Founders: Mriganka Pattnaik, Nirmal AK Country: United States of America Founded: 2019 Partnered: 2022 / Series A Status: Active / Series A
Merkle Science is a cryptocurrency risk and forensics platform that helps exchanges, institutions, and regulators detect illicit activity on-chain. The company provides behavioral intelligence for blockchain compliance, including real-time transaction tracing, risk scoring, and smart contract forensics. Merkle operates globally with offices in the US, UK, India, and Singapore, serving over 70 clients.
We backed Merkle at the Series A in 2022 as the company sought to target the UAE as a core market, given the rapidly maturing crypto regulatory landscape following the establishment of the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. The company has since expanded from Asia into the US and Europe while building a differentiated product in a fast-moving category.