Reality Defender
Enterprise Deepfake Detection
About Reality Defender
Reality Defender is the market leader in deepfake detection, protecting enterprises and governments from realtime deepfake and agentic fraud. Sign up for free access at https://www.realitydefender.com/api
Website: www.realitydefender.com
Contact: [email protected]
YC AMA: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30766050
Awards:
2025 - Gartner: Recognized as Market Leader in Deepfake Detection
2025 - JPMorgan: Inducted into Hall of Innovation
2025 - World Economic Forum: Named Technology Pioneer
2025 - USA DIU + Japan MOD: 1st Place "Global Innovation Challenge"
2024 - RSA Conference: 1st Place “Most Innovative Startup”
2024 - SINET16 Innovator Award
2023 - SXSW 1st Place "Artificial Intelligence, Voice, & Robotics Technologies"
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$48M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Founders
Ben Colman
Reality Defender is the market leader in deepfake detection, protecting enterprises and governments from realtime deepfake and agentic fraud. Sign up for free access at realitydefender.com/api Awards: 2026/2025 - Gartner: Market Leader in Deepfake Detection 2025 - JPMorgan: Annual Innovation Award (Inducted into Hall of Innovation) 2025 - World Economic Forum: Technology Pioneer 2025 - USA DIU + Japan MOD: 1st Place Global Innovation Challenge 2024 - RSA Conference: 1st Place
Ali Shahriyari
Co-founder and CTO of Reality Defender, with background at the intersection of data science and cybersecurity.
Gaurav Bharaj
Indian-American co-founder leading R&D at Reality Defender; background spanning AI/data science and the Intelligence Community.
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.