TypingDNA
Techstars '18New York City, US · Founded 2018 · Delaware corporation · 151 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known investors
TypingDNA provides cloud-based authentication and continuous endpoint authentication solutions using behavioral biometrics. The platform serves enterprises, educational institutions, and service providers requiring workforce, customer, and student identity verification.
Also known as TypingDNA Inc.
Founders & leadership
TypingDNA was founded in 2018 by Adrian Gheara, Raul Popa, and Cristian Tamas.
Investors · 6
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$5.9M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2018–2019
▶$5.3MraisedJan 2020 · 3 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Raul PopaExecutive Officer, Director
- Cristian TamasExecutive Officer, Director
- Daniel MihaescuDirector
- Darian ShiraziDirector
- Adrian GhearaExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $7M
- Amount sold
- $5.3M
- First sale
- Dec 2019
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$678.9KraisedJan 2019 · 20 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Adrian GhearaExecutive Officer, Director
- Raul PopaExecutive Officer, Director
- Cristian TamasExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $678.9K
- Amount sold
- $678.9K
- First sale
- Dec 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026TypingDNA develops authentication and fraud detection technology based on typing biometrics — the analysis of micro-patterns in how an individual types, including the timing of key presses, releases and transitions between keys. Users enroll by providing samples of their typing behavior, which are then used as a reference for later verification through proprietary AI models.
The company markets two main products. Verify 2FA provides two-factor and multi-factor authentication without requiring a phone, additional hardware device or browser permission: the user types a short four-word phrase. It can be embedded directly in websites and applications or integrated via an identity and access management provider, and is also offered as an external IdP/EAM through OIDC integration for platforms such as Okta, Ping Identity and Microsoft Entra ID. ActiveLock provides continuous endpoint authentication, repeatedly verifying the identity of the person typing on a company computer to address remote-work risks such as device sharing, unattended devices and fraud, with real-time monitoring and incident reporting. TypingDNA also offers a short-phrase verification demo and, as of March 2026, a private-preview capability for detecting retyped AI-generated answers.
Business model
TypingDNA sells its authentication software to organizations, with published pricing and demo requests handled by its sales team; products are delivered as cloud authentication (Verify 2FA) and endpoint software (ActiveLock), and can be integrated into customers' existing IAM stacks.
Latest developments
In February 2025 the company released ActiveLock 3.5 Fortress with dual-layer security and AI features. In September 2025 it reported being named a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Digital Identity 2025. In February 2026 it published guidance tied to NIST SP 800-63B Rev 4 treating SMS one-time passcodes as a restricted authenticator, positioning its product as an alternative. In March 2026 it made a typing-biometrics capability for detecting retyped AI answers available in private preview.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market
Market position
Positioned as a vendor in the digital identity and zero-trust authentication market, competing with phone-based authenticator apps, one-time-passcode delivery and hardware key fobs. The company cites recognition as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Digital Identity 2025, identification by Frost & Sullivan as a leader in global biometric verification solutions, and a top-10 placement among zero-trust security solutions in 2022.
The core differentiator claimed is authentication that requires no phone, additional hardware token or browser permission, relying instead on typing behavior, and the ability to authenticate continuously during a session rather than only at login.
Technology
Typing biometrics: the platform analyzes micro-patterns in typing behavior — the time taken to press and release keys and to move between them — captured during enrollment and compared at authentication using proprietary AI-based models. The approach requires no phone, extra device or browser permission, and supports both discrete verification events and continuous monitoring on endpoints.
Go-to-market
Direct enterprise sales via demo requests and contact forms, supported by integrations and partnerships with IAM providers (Okta, Ping Identity, Microsoft Entra ID) and a listed set of clients and partners; third-party analyst recognition is used as a credibility signal.
Enterprises seeking workforce authentication and zero-trust controls on company devices, organizations wanting to prevent device sharing among remote employees and contractors, and websites or applications needing customer-facing 2FA; the site also addresses student users of its demos.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 7
by search overlap
Companies competing with TypingDNA for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsTypingDNA announced a capability for detecting retyped AI-generated answers via typing biometrics, made available in private preview.
TypingDNA states it was recognized as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Digital Identity, 2025.
TypingDNA introduced ActiveLock 3.5 Fortress, described by the company as adding dual-layer security and AI capabilities to its continuous endpoint authentication product.
The company states that the New York State DMV and the European Banking Authority approved typing biometrics as a compliant method of identity authentication.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
TypingDNA raises $7mn in A round funding from Techstars Ventures and otherstechgraph.co · Jan 2020
TypingDNA raises $1.5M seed round - TypingDNA Blogblog.typingdna.com · Jan 2019▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- TypingDNAtypingdna.com · web
1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does TypingDNA do?
- TypingDNA uses typing-biometrics AI for phone-free two-factor authentication and continuous endpoint authentication.
- Who founded TypingDNA?
- TypingDNA was founded by Adrian Gheara, Raul Popa, Cristian Tamas in 2018.
- Who are TypingDNA's investors?
- TypingDNA's investors include Flucas Ventures, Gecad Ventures, Techstars, Credo Ventures, GapMinder, Gradient Ventures.
- How much funding has TypingDNA raised?
- TypingDNA has disclosed $5.9M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is TypingDNA headquartered?
- TypingDNA is headquartered in New York City, US.