ThetaRay

ThetaRay, the Leader in Next Generation AI-Powered Secure Global Payments, Raises $57 Million to Continue Unlocking Business Opportunities for Banks and FinTechs Latest Round was Led by Portage, a Global FinTech and Financial Services Investment Platform, and Supported by Largest Existing Shareholder JVP and Other Shareholders.

Funding Follows 10x Customer Growth in 2 Years


The Raise will Expedite International Expansion and Position ThetaRay to Dominate the $9 Billion Financial Crime Fighting Market From Right to Left: Erel Margalit, Founder and Chairman of JVP and Chairman of ThetaRay, Devon Kirk, Partner and Co-Head of Portage Capital Solutions and Peter Reynolds, CEO of ThetaRay. Photo Credit: Alon Talmor NEW YORK & TORONTO & TEL AVIV & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ThetaRay, the leader in next-generation AI-powered secure global payments with offices in New York, Madrid, London, Dubai and Tel Aviv, announced today a significant growth round led by Portage, with investments by existing investors JVP, OurCrowd and others. The investment, totaling $57 Million, will enable ThetaRay to accelerate global growth plans and capitalize on significant market demand as Banks and FinTechs urgently look to replace legacy tools with next-generation financial crime detection technology.

“Global payment infrastructure too often fails to accurately differentiate between perfectly legitimate transactions and ones from bad actors dealing with illicit funds”

Tweet this ThetaRay recently appointed Peter Reynolds – who had spearheaded the company’s growth as Chief Revenue Officer - as CEO.

“Global payment infrastructure too often fails to accurately differentiate between perfectly legitimate transactions and ones from bad actors dealing with illicit funds,” said Peter Reynolds, CEO of ThetaRay. “We’re proud to be at the forefront of the revolution to make global transactions easier, safer and cheaper and are keenly aware of the massive vote of confidence this investment is in both our technology and our team.”

About ThetaRay

ThetaRay's AI-powered SONAR transaction monitoring solution, based on “artificial intelligence intuition,” allows Banks and Fintechs to expand their business opportunities through safe and reliable cross-border payments. The groundbreaking solution also improves customer satisfaction, reduces compliance costs, and increases risk coverage. Financial organizations that rely on highly heterogeneous and complex ecosystems benefit greatly from ThetaRay's unmatchable low false positive and high detection rates. For more information, visit www.thetaray.com.

About Portage

Portage is a global investment platform focused on FinTech and Financial Services with over US $2.5 Billion under management.

|Our team partners with ambitious companies across all stages, through Portage Ventures and Portage Capital Solutions. We provide flexible capital and deliver a global network of investors, commercial partners, advisors, and value creation experts. With deep industry knowledge and entrepreneurial experience, Portage is committed to supporting the leaders who are reshaping financial services. Portage operates in the United States, Canada and Europe. Portage is a platform within Sagard, a multi-strategy alternative asset management firm with over $14B under management. For more information, visit www.portageinvest.com.

About JVP

Founded in 1993 by Dr. Erel Margalit, JVP is an internationally renowned VC fund. It is among the pioneering firms of the Israeli VC industry and has raised over $1.75 Billion. Over the years, JVP has built over 160 companies and has been listed by Preqin, as one of the top six consistently performing VC firms worldwide. JVP has been instrumental in building some of the world’s largest companies to emerge, orchestrated dozens of industry acquisitions to leading international companies and facilitated 12 IPOs on NASDAQ, including CyberArk Software (NASDAQ: CYBR, $4.7 Billion mkt. cap.), QLIK Technologies (NASDAQ: QLIK, then $4 Billion mkt. cap.) as well as many large industry sales.

Over the past decade, JVP has spearheaded the creation of international Centers of Excellence, including the AI and Media Center in Jerusalem, the Cyber Center in Beer Sheva, the FoodTech Center in the Galilee, the Digital Health Center in Haifa, the Fintech Center in Tel Aviv and the International Cyber and Climate-tech Center in NYC. ThetaRay's technology uses artificial intelligence to identify financial cyber threats like money laundering so users can take action against suspicious transactions.

It said the latest financing will enable the company to accelerate global growth plans and capitalize on significant market demand, as banks and fintechs seek to replace legacy tools with next-generation financial crime detection technology. "Global payment infrastructure too often fails to accurately differentiate between perfectly legitimate transactions and ones from bad actors dealing with illicit funds," said Peter Reynolds, CEO of ThetaRay. Venture capital funds JVP, the largest investor in ThetaRay, OurCrowd and others also participated in the funding round.