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Alisdair Faulkner

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Co-founder, CEO at Darwinium

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

FoundedDarwinium

About

Alisdair Faulkner is CEO and Co-Founder of Darwinium, a company focused on digital risk. He previously co-founded ThreatMetrix, a digital identity company, where he grew recurring revenue from $0 to $100 million USD, leading to an $830 million USD acquisition by a FTSE 100 company. Following the acquisition, he managed the global fraud and identity organization across the US, Canada, LATAM, APAC, UK, and EMEA.

Co-founder, CEO at Darwinium

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Darwinium's investors · 4

AccompliceBoston · $5M – $25M checks · since 2023AirTree VenturesSydney · $132K – $16.5M checks · since 2023Blackbird VenturesSydney · $149K – $60M checks · since 2026US Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $10M checks

Co-founders at Darwinium

AGAnanth Gundabattula
Ananth GundabattulaCo-founder, Head of Data / Architecture
BDBen Davey
Ben DaveyCo-founder, VP Products
CMCaleb Moore
Caleb MooreCo-founder, CTO
CGColin Goldie
Colin GoldieCo-founder, VP Engineering

Experience

  1. DarwiniumCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2021 — present
  2. LexisNexis Risk SolutionsGlobal Head of Fraud & Identity Markets & Strategy2018 — 2020Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  3. ThreatMetrixCo-Founder Chief Product Officer2006 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Netpriva (Riverbed)Co-Founder, VP Products2000 — 2005
  5. AccentureSenior Consultant1996 — 2000

Skills & more

Product Strategy2Security32Risk1Fraud Prevention1Online PaymentsMobile Payments16Payment Systems2Product Management59Internet Banking1Payment Cards1E-commerce27Strategic Partnerships32
+12 moreProduct MarketingStrategy DevelopmentStrategyFinancial RiskE-paymentsFraudMobile ApplicationsIT StrategyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAnalyticsRisk Management

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alisdair Faulkner?
Alisdair Faulkner is CEO and Co-Founder of Darwinium, a company focused on digital risk. He previously co-founded ThreatMetrix, a digital identity company, where he grew recurring revenue from $0 to $100 million USD, leading to an $830 million USD acquisition by a FTSE 100 company. Following the acquisition, he managed the global fraud and identity organization across the US, Canada, LATAM, APAC, UK, and EMEA.
Where does Alisdair Faulkner work?
Alisdair Faulkner is Co-founder, CEO of Darwinium.
What companies did Alisdair Faulkner found?
Alisdair Faulkner founded Darwinium.
Where did Alisdair Faulkner go to school?
Alisdair Faulkner studied at University of Adelaide (Masters Engineering, IT & T); Australian Institute of Company Directors (Dip. Company Directors Course, Corporate Governance); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Executive Development, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship).

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