New York · Hybrid · $125k–$165k/yr
Reality Defender
Backed byIlluminate FinancialWork at Reality Defender?
About Reality Defender
Reality Defender is an enterprise-focused provider of deepfake detection and AI misuse prevention. The company offers an API and web app that deliver real-time risk scoring, reporting, alerts, and forensics review to flag fraudulent users and content. Founded in 2021 and a Winter 2022 Y Combinator participant, Reality Defender is headquartered in New York with a team of 54 employees. Its leadership includes CEO and Co-Founder Ben Colman and CTO and Co-Founder Ali Shahriyari, who bring extensive experience in privacy, cybersecurity, software development, and data-driven teams. The company positions itself in the market as a trusted partner for enterprises seeking to mitigate AI-driven abuse, with Brad Flora as its primary partner.
Open positions · 4
New York · Remote ok · $170k–$200k/yr
New York · Remote ok · $110k–$150k/yr
New York · Remote ok · $140k–$180k/yr
Company at a glance
Location
New York
Websiterealitydefender.com
LinkedInLinkedIn
Investors
Location
Funding History
Cumulative Funding
Life at Reality Defender
Frequently asked questions
Companies similar to Reality Defender
Arbio
Arbio, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, is building an AI-native property management platform for short-term rentals across Europe. It currently manages over 1,000 apartments and operates real properties in Berlin, Hamburg, Vienna, and Leipzig, with plans to expand to additional European cities. The company has raised a $36 million Series A funding and maintains an engineering team of five engineers. Arbio’s platform uses AI to observe, decide, and act on real-world property operations with humans in the loop, enabling AI-assisted management of short-term rental properties across Europe.
AI/ML51-200
Tacto Technology
Tacto is building the intelligence layer that connects AI to the physical world of manufacturing, starting with procurement. It operates the leading Procurement Intelligence platform used by more than 300 manufacturers every day, with Enterprise identified as its next major revenue stream. Based in Munich, Germany, the company has 100+ employees and has raised over €50 million from investors including Sequoia and Index Ventures. Tacto maintains strong security and compliance, holding ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certification marks and DSGVO/EU GDPR conformity, and it is hosted in the EU. The company was founded by CDTM/TUM/Berkeley alumni.
AI/ML51-200
Bild AI
The company aims to make building affordable by leveraging AI to analyze blueprints. It focuses on building computer vision object detection models and coordinating these models, with an emphasis on ML and algorithm development. The company states it prioritizes the intelligence side (ML and algorithms) over the application side. Backed by investors who have funded PlanGrid, Dropbox, and Airbnb, it has strong backing. It is part of Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch (YCW25).
AI/ML1-10