AI-driven brand protection platform Doppel completes $14 million Series A funding, led by a16z
ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the AI-driven brand protection platform Doppel has announced the completion of a $14 million Series A funding round, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Strategic Cyber Ventures, Okta Vice Chairman and Co-Founder Frederic Kerrest, Datadog Chief Information Security Officer Emilio Escobar, Capital One Chief Technology Risk Officer and Executive Vice President Andy Ozment, Chainguard President Ryan Carlson, Material Security Co-Founder and Chairman Ryan Noon, Octant Co-Founder Ramsey Homsany, OpenAI Research Scientist Prafulla Dhariwal, among other new investors, as well as existing investors South Park Commons, SVAngel, Gokul Rajaram, and Sabrina Hahn. Zane Lackey, former Co-Founder of Signal Sciences and Chief Information Security Officer at Etsy, is set to join its board.Doppel is an AI-driven brand protection platform that provides solutions to address large-scale digital risks. Doppel currently serves businesses across various industries, including Coinbase, ARK Invest, and VSCO. Doppel was previously positioned as an NFT fraud detection company, and in May 2022, Doppel announced the completion of a $5 million seed funding round, led by FTX Ventures.