Arva AI
YC S24New York City, US · Founded 2024 · 20 employees · Hiring · 6 known investors
Arva provides financial crime compliance software for compliance teams in financial services, helping them work more efficiently on detection and monitoring tasks.
Also known as Arva · Tarit AI
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechArtificial IntelligenceB2BComplianceRegtechUnited KingdomEurope
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S24)
Arva AI was founded in 2024 by Rhim Shah and Oli Wales.
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Investors · 6
Y Combinator✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $500K
Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M
468 CapitalreportedBerlin
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Amino CapitalreportedPalo Alto · $100K – $10M
Olive Tree Capitalreported · 2 sourcesBoston
Also in the syndicate · 1
Googlelead
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$3M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2025
- Undisclosed amountseedJan 2025 · 2 sources
Gradient (lead), Amino Capital, Olive Tree Capital, Y Combinator
Source ↗ - $3MraisedJan 2025 · 4 sources
Google (lead)
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
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Competitors · 7
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Comply Advantage23 shared keywordsComplyAdvantage offers a SaaS-based risk intelligence platform for anti-money laundering (AML) and financial crime risk management, providing customer screening and transaction monitoring for financial services and compliance teams. Its AI-driven tools support onboarding, ongoing monitoring, remediation, and reporting.
SEON21 shared keywordsSEON provides a fraud prevention and AML decision-making platform that uses real-time first-party data signals and an AI rules engine to detect fraud and automate compliance across the customer journey. It serves businesses in fintech, payments, eCommerce, and iGaming.
Tookitaki16 shared keywordsTookitaki builds FinCense, an AI-based financial crime prevention platform combining collaborative intelligence and AI agents to detect money laundering and fraud through transaction monitoring, customer onboarding, name and payments screening, and case management. It serves banks, digital banks, payment processors, and e-wallets for AML compliance and regtech needs.
Unit 2112 shared keywordsUnit21 provides an AI-powered fraud prevention and AML compliance platform that automates financial crime detection, investigations, and regulatory filing across the full lifecycle. The platform serves fintechs and financial institutions globally with configurable AI agents that reduce false positives and accelerate case resolution while maintaining regulatory defensibility.
Moody's11 shared keywordsMoody's is a credit rating agency and financial intelligence provider that offers risk analysis, credit market insights, compliance tools, and advisory services to institutional investors and financial organizations.
Socure10 shared keywordsSocure provides an AI-driven platform for digital identity verification, fraud prevention, and risk decisioning, serving enterprises and government agencies across financial services, gaming, healthcare, e-commerce, and other sectors. The platform uses machine learning to achieve high accuracy in identity verification and fraud detection across customer onboarding, authentication, and regulatory compliance workflows.
London Stock Exchange Group10 shared keywordsLondon Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) operates a stock exchange and provides financial market data, analytics, indices (FTSE Russell), FX trading, risk intelligence, and post-trade services for investing, trading, and risk management. It serves financial institutions and market participants across capital markets.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Arva AI do?
- Arva provides financial crime compliance software for compliance teams in financial services, helping them work more efficiently on detection and monitoring tasks.
- Who founded Arva AI?
- Arva AI was founded by Rhim Shah, Oli Wales in 2024.
- Who are Arva AI's investors?
- Arva AI's investors include Y Combinator, Gradient Ventures, 468 Capital, Amino Capital, Olive Tree Capital.
- How much funding has Arva AI raised?
- Arva AI has disclosed $3M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Arva AI headquartered?
- Arva AI is headquartered in New York City, US.