO of VU Security. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.Contact Info: 1 email address
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VU Security's employee count trend
VU Security has 167 employees as of Jul 26. Here is VU Security's employee count trend over the years:
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VU Security's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of VU Security include Jumio, Idfy and IDnow. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of VU Security, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Jumio 2010, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired | Provider of AI-powered identity verification solutions | $196M | 76/100 | |
2nd | Provider of a platform for identity verification and risk management | $62.7M | 75/100 | ||
3rd | Provider of automated and expert-led identity verification and digital trust services | $40M | 75/100 | ||
4th |  Riskified 2013, New York City (United States), Public | AI-based payment fraud prevention solutions for e-commerce solution | $232M | 75/100 | |
5th | AI-based crypto payments and fraud prevention solutions for businesses | $19M | 73/100 | ||
6th | BitGo 2013, Palo Alto (United States), Public | Platform that offers crypto based financial services | $170M | 73/100 | |
7th | Onfido 2012, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of identity verification and digital security authentication software solutions | $242M | 72/100 | |
8th | AI based identity verification and e-Signing solution provider | $13.8M | 72/100 | ||
9th | Clear 2010, New York City (United States), Public | Provider of expedited identity verification services for airport security and more | $135M | 71/100 | |
10th | Signifyd 2011, Palo Alto (United States), Series E | Provider of fraud prevention and payment validation for online retailers | $394M | 70/100 | |
89th | VU Security 2007, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Series B | Identity security and fraud prevention solution | $22.6M | 54/100 |
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VU Security's Investments and acquisitions
VU Security has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to VU Security
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News related to VU Security
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Telefónica picks VU to launch Access & Authentication serviceTelecomDrive•Jan 28, 2022•Telefónica Tech, VU Security
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‘VU’ Creates Digital Solution for Fraud Prevention and Identity ProtectionPharmaceutical Technology•Sep 20, 2021•VU Security
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Easing biometrics implementation draws $12M Series B for Vu, $1.6M Seed round for HelloFlowBiometricUpdate.com•Jul 13, 2021•VU Security, Globant, Agrega Partners, NXTP Ventures and 3 others
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Biometric digital ID providers partner with Microsoft on decentralized ID, passwordless pilotBiometricUpdate.com•Mar 04, 2021•Microsoft, VU Security, Onfido
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VU Security unveils voice and face biometrics for secure video conferencingBiometricUpdate.com•Dec 07, 2020•VU Security
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VU Security Launches World’s First AI Facial & Voice Recognition SolutionsAiThority•Dec 03, 2020•VU Security
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He entrado como Business Angel e Inversor en VU Security | Gaston Bercungastonbercun.com•Nov 29, 2007•VU Security
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