Hawk AI
Increase Your Risk Coverage. Improve Efficiency.
Munich, Germany · Founded 2018 · $83.0M raised
- Headquarters
- Munich
- Founded
- 2018
- Business Model
- B2B
- Total Funding
- $83.0M
- Last Round
- $56.0M Series CApr 2025
- Rounds
- 4
About
Hawk (originally known as HAWK:AI) is a cloud-based financial crime compliance platform founded in Munich in 2018 by Wolfgang Berner and Tobias Schweiger. The platform provides AI-powered anti-money laundering (AML), fraud detection, and sanctions screening solutions to banks, payment companies, neobanks, fintechs, and cryptocurrency firms worldwide. Hawk's technology applies explainable machine learning to high volumes of transactions to increase risk detection by 3–5x while reducing false positive alerts by up to 70%, dramatically lowering compliance costs. The company has raised $83 million in funding and has been recognized as a Strong Performer by Forrester and named to the Chartis RiskTech AI 50.
Summary
Hawk AI is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2018. It has raised $83.0M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $56.0M Series C round in Apr 2025. Investors include BlackFin Capital Partners, One Peak Partners and Sands Capital.
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Funding History
Apr 2025
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